Comments on: Technological advances in tango

By: Janis

Janis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:52:59 +0000

I’ve been told that a foreign male living in BsAs gives out his cell number to women who in turn text message him when they want a tanda. Sounds like desperation on both sides to me. There are those who will avoid the eye contact and a nod at all costs.

By: Simba

Simba — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:51:27 +0000

@janis LOL — there was a cartoon about that in a recent B.A. Tango, I think. I got it by email…

@johanna Absolutely. Concerning the text message, couldn’t one just pretend to not seeing it (until later, too late), just like with the cabeceo

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:19:35 +0000

@janis – isn’t that a complete contradiction of the rules of cabeceo? A glance can be ignored, not responding to a text message is as rejected as being turned down at the table, no?

@simba – as long as the heart of tango remains the same, I think any technological advances that help us find it are welcome

By: Janis

Janis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:51:20 +0000

Ah, yes, I remember the good ole days when there was one tango shoe store in BsAs, and you had to go there personally to buy. Now they and many others fill orders online and ship Federal Express from Argentina. I remember when you had to be at the milonga the day Tito Palumbo delivered an allotment of B.A. Tango magazine to each milonga. If you didn’t get a copy, you didn’t know what new milongas were opening. Today you can find listings on the internet at several magazine sites.

In 1991 when I wanted to find tango CDs in Chicago, the only one available was the sound track from Tango Argentino; I still have it. Today you can download tracks from the internet.

There was a time when cellphones were never seen in a milonga. It’s not uncommon to see them in use. I’ve heard that women call a certain guy across the room when they want to dance with him. What would we do without technological advances?