itwillhappen
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As @opendoor guessed, because they were younger when they first got exposed to the virus.
New developments, trends over the last decade?
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The reason is obvious and doesn't have anything to do with tango itself. If there's a small scene and almost everyone is 50+ it's not going to attract people in their 30s. You can find more younger dancers in larger cities where the crowd is more diverse.
A history of Polish and Yiddish tango?
ArbeeNYC
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Oh, yeah, these are clearly outdated in today's milongas. The cabeceo is still used, of course, but many of the other recommended behaviors are no longer followed here (probably not in BA either). The items about dance floor behavior are more or less accurate though and still followed.
As for what you refer to as "pests," what can I say? Bad behavior is bad behavior in and out of tango.
ArbeeNYC
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Hmm. Well, I don't know about protective but it was more patriarchal. And it's still protective in the sense that it continues to be respectful, which is a good thing. It really depends on the period under discussion, the post you linked to is not that old (2011) but those recommendations are far older.
ArbeeNYC
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Largely true but there is only so much an organizer can do about such behavior. Also, up here, most of the dancers are very well behaved, so there isn't much need to enforce anything (aside from getting the occasional non-dancer off the floor).
ArbeeNYC
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Is that the case though? There may be an interest in tango in the capitals of eastern Europe and the crowd may mostly be young but that doesn't mean that "young people" in general in those areas are more drawn to tango than other dances (assuming they dance other dances). In the US most new dancers are young with a scattering of older beginners in many of the large cities. Older beginners often have more time to learn and, sometimes, more cash to spend.
ArbeeNYC
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In Istanbul? Belgrade?
The response was to 'Eastern Europe'. From the west of geographical Europe, Istanbul wouldn't normally be considered 'Eastern Europe', but to the east of 'Europe' - at the borders (and, once upon a time, with a wish to join the political EU).
Belgrade? Well, there was once a Jewish diaspora with inhabitants in Belgrade. I was suggesting that maybe there was maybe a folk memory of Polish and Yiddish tango - perhaps grandparents.
ardix
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In this case, the next development trend will be the disappearance of tango in these communities
Joke aside, while your point is a valid one, I see this happening in bigger cities/university cities...itwillhappen
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Yesterday I was at a "silent milonga", that was something new for me. Showed me how many judgments one makes and how many superfluous words one speaks.
itwillhappen
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New for me is also a European Encuentro with some kind of "gender clarity", that I plan to attend in a few weeks:
"Women appreciate to have their own chair during a milonga (red chairs), for men it's more interesting to change places or walk around in order to invite."
"Women appreciate to have their own chair during a milonga (red chairs), for men it's more interesting to change places or walk around in order to invite."
What is a "silent milonga"? Was there music?
itwillhappen
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Yes, normal music, just no talking allowed.
