Pat: I agree with you completely about experiencing the culture of traditional milongas. As in Rome, do as the Romans. Why spend hours in a plane so you can eat McDonalds in BA? It also helps to know some Spanish. Expecting the Argentines to speak English just isn't reasonable. I'm sure that is one reason people go in groups so they don't have to worry about the language. You're missing out on part of the traditional experience if you don't use cabeceo. Tango in BA is completely different! At Lo del Celia, the space is small and navigation is more important than figures. I was surprised to find that the Argentines only use about 7 figures - - and they are content.
Happy New Year to all. Michael I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines Going to NY for New Year's Eve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Petronio" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 7:45 PM Subject: [Tango-L] Gringos in BsAs milongas I for one hope that the culture of traditional milongas lingers and regains its strength. I sit on a plane for 16 hours and spend thousands of dollars every year to experience their way of doing things, not to change them. Why would we want to export our barren Western culture to anyone? However I do agree with Brick that there's no "one true way to do tango" but simply in my opinion, the Porteno way and the rest. ...I prefer to use my hard-earned travel time and dollars to experience the rich culture of Buenos Aires milongas and the generous portenos who truly welcome & respect the gringos who embrace the traditional milonga etiquette. Patricia Petronio Tango Salón Adelaide www.tangosalonadelaide.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
