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My local milongas (UK) have been 3 track tandas for many years. Even before COVID. Here its due to the large excess of followers so the number of tracks was kept shorter so that there would be more tandas in a milonga and therefore more people could get to dance (in theory). I was told that was...

I agree totally

I don't agree with the cabeceo/mirada being a relic. I frequently dance in countries where I do not speak the language - with a cabaceo I don't need to. Also very useful in crowded events where you can see the person but it would be difficult to make your way through the crowd to get near...

I do think that these networks are much more common among women that men. I'm not even going to hazard a guess why as there are probably a large number of reasons and they will vary from area/city/venue/country/culture to others

When I first started to travel I didnt have a network. As I danced more and met the same people again and again I found that women who liked dancing with me would deliberately introduce me to other followers but in terms of the sisterhood getting each other introductions and dances, but I also...

I went to an Encuentro last year that had segregated seating. I was worried that it would be too stressful and awkward. It was wonderful. You knew exactly who you could cabaceo. If you wanted to change role you just walked over to the other side and sat with the rest of the people dancing that...

Unfortunately I flew back on Monday having been in Berlin at the weekend. I've nothing else booked there at the moment but I will definitely try to get in touch the next time

I'm not blaming the teacher. I'm just pointing out what is most likely to happen at the beginning of almost everyone's tango journey. And for very understandable and reasonable reasons. I just want to state right now that I would not be the dancer I am and that I want to become without my...

I should have added that obviously the way I dance now is completely different to what it was 2 years ago, to say nothing of 5 years ago, never mind 15 years ago.

It was not my intention to bash stage tango. I was just trying to explain what I understood mugre to mean and a comparison to an extreme where only biomechanics and aesthetic looks mattered and therfore there was no mugre present was a useful analogy. In reality apart from actual stage...

I have struggled with understanding this thread as everyone seems to be taking slightly different takes on what is actually being discussed. Not surprising really considering we are all trying to translate a cultural concept explained through use of a language that is either not our first...

Actually Daniele is a "he" not a "she". Italian name so confusingly looks like a female name to us English speakers

Osito Encuentro Milonguero, Berlin, Germany - 22 to 24 May

Desde el Alma & Nochero Soy, Prague , Czechia - 23 Apr to 03 May

I see no problem with spelling out the codigos at length - and wish it was done more often. Anyone who feels patronised or thinks this is condescending is probably someone I would not want to be near on a crowded dancefloor - or they are lucky enough to dance in an area where everyone actually...

I couldn't agree more. You have just saved me writing a response!

I'm not quite that hardcore as I wait until the dates are advertised! Having said that, I actually apply as soon as the dates are advertised for events I have been to before. But wait until accepted for new events - as even as a solo leader I get put on waiting lists. I have been caught out...

I loved it last year and added it to my list for this year for a repeat visit. So it will only be my second visit - not sure if that counts as regular :cool:. But.... I also booked my hotel before registration opened!

Thankyou. I've been lurking for a while but decided to actually get involved

By way of my introduction on this site my calendar for the next few months (up to August anyway) is: Tango Frostbite, Helsinki, Finland ChampagneTango Marathon, Dresden, Germany Vinyl Mania: Warsaw Vinyl Tango Marathon, Warsaw, Poland Riga Embrace Milonguero Meeting, Riga, Latvia Desde el Alma...