[TANGO-L] Floor navigation

[claybird @TELEPORT.COM]

The 7th Annual Portland TangoFest was over a few weeks ago and since then I have received nearly 100 evaluations.  I have tallied all of the comments and it's interesting to note that the #1 complaint was about poor floor navigation at the milongas!  To address this issue at future events, and because this a universal problem that extends beyond just the Portland TangoFest, I would like to open a discussion about this topic.  Specifically I would like to get feed back about who exactly are the guilty culprits.  Are they primarily:

(a)  Absolute beginners, or

(b)  Intermediate dancers with leaders who often stare at their feet, are oblivious to other dancers around them, and seem to know only static patterns which never move anywhere, or 

(c)  Hot shot Advanced tangueros darting in and out showing off their latest gauncho/boleo/sacada/triple loop with total disregard for others on the floor.

I'd appreciate hearing your opinion and experience on this, and please specify if your discussion refers to your experience at the Portland TangoFest.

Thanks..clay


Clay: claybird @teleport.com
Sue: balibree @yahoo.com
Phone: (206) 729-7268
Address: 1340 N 79th St Apt 101, Seattle, WA 98103
Web:  www.claysdancestudio.com 

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