338  quantity or quality?

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 00:40:09 -0300
From: Janis Kenyon <jantango@FEEDBACK.NET.AR>
Subject: quantity or quality?

I went to Salon Canning on Sunday night. I hadn't been there for a very
long time. Even though my girlfriend and I arrived at 7:00pm when there
were no more than 20 people there, we had difficulty getting a table. Why?
Because 95% of the tables are reserved for all the regulars who come every
week. No one escorted us to a table. We ended up sitting at the table of
someone we know who invited us to join her. When the place finally filled
up, there were probably more than 250 people. However, there wasn't one man
I wanted to dance with, so I sat with my friend for 2-1/2 hours listening to
the music and suffering the smokers all around me. I didn't even enjoy
watching the dancing. The floor was so crowded that I didn't have the
desire to dance with anyone.

In contrast, Monday evening I went to the new milonga of Laura Grinbank in
Mundo Latino. There were fewer dancers, but I knew practically everyone
there. The music was excellent. I danced about four tandas during the hour
and a half that I was there. I enjoyed watching the dancers when I was not
on the floor. I chatted with women at the table and danced with good
dancers. I wasn't bothered by smoke since there are lots of ceiling fans
and air-conditioning. I left feeling satisfied.

If I walked into a milonga and saw very few people, I used to leave. Now, I
prefer the milongas where there are fewer dancers. I know that I will dance
without being bumped or kicked. I prefer quality over quantity.

Pichi

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:19:37 -0800
From: Leopoldo Betrico <iwanttotango@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: quantity or quality?

I've always prefered quality over quantity. I had the
opposite experience than Janis and wanted to voice my
opinion of Salon Canning. For me, Salon Canning was
the best milonga when I was back in Buenos Aires (~6
months or so ago). One very memorable night was when
Los Cosas de al Lao was playing. They were simply
amazing that night!!! There were many people there
ranging from very old to young. A few visitors,
expatriates, and mostly locals. The dancing was superb
and greatly enhanced by the wonderful music. There's
usually a slide show playing very high on the wall
(usually unnoticeable, unless you knew it was there).
Most people there knew each other of course, but rest
assured that if you were a good dancer, friends mingle
with each other, and will pass the word of a good
dancing experience to one another. I find it hard to
believe that things have changed drastically within
the last 6 or so months, but every night is never the
same, and different people will undoubtedly have
different experiences. For me, Salon Canning was
amazing.

- Leopoldo

--- Janis Kenyon <jantango@FEEDBACK.NET.AR> wrote:

> I went to Salon Canning on Sunday night. I hadn't
> been there for a very
> long time. Even though my girlfriend and I arrived
> at 7:00pm when there
> were no more than 20 people there, we had difficulty
> getting a table. Why?
> Because 95% of the tables are reserved for all the
> regulars who come every
> week. No one escorted us to a table. We ended up
> sitting at the table of
> someone we know who invited us to join her. When
> the place finally filled
> up, there were probably more than 250 people.
> However, there wasn't one man
> I wanted to dance with, so I sat with my friend for
> 2-1/2 hours listening to
> the music and suffering the smokers all around me.
> I didn't even enjoy
> watching the dancing. The floor was so crowded that
> I didn't have the
> desire to dance with anyone.
>
> In contrast, Monday evening I went to the new
> milonga of Laura Grinbank in
> Mundo Latino. There were fewer dancers, but I knew
> practically everyone
> there. The music was excellent. I danced about
> four tandas during the hour
> and a half that I was there. I enjoyed watching the
> dancers when I was not
> on the floor. I chatted with women at the table and
> danced with good
> dancers. I wasn't bothered by smoke since there are
> lots of ceiling fans
> and air-conditioning. I left feeling satisfied.
>
> If I walked into a milonga and saw very few people,
> I used to leave. Now, I
> prefer the milongas where there are fewer dancers.
> I know that I will dance
> without being bumped or kicked. I prefer quality
> over quantity.
>
> Pichi

=====
Leopoldo Betrico
Buenos Aires

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