5443  "Milonga is a guy thing?"

Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:12:30 -0500
From: "Nussbaum, Martin" <mnussbau@law.nyc.gov>
Subject: [Tango-L] "Milonga is a guy thing?"
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>
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I disagree with Lois, Trini and Buffis, at least with regards to
milonga in NYC. Luckily I have a fantastic regular partner / follower
who loves milonga traspie as much as I do, and mirrors my fascination
with Javier/Geraldine youtubes, or I would be one very repressed dancer.
Most women here do not enjoy traspie, they choose milongas to take a
rest. At workshops on milonga, men far outnumber women. Cabaceos
during milonga are much less likely to be successful. I heard a request

>from one follower recently to "do the basic milonga pattern." I am not

even sure what that is, its whatever her teacher selected to walk in
milonga rhythm. I have discussed this with a number of followers, who
commented that "milonga is a guy thing." Note to organizers: I would
gladly pay a premium to attend an "all milonga Milonga", with a break
now and then for a tango to rest in.
-Martin Nussbaum

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Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:59:43 +0900
From: "Astrid" <astrid@ruby.plala.or.jp>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] "Milonga is a guy thing?"
To: "Nussbaum, Martin" <mnussbau@law.nyc.gov>, <tango-l@mit.edu>


I heard a request

> from one follower recently to "do the basic milonga pattern." I am not
> even sure what that is, its whatever her teacher selected to walk in
> milonga rhythm.

the basic milonga pattern, from what I know is basically walking a square,
without a cross. Like side, back, back, side, close.