Re: [TANGO-L] Reluctance to dance milonga.

[astrid <astrid @RUBY.PLALA.OR.JP>]

 with skill,
> it can also be very connecting and not-shallow in my opinion.
>
> Maybe for a woman, it feels like a little less 'patience' is required,
> I feel it to be a bit less following and more acting (so the first
> remark of the men leaders might be just right ;-) )
>
In my experience, the embrace for milonga is usually closer than the one
required for tango, and the two dancers dance as "one body". That is, IMO,
one reason why it exposes who really knows how to dance tango, and is not
just "acting" on the floor. I wonder how you came to the conclusion that
milongas requires " a little less following"? Maybe the steps are a little
less complicated than in tango, but the connection in the upper body is a
total one, which, if the woman does "a little less following" becomes
impossible, and the ensuing dance would be quite out of character.

my two cents
Astrid