1916  Who to ask, digest reply

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:50:08 -0700
From: Gary Fay <gtf_ctim@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Who to ask, digest reply

Who to ask, digest reply ...

The complexity of who to ask has general rules and
they are much more complex that, 1 good or 1 bad
dance. That one dance rule works great when you are
new to an area/event. Once you are known and you know
people then the rules open up more.

For instance, when going into a new place where I
don't know anyone, I try to shoot for the middle or
better, get a few good dances in to open the night.
Picking a bad parter in that situation leads to an
early trip home.

On the other hand, I knew one girl an excellent
dancer, had a terrible dance with someone. I walked up
to her after that dance and we danced, nailed every
move and she and I were happy. She even thanked me,
and turned around and did the same for me when I had a
bad partner.

Dance with the ones you know, get to know new dancers
... or if you will "New friends are like silver, OLD
friends are GOLD!"

Gart F.

In reality, I would argue that most men are more
interested in dancing
with a woman who dances well than in determining
whether her last
partner
was great or terrible. To men who do not know the
woman, she is more
likely to look like she dances well if her previous
dance partner is a
good dancer himself. So the key is avoiding terrible
dancers. And, it
not really so bad to sit out and savor a great tanda
before venturing
back
out on the floor. Nor, is it bad to sit down and
recover a bit after
having been thrown around by a terrible dancer.

With wishes for great dances for all,
Steve

Stephen Brown
Tango Argentino de Tejas
https://www.tejastango.com/