3827  Ageism in Argentina

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:22:05 -0500
From: Barbara Garvey <barbara@TANGOBAR-PRODUCTIONS.COM>
Subject: Ageism in Argentina

Although in our earlier visits (pre 1994) to Buenos Aires Al and I were
delighted to see many men dancing with women their own age or older, the
last few times we went very young(and skinny) women definitely were
preferred.

Since I wasn't young when we began dancing tango, unfortunately I've
never experienced that advantage. However a man did proposition me
after a short acquaintance, knowing that I was married and that I knew
he was. When I expressed amused surprise, he said " oh, don't worry, I
like older women". This man, not a dancer but a retired orchestra
leader, composer and arranger for Biaggi, was 3 years older than my
parents, thus at the time 87.

Barbara

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:43:52 EDT
From: Richard deSousa <Mallpasso@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Ageism in Argentina

Al must have gotten a chuckle over that!

El Bandito de Tango



In a message dated 9/20/2005 14:22:43 Pacific Daylight Time,
barbara@TANGOBAR-PRODUCTIONS.COM writes:
Although in our earlier visits (pre 1994) to Buenos Aires Al and I were
delighted to see many men dancing with women their own age or older, the
last few times we went very young(and skinny) women definitely were
preferred.

Since I wasn't young when we began dancing tango, unfortunately I've
never experienced that advantage. However a man did proposition me
after a short acquaintance, knowing that I was married and that I knew
he was. When I expressed amused surprise, he said " oh, don't worry, I
like older women". This man, not a dancer but a retired orchestra
leader, composer and arranger for Biaggi, was 3 years older than my
parents, thus at the time 87.

Barbara