726  Tango lessons (1)
I agree with Astrid and Daisy on their suggestions to work around the gender imbalance in tango classes. I have attended one workshop and one class where experienced stand-by dancers were on hand...

727  addendum to what price tango (2)
PS.....I am in the Boston area in case any tango instructors needing a promotional writer or cook are reading this. ;-)

728  downloading tangos (2)
we all were able to download tango off of Napster, or Morepheus at one time is there any other web site where we can share are tango with others

729  Article on Duvall Tango movie in The New York Times today (Sunday (1)
Sept. 8,02) There is an article in The New York Times movie section today (Sept.8,2002) on the topic of Tango in the movies. It is titled, "Valentino Led; Now Duvall Follows" written by Jill...

730  Tango in San Miguel, Mexico? (1)
Hello all I am in San Miguel de Allenda, Mexico for a month. I am wondering if anyone knows of any tango clubs or events taking place in the month of September. Thanks Jehangir

731  Stop taking lessons now! (15)
The tango of the leader and the tango of the follower are two entirely different dances with disparate challenges. The point is well-known: leading is harder than following. The time and effort needed... The focus in my classes is training up guys. Not that the ladies neglected, but they are also rewarded because they have decent dance partners. This speeds up their learning...and gives them partners...

732  How to attract new men to tango (1)
Yes, I cut-n-paste this from Astrid's comments on another thread. I thought a new thread was in order. For all of you women who sit there and watch and for all of you men who have friends who sit there...

733  Men's workshops (3)
This is the big secret about tango that everyone discovers eventually. It's sort of like having a relative in prison or rehab. Everyone is acutely aware of the embarrassment, but tries to keep the smile...

734  Francisco y Natalia workshops Sept. 30-Oct. 2 (1)
FRANCISCO FORQUERA AND NATALIA HILLS of Buenos Aires, Argentina International tango stars of stage and television are giving a special 3 night workshop in the Los Angeles area (Long Beach), direct from...

735  Another man vs woman relation debate (1)
Hi everybody, The subject comes on and on, no matter where you might be located. Men and women ! So many things have been stated already and it might seem repetitive. Nevertheless, I started thinking...

736  Getting/keeping men in tango (1)

737  How to keep men in tango (1)
There have been a lot of mail dealing with how to keep men in tango. What helped me was continued encouragement from my teacher ("Michael, it's connection NOT figures that the women want!!) and better...

738  9 Sep 2002 to 10 Sep 2002 (1)
The Digest apparently needs to be better moderated. The subject issue grossly violates "- Don't quote original unnecessarily on followups" , "- Don't monopolize the list" and also violates "- Announcements...

739  There are many ways to skin a cat (1)
Dear Ms. Llona and other list members, First I am actually on the *same side* as Ms. Llona's general principle "I'd (= female) rather dance with a good leader (I define good leader as "easy for me to...

740  Leaders and followers in tango (1)
Seems to me that, as individuals, we may get different things from the tango, and maybe that explains why some women have no preference as to whether they dance with a man or a woman, just so long as...

741  Tango Vals (1)
Hola, Does anyone know the name of the Tango Vals played in the Anderson Window commercial, the ad where the house is being moved for a better view! Thanks Dennis

742  Women As Leaders (2)
I certainly hope everyone read Petras response to Nicoles post since there is no way I could reiterate every fine point. Let me just say congratulations to Petra for her astute observations in this...

743  Which is harder, leading or following? (5)
On Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Georgia Littleton wrote in her post entitled "Stop taking classes now!": "The tango of the leader and the tango of the follower are two entirely different dances with disparate challenges...The... Friends - For me, this argument is quite clear. It's 50-50 all the way. The dance...

744  Different Strokes for Different Folks (2)
Hi Listeros: It is quite normal and natural and expected that each of us derive different things from our experiences in life as well as in the Tango environment. Viva la difference! If some of this...

745  Essence of Tango (3)
I do have to first apologize that I meant no personal attacks on anyone or anyone's dancing ability in my previous response. And capitals are only used to place emphasis. I do want to clarify that...

746  Getting (and keeping) more men into tango (2)
Nicole writes: "As for getting more men into tango...well, this is a problem for every style of dance and for every dance class ....whether its tango, salsa, ballroom, jazz or ballet. Men are not accustomed...

747  Leading vs. Following (2)
Jai Jeffryes wrote a message of which is harder: leading or following. Leading and following both have their difficulties and I don't feel it's helpful to claim it's more difficult for a man to dance...

748  musings about wonderful followers (1)
you know, i really think following is pretty amazing and underrated. first off us leaders are really only as good as the woman we are leading. if you have a wonderful dance it's because of her. it really...

749  in memoriam ... 9-11 (1)
one year ago, in front of the TV, scanning the Net for more information ... paralized ... a month later, on the way back from a congress in new orleans meeting, my first time, had to go, in this situation...

750  Which is harder, leading or following ? (1)
Huck Kennedy argues: (quote Evan) Yes, Huck, and the woman executes those movements. Compared to the woman's movements, the man's moves are rather simple (ok, the giro enrosque is difficult. What else...