I should add that the signaling was done with the eyes, which also adds to that 
whole machismo thing.  Perhaps when milongas were full of old people who 
basically knew each other, signalling was common and easy.  

Trini


--- On Mon, 1/11/10, Michael <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Michael <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] BsAs Floorcraft - How is it really?
> To: "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Tango-L" <[email protected]>, "Michael" <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:27 PM
> Trini:
> I didn't see any signalling while I was in BA. I saw men
> running stop
> signs, red lights and not using directional signals to
> indicate they
> were changing lanes. When the music started, it took one
> minute (out
> of a 3 minute musical selection) before EVERYBODY was
> moving on the
> floor. Some people liked to talk more than dance. But at a
> BA
> traditional milonga, men and women are segregated so the
> only time at
> the milonga you can talk is when the music starts, which of
> course,
> jams up the traffic line.
> 
> Navigation skills are more important than any figure you
> can learn.
> Dancing at the Denver Tango Festival was excellent
> practice.
> 
> Michael
> Washington, DC
> 



      
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