451  Tandas (and Attracting and keeping men) (1)
(For keeping beginning men around) I prefer milongas that play music in tandas to those that don't. Where I go, the tandas are usually set up in groups of 4. If I want to dance a particular tanda,...

452  woman dancing with a beginner (2)
Briefly raising an eyelid during my promised hybernation... The beginner leaders get I dunno. As far as I can see, most beginners will dance one tango, leading the salida repeatedly, a few mechanical...

453  Encouraging and teaching beginners: Redux (2)
I've been surprised to note that many teachers, even seasoned (though not necessarily old) milongueros still teach the initial back step. Al and I now, after experimenting with various scenarios,...

454  Encouraging and teaching begininers (2)
At the last night of a beginners Tango course recently, I approached a couple in the break between numbers showing the leader how he put a little more "Dance" into his Tango. I was lightly reprimanded...

455  Topless milongas. (1)
Although it seems funny to suggest topless milongas, there is a more "serious" side to this thread. There have actually been circumstances in dance competitions in Argentine Tango where a woman performer...

456  There is no tango without men (2)
Preston, I read your note with great interest. I happen to be one of those "older" women you speak of. I have not been able to ascertain the true nature of the tango community in my area (Washington,...

457  Keeping men & experienced follows/beginning leads (1)
My experience over the past couple of years as an instructor and milonga host has led me to develop several techniques specific to keeping men more involved in tango. Attracting them to the dance is

458  Championship of Tango de Salon in Buenos Aires (6)
The annual Festival Buenos Aires Tango continues with free classes and concerts every night through March 9. Last Friday's concert listed Ruben Juarez and Los Reyes del Tango, but Maria Grana substituted...

459  Buenos Aires in June??? (1)
A question for the collective wisdom. I'm planning a tango trip to Buenos Aires with a couple of friends and the most convenient time seems to be late May into June. However, I've been told that is...

460  Article on travel in Argentina in Sunday's Boston Globe Newspaper (1)
Today's(March 7,02) Boston Globe newspaper is carrying an ad for their Sunday edition. Among the items listed as coming this Sunday is an article they describe as: "Agony and ecstasy: Their banks...

461  Buenos Aires Weather (1)
Find out for yourself by going to www.weather.com and entering Buenos Aires in the box in the upper left corner of the page. It will give you the current weather and a weather forecast for the next...

462  Tango Myths - Tango is Sexy (3)
Tango-show advertisements always seem to include the words "steamy" and "sexy," often "sizzling." Reporters writing about tango shows or tango dancing do the same. And when we try to explain tango...

463  Tango Myths - beyond sex (7)
I believe, what women mainly long for is a sense of connectedness. This is not nessarily limited to sex, it extends to the heart and to the spirit. (I know men who value that too, yes.) I read somewhere... Obviously it's difficult, even among established tango dancers, to discuss openly the dark, hidden lure of tango; the secret that...

464  photos of Festival Buenos Aires Tango (1)
If you would like to see photos, go to www.imagenesdetango.com.ar

465  What to Wear? (6)
We live in a warm sub-tropical climate and most men wear an open neck or polo shirt to casual milongas. Last week a guy turned up to a milonga in a sleveless T, no doubt straight from Salsa class....

466  A Theme Night (9)
Greetings to All; It's me again, the person who might write on occasion with tongue firmly in-cheek. Recently, we've had in our city a "no wearing black" night, and of course, "No Smoking" nights. So I...

467  looking for 2 tango's (9)
Dear friends from Tango list, I'm looking for two tango's, but I'm not sure about the exact title. Where can I find : 'Zadunga' a vals from Canaro or Lomuto ??? 'La cicatriz' from Juan D'Arienzo...

468  Request for Info - Tango Inns, B&B's, rooms for rent (1)
Hello from Chicago! I would like to create a page on my website for tango travelers. Loads of friends have been asking me recently about places to stay when they travel for tango. I know there are...

469  Just back from the Tango Marathon in D.C. (1)
The Marathon weekend was so much fun, talk about sleep deprivation, it's going to take me a week to recover. The event was what the east coast really needs, local festivals to bring us all together....

470  The Way It is... (2)
The Way It Is: The Perils and Primes of the Milonga, Tending the Garden of the Rules to Remain Free. A Place To Cherish, and Be Cherished By, a Stranger. The Presence of Those you Hold in your Heart,...

471  NO BUMPING NIGHT (1)
Keith wrote: And then I thought, how many teachers really have figured out a way to tactfully and helpfully address this issue? They want their students to COME to the Milonga ... it isn't helpful...

472  Tango marathons (1)
It was great to hear Robin's note about how much fun he had in Washington D.C. at the marathon weekend they had recently. These relatively low-key, inexpensive events really do help bring whole regions,...

473  Gender Roles in Tango (2)
My wife and I recently gave a lecture and set of demos on tango in a university ethnomusicology class. One of the students, who decided thereafter to write her term paper on gender roles in tango, asked... Leonardo...

474  Tango and Gender (1)
The thesis you describe makes sense to me. I have two comments. One, a technical point that you seem to understand. "Gender" is a stereotype, or "role" as its called in the fields of sociology and

475  Gender, Roles, Uberroles (1)
Several thoughts: Gender roles in tango (and elsewhere) are about power. Power is about the ability to get what you want when you want it. Without revisiting the question of what, exactly, is gratifying