[TANGO-L] Tango and friendliness

[Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>]

Bob Hink wrote:
>Of the dance communities with which I've been involved
>(salsa, swing, and ballroom) I must agree that as a whole
>tangueros-(as) are the rudest.

As Johann (Janette Mandanus <foremast @GMX.NET>), replied, I think the
degree of rudeness in the tango community varies considerably by country
and city.

In traveling and dancing tango, Susan and I have been given very warm
welcomes by the tango communities in most cities we have visited.  We have
found tango dancers worldwide to be enthusiastic about meeting and
greeting tango dancers that happen to be traveling.  We have been hugged
with friendliness by strangers, picked up at our hotel and driven to tango
parties, taken to dinner, and been invited to stay in the homes of tango
dancers.  I cannot think of greater friendliness.  (I like to think that
we are similarly friendly in Texas.)

Yes, we have also encountered occasional rudeness at milongas in our own
city and in others, but when one compares the little rudeness we have
encountered with the genuine open hearts and friendliness of the people we
have met through tango, it seems as though the glass is well more than
half full.

With best wishes,
Steve

Stephen Brown
Tango Argentino de Tejas
http://www.tejastango.com/