5242 Milongueros for Hire
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:27:44 -0300
From: "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar>
Subject: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: "Tango-L" <Tango-L@MIT.EDU>
Sunday night I went to dance at my favorite club de barrio. I was
pleasantly surprised to see several men arrive who I know from the downtown
milongas. It's unusual to see any tourists at this club, but a group of
eight women and two men showed up and were seated at tables near them. When
the first tanda began, all of the milongueros were dancing with the foreign
women. The two foreign men had two local women for dance partners. It was
obvious that arrangements had been made for the group to have some of the
best dancers in Buenos Aires for the night. I knew I wasn't going to get
one tanda with any of the men. They danced nonstop with the group of women.
During my eight years in Buenos Aires, I have never seen six milongueros
dancing four hours with a group of tourists. The women were delighted.
I met one of the women in the ladies' room. She told me that this is her
first visit to Buenos Aires for two weeks. She lives in Switzerland.
Others in the group were from other countries. Two teachers made
arrangements for the women to have regular tandas on two weekends
(Fri/Sat/Sun) with these men. I told her if she was here alone, she could
wait hours to be invited to dance, and none of the men in the group would
dance with her. She had tandas with all six of the men and danced as much
as she wanted.
It goes without saying that the milongueros were being paid for their
services. If this kind of arrangement is made more often for tourists, it
will give the young, inexperienced taxi dancers some competition. The
quarterly guide on everything to do with tango that accompanies the magazine
B.A. Tango, Buenos Aires Tango, edited by Tito Palumbo, added taxi dancers
one year ago with five listings; now there are three times that number of
listings. However, they don't include any milongueros.
The milongueras/os hired were Adela Galeazzi, Elba Biscay, Antonio (placed
9th in the Campeonato Metropolitano 2006), Abel Peralta, Jorge Uzunian,
Ricardo Suarez, Jorge Orellana, and Alberto Dassieu.
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:30:14 +1000
From: Victor Bennetts <Victor_Bennetts@infosys.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
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Paying for dances is quite an interesting subject. I have heard that in Japan there are far more women than men who dance tango, so the Japanese women have to import men (Argentinians naturally) to dance with. I don't know if that is true, but that is what I have heard and if it is true it is a perfectly understandable reasonable solution to a local problem. Also in Argentina I saw a couple of foreign leaders who had been taking classes with me sitting at tables at Milongas with very attractive young Argentinian women who I presume were tango taxis.
I know from personal experience that it is really difficult to get dances initially in BsAs (and sometimes in other places too!) typically if you are not well known by the local dancers. There is nothing worse than sitting through tanda after tanda of songs that you love not being able to get a dance (particularly if you have to watch other people you know getting dances), but I can't imagine ever paying someone to dance with me. I certainly don't want to criticise people who resort to this because I can understand the need all too well.
However to me the whole point of tango and the joy (and pain) of it is trying to get someone onto the floor based on your own merits. So I always feel terrible if someone suggests they dance with me and I think it is out of obligation. Those are never my best dances or anywhere near my best. Whilst I can understand this sort of arrangement fills a legitimate need, it also makes me think that tango then becomes a bit like a fast food where you just order up your dance partner. Personally I would prefer to spend a year in front of a mirror alone doing exercises until my dance improved. I don't think you can dance at your best unless you are a bit hungry.
Victor Bennetts
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From: tango-l-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Janis Kenyon
Sent: Monday, 15 October 2007 2:28 PM
To: Tango-L
Subject: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
Sunday night I went to dance at my favorite club de barrio. I was
pleasantly surprised to see several men arrive who I know from the downtown
milongas. It's unusual to see any tourists at this club, but a group of
eight women and two men showed up and were seated at tables near them. When
the first tanda began, all of the milongueros were dancing with the foreign
women. The two foreign men had two local women for dance partners. It was
obvious that arrangements had been made for the group to have some of the
best dancers in Buenos Aires for the night. I knew I wasn't going to get
one tanda with any of the men. They danced nonstop with the group of women.
During my eight years in Buenos Aires, I have never seen six milongueros
dancing four hours with a group of tourists. The women were delighted.
I met one of the women in the ladies' room. She told me that this is her
first visit to Buenos Aires for two weeks. She lives in Switzerland.
Others in the group were from other countries. Two teachers made
arrangements for the women to have regular tandas on two weekends
(Fri/Sat/Sun) with these men. I told her if she was here alone, she could
wait hours to be invited to dance, and none of the men in the group would
dance with her. She had tandas with all six of the men and danced as much
as she wanted.
It goes without saying that the milongueros were being paid for their
services. If this kind of arrangement is made more often for tourists, it
will give the young, inexperienced taxi dancers some competition. The
quarterly guide on everything to do with tango that accompanies the magazine
B.A. Tango, Buenos Aires Tango, edited by Tito Palumbo, added taxi dancers
one year ago with five listings; now there are three times that number of
listings. However, they don't include any milongueros.
The milongueras/os hired were Adela Galeazzi, Elba Biscay, Antonio (placed
9th in the Campeonato Metropolitano 2006), Abel Peralta, Jorge Uzunian,
Ricardo Suarez, Jorge Orellana, and Alberto Dassieu.
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:29:17 +0900
From: "Astrid" <astrid@ruby.plala.or.jp>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: "Victor Bennetts" <Victor_Bennetts@infosys.com>, "Tango-L"
> Paying for dances is quite an interesting subject. I have heard that in
> Japan there are far more women than men who dance tango, so the Japanese
> women have to import men (Argentinians naturally) to dance with. I don't
> know if that is true, but that is what I have heard and if it is true it
> is a perfectly understandable reasonable solution to a local problem.
Victor,
this is a half-truth. Or maybe your misunderstanding of what you have heard.
The true part is, yes, in Japan, there are far more women than men dancing
tango (probably 2-3 times as many at times?) but that "Japanese women have
to import men (Argentines) to dance with" is a rather twisted interpretation
of what is going on here.
Ok, here is the reality of Tokyo:
Some men are imported from Argentina, yes, but not by the women themselves
but by the dance schools or those promoting tango events. And not as "men"
but rather, as tango teaching assistents and performers. They have an extra
job as taxi dancers during the milongas, unless they are otherwise engaged
with some performance on that day, and this is how they help the schools
survive. Because many women come to the tango studios specifically to dance
with these guys, sometimes for lack of other options, sometimes because they
are more fun to dance with than the rest of the men at the milongas. The
taxi dancers at the milonga do not cost anything, and they are not obliged
to dance with any particular women, although those that book loads of
privadas probably get preferential treatment.
It goes without saying that if an attractive male star dancer comes over
>from BA, he gets lots of bookings for privadas from those (same?) women, who
often just want to have the experience to have a really good dance partner
all to themselves for a while. And this results in tipping the scales even
further in favour of good female dancers vs. mediocre male dancers who don't
work very hard on their skills as they are flooded with offers from those
2/3 of women who would rather dance with them than sit around most of the
evening waiting while the one third is dancing...
All in all a very sorry state of affairs, really, but what can one do in
this situation, and that way, at least, all the good milongas here have a
few imported Argentine males participating regularly.
If you watch the movie "Shall we dance" (Japanese version) you can see what
qualms many Japanese men have about dancing, the movie is a bit silly but
not exaggerating the situation all that much. It gave me the creeps when I
watched it, actually, I could not laugh...
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:28:19 -0300
From: "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar>
Subject: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: "Tango-L" <Tango-L@MIT.EDU>
Victor Bennetts wrote:
...it also makes me think that tango then becomes a bit like a fast food
where you just order up your dance partner.>
A trip to Buenos Aires is an investment of time and money. Few foreigners
have the luxury of living six months in Buenos Aires--the time it takes to
become known in the milongas. In the near future, there won't be any more
milongueros. I can name a dozen who are in poor health and who no longer
dance.
Women who hire one of the many taxi dancers available have one partner for
the afternoon or evening. The group of European women I mentioned had six
different milongueros during four hours. They were all tall, slim women
over 50 dancing with men 65-83. I saw smiles on all of their faces. I
didn't have to ask if it was worth the money. They hired the same men for
six nights. Their dancing probably improved as a result. They didn't have
to deal with the cabeceo since the men were ready for every tanda. This
week they will be going to the milongas alone and without arranged partners.
I had to make five trips over three years before I danced with a milonguero.
First-time visitors can hire a milonguero. Call it fast food or whatever
you want. I call it the only way to dance with the best while they are
still around.
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:03:38 -0400
From: "Jake Spatz (TangoDC.com)" <spatz@tangoDC.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire (65-83)
To: tango-L@mit.edu
Janis,
Janis Kenyon wrote: [excerpts]
> The group of European women I mentioned had six different milongueros during four hours. They were all tall, slim women over 50 dancing with men 65-83. [...] They hired the same men for six nights. [...] I call it the only way to dance with the best while they are still around.
I must ask you, in all innocence... What's your opinion of the men who
are now 45-63, and who (presumably) will soon be 65-83?
Chance in hell?
Jake
(25-43)
DC
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:44:10 +1000
From: Victor Bennetts <Victor_Bennetts@infosys.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
<EBAF6BD07D1C6C42AF55D51893B4C6DA015141BF2D@AUSMELMBX01.ad.infosys.com>
Janis, my comments are not intended to be a criticism. I also could only afford two weeks in BsAs on my first and only visit and probably wont get back there for some time. I had both good and bad nights there and on the bad nights certainly would have benefited from an arrangement like this one, so I can well understand the benefits and motivation. But I guess reading this sort of post raises all sorts of interesting issues in my mind. The milongueros hold a pretty special position in tango and if they (and potentially other experienced Argentinian dancers) start charging money on a more widespread basis for social dancing, what is that going to do to the Milonga scene over there in general? Secondly, why is it valid to pay them for social dances, but presumably not the many other experienced dancers around the world? I don't know the answers to these sorts of questions, but I do know what I feel, which is that tango (i.e. the social dancing part) must always be absolutely !
free! Its libertango after all, right :-).
Victor Bennetts
From: tango-l-bounces@mit.edu [tango-l-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Janis Kenyon [Jantango@feedback.net.ar]
Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 10:28 AM
To: Tango-L
Subject: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
Victor Bennetts wrote:
...it also makes me think that tango then becomes a bit like a fast food
where you just order up your dance partner.>
A trip to Buenos Aires is an investment of time and money. Few foreigners
have the luxury of living six months in Buenos Aires--the time it takes to
become known in the milongas. In the near future, there won't be any more
milongueros. I can name a dozen who are in poor health and who no longer
dance.
Women who hire one of the many taxi dancers available have one partner for
the afternoon or evening. The group of European women I mentioned had six
different milongueros during four hours. They were all tall, slim women
over 50 dancing with men 65-83. I saw smiles on all of their faces. I
didn't have to ask if it was worth the money. They hired the same men for
six nights. Their dancing probably improved as a result. They didn't have
to deal with the cabeceo since the men were ready for every tanda. This
week they will be going to the milongas alone and without arranged partners.
I had to make five trips over three years before I danced with a milonguero.
First-time visitors can hire a milonguero. Call it fast food or whatever
you want. I call it the only way to dance with the best while they are
still around.
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Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:27:33 +0900
From: "Astrid" <astrid@ruby.plala.or.jp>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire (65-83)
To: "Jake Spatz \(TangoDC.com\)" <spatz@tangoDC.com>,
<tango-L@mit.edu>
They were all tall, slim women over 50 dancing with men 65-83. [...] They
hired the same men for six nights. [...] I call it the only way to dance
with the best while they are still around.
> I must ask you, in all innocence... What's your opinion of the men who
> are now 45-63, and who (presumably) will soon be 65-83?
> Jake
> (25-43)
> DC
; ) ; ) Nothing against milongueros, and this posting may make me look like
an ignoramus too, but I imagine that only in the tango world it is thinkable
and desirable for a woman, still reasonably "young" looking and attractive,
to hire and pay an 83 year old man for six nights in a row to accompany her
and give her a good time... I also have noticed that many tangueros between
50 and 65 prefer to exclusively dance with women 20 to 30 years their
junior. Aren't you lucky, you guys...
maybe that answers part of your question, Jake...; )
Astrid
>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:49:19 -0300
From: "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar>
Subject: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: "Tango-L" <Tango-L@MIT.EDU>
Astrid wrote:
Nothing against milongueros, and this posting may make me look like
an ignoramus too, but I imagine that only in the tango world it is thinkable
and desirable for a woman, still reasonably "young" looking and attractive,
to hire and pay an 83 year old man for six nights in a row to accompany her
and give her a good time... I also have noticed that many tangueros between
50 and 65 prefer to exclusively dance with women 20 to 30 years their
junior. >>
I believe a local teacher arranged for the milongueros. Someone in that
group knew who would be available, able to dance for four hours on six
nights, and who really needed the money. I doubt the women learned even the
names of the milongueros let alone their ages because they don't speak
Spanish.
I know that Ricardo Suarez is 83 years old. It's not unusual to see him
dancing with women in their 50s. In fact, Florencia Bellozo, who is only
18, dances regularly with him in Leonesa. She smart enough to dance with
the milongueros and doesn't go to dance in places like La Viruta. Ricardo
Suarez is in good health. I know that the money he made working with the
tourists will help him live. Buenos Aires has had 18-20% inflation this
year. He still works in his electrical repair shop in San Telmo.
The group of milongueros were hired for two weekends: Friday, Saturday and
Sunday night. They didn't dance with the tourists six nights in a row.
One milonguero told me that he was offered money in El Beso to dance with a
woman from Europe. The intermediary was ready to hand him 20 Euros to dance
a couple tandas with a woman. He refused. Not all milongueros are for
hire.
These are the options:
1. show up at a milonga and take your chances that it's the right one for
you with local men who know how to dance;
2. hire a taxi dancer from the list or website (men and women available);
3. have a private lesson with a milonguero followed by a milonga;
4. hire a milonguero.
www.totango.net/milongueros.html
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:03:07 -0700
From: TERBALCA RUBEN TERBALCA <aptobsas@yahoo.com.ar>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: <TANGO-L@MIT.EDU>
I am the organizer of the called in TANGO-L ?MILONGUEROS FOR HIRE?. -
In reality my program is called ?TRIP TO THE ROOTS?. -
I want to mention another milonguero missing in the list: Juan Manuel
Loureiro ??Cacho?-.
Buenos Aires
Ruben Terbalca
aptobsas@yahoo.com.ar
COORDINATION IN EUROPE
SWITZERLAND:
Leo Flumini
flumei@dplanet.ch
GERMANY:
Susanne Monkenm?ller & Amir Helalat
helalat@event-kassel.com
On 14/10/07 21:27, "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar> wrote:
> Sunday night I went to dance at my favorite club de barrio. I was
> pleasantly surprised to see several men arrive who I know from the downtown
> milongas. It's unusual to see any tourists at this club, but a group of
> eight women and two men showed up and were seated at tables near them. When
> the first tanda began, all of the milongueros were dancing with the foreign
> women. The two foreign men had two local women for dance partners. It was
> obvious that arrangements had been made for the group to have some of the
> best dancers in Buenos Aires for the night. I knew I wasn't going to get
> one tanda with any of the men. They danced nonstop with the group of women.
> During my eight years in Buenos Aires, I have never seen six milongueros
> dancing four hours with a group of tourists. The women were delighted.
>
> I met one of the women in the ladies' room. She told me that this is her
> first visit to Buenos Aires for two weeks. She lives in Switzerland.
> Others in the group were from other countries. Two teachers made
> arrangements for the women to have regular tandas on two weekends
> (Fri/Sat/Sun) with these men. I told her if she was here alone, she could
> wait hours to be invited to dance, and none of the men in the group would
> dance with her. She had tandas with all six of the men and danced as much
> as she wanted.
>
> It goes without saying that the milongueros were being paid for their
> services. If this kind of arrangement is made more often for tourists, it
> will give the young, inexperienced taxi dancers some competition. The
> quarterly guide on everything to do with tango that accompanies the magazine
> B.A. Tango, Buenos Aires Tango, edited by Tito Palumbo, added taxi dancers
> one year ago with five listings; now there are three times that number of
> listings. However, they don't include any milongueros.
>
> The milongueras/os hired were Adela Galeazzi, Elba Biscay, Antonio (placed
> 9th in the Campeonato Metropolitano 2006), Abel Peralta, Jorge Uzunian,
> Ricardo Suarez, Jorge Orellana, and Alberto Dassieu.
>
>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:03:30 -0300
From: "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar>
Subject: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: "Tango-L" <Tango-L@MIT.EDU>
Victor Bennetts wrote:
Cool, I agree. I didn't say there wasn't a difference. Obviously I am not
saying that after three years I am going to be executing steps as smoothly
as a milonguero who has been doing it for thirty years plus. My contention
is just that experienced and less experienced dancers can both have 'great'
dances as long as they are applying themselves to the things that are really
important. There are plenty of experienced dancers out there (including
milongueros) who dance badly probably for all sorts of different reasons. I
am not sure about the talent side of things, because that is really a
subjective assessment and I am not even sure if the list I gave is complete
or the right list for everyone. It is just my list that works for me.>>
Milongueros have been dancing for a lot longer than thirty years. Those who
are still around have been dancing a minimum of 50 years. The milonguero
lifestyle has been around since the 1920s in Buenos Aires. A milonguero
lived for the night and tango--seven nights a week. He had to dance very
well. I have danced with many of them. No milonguero dances badly.
Milongueros didn't learn by taking classes for years. They learned by
watching other milongueros and then developed a personal style. Ricardo
Suarez went to the downtown confiterias and clubs to watch for two years
before setting foot on the dance floor in 1940.
Five women from Switzerland, who hired the milongueros for tandas, showed up
yesterday at a milonga. I asked one of them, probably in her 40s with only
two years of tango, about her experience dancing with them. She said, it
was good and bad. She enjoyed dancing with them but wasn't used to being
embraced. I responded, that's how tango is danced in Buenos Aires. Tango
IS an embrace.
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:39:05 +1000
From: Victor Bennetts <Victor_Bennetts@infosys.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
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I was just using the term milonguero to mean someone over, say, 50 who dances tango in BsAs on at least a weekly basis and has done so for decades. Based on my very limited observations over a two week period there are a few of those 50+ guys who don't dance so well. I can't be sure if they are regular dancers, but I did see some of them out at a few different milongas and talking to or sitting with the famous guys like Tete, Flaco etc.
I am not really sure I fully understand what the word 'milonguero' means. I think it was my wife who told me a milonguero is defined as someone who danced in the golden age of tango. That seems to be the definition Janis is assuming below. According to wikipedia and general googling that would be someone who has been dancing from the mid 50s at the latest. On the other hand based in conversations at Milongas and in taxis in BsAs I perceived a far broader definition which encompasses the hard core of dancers who have been dancing for decades. From what I observed I don't think Argentinians go in for precise hair splitting definitions too much :-). Anyway, does a decade more or less really make a difference?
Victor Bennetts
Janis wrote:
Milongueros have been dancing for a lot longer than thirty years. Those who
are still around have been dancing a minimum of 50 years. The milonguero
lifestyle has been around since the 1920s in Buenos Aires. A milonguero
lived for the night and tango--seven nights a week. He had to dance very
well. I have danced with many of them. No milonguero dances badly.
Milongueros didn't learn by taking classes for years. They learned by
watching other milongueros and then developed a personal style. Ricardo
Suarez went to the downtown confiterias and clubs to watch for two years
before setting foot on the dance floor in 1940.
Five women from Switzerland, who hired the milongueros for tandas, showed up
yesterday at a milonga. I asked one of them, probably in her 40s with only
two years of tango, about her experience dancing with them. She said, it
was good and bad. She enjoyed dancing with them but wasn't used to being
embraced. I responded, that's how tango is danced in Buenos Aires. Tango
IS an embrace.
Victor Bennetts wrote:
Cool, I agree. I didn't say there wasn't a difference. Obviously I am not
saying that after three years I am going to be executing steps as smoothly
as a milonguero who has been doing it for thirty years plus. My contention
is just that experienced and less experienced dancers can both have 'great'
dances as long as they are applying themselves to the things that are really
important. There are plenty of experienced dancers out there (including
milongueros) who dance badly probably for all sorts of different reasons. I
am not sure about the talent side of things, because that is really a
subjective assessment and I am not even sure if the list I gave is complete
or the right list for everyone. It is just my list that works for me.>>
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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:12:12 -0300 (ART)
From: Lucia <curvasreales@yahoo.com.ar>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: Victor Bennetts <Victor_Bennetts@infosys.com>, Tango-L
Victor Bennetts <Victor_Bennetts@infosys.com> escribi?: Anyway, does a decade more or less really make a difference [for mastery of tango]?
Victor Bennetts
As with all learning in life, for some the time given is not enough, for some it is too long...
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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:19:55 -0700
From: TERBALCA RUBEN TERBALCA <aptobsas@yahoo.com.ar>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milongueros for Hire
To: <TANGO-L@MIT.EDU>
I am the organizer of the called in TANGO-L ?MILONGUEROS FOR HIRE?. -
In reality my program is called ?TRIP TO THE ROOTS?. -
I want to mention another milonguero missing in the list: Juan Manuel
Loureiro ??Cacho?-.
Buenos Aires
Ruben Terbalca
aptobsas@yahoo.com.ar
COORDINATION IN EUROPE
SWITZERLAND:
Leo Flumini
flumei@dplanet.ch
GERMANY:
Susanne Monkenm?ller & Amir Helalat
helalat@event-kassel.com
On 14/10/07 21:27, "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar> wrote:
> Sunday night I went to dance at my favorite club de barrio. I was
> pleasantly surprised to see several men arrive who I know from the downtown
> milongas. It's unusual to see any tourists at this club, but a group of
> eight women and two men showed up and were seated at tables near them. When
> the first tanda began, all of the milongueros were dancing with the foreign
> women. The two foreign men had two local women for dance partners. It was
> obvious that arrangements had been made for the group to have some of the
> best dancers in Buenos Aires for the night. I knew I wasn't going to get
> one tanda with any of the men. They danced nonstop with the group of women.
> During my eight years in Buenos Aires, I have never seen six milongueros
> dancing four hours with a group of tourists. The women were delighted.
>
> I met one of the women in the ladies' room. She told me that this is her
> first visit to Buenos Aires for two weeks. She lives in Switzerland.
> Others in the group were from other countries. Two teachers made
> arrangements for the women to have regular tandas on two weekends
> (Fri/Sat/Sun) with these men. I told her if she was here alone, she could
> wait hours to be invited to dance, and none of the men in the group would
> dance with her. She had tandas with all six of the men and danced as much
> as she wanted.
>
> It goes without saying that the milongueros were being paid for their
> services. If this kind of arrangement is made more often for tourists, it
> will give the young, inexperienced taxi dancers some competition. The
> quarterly guide on everything to do with tango that accompanies the magazine
> B.A. Tango, Buenos Aires Tango, edited by Tito Palumbo, added taxi dancers
> one year ago with five listings; now there are three times that number of
> listings. However, they don't include any milongueros.
>
> The milongueras/os hired were Adela Galeazzi, Elba Biscay, Antonio (placed
> 9th in the Campeonato Metropolitano 2006), Abel Peralta, Jorge Uzunian,
> Ricardo Suarez, Jorge Orellana, and Alberto Dassieu.
>
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