We are committed to it. We don’t cheat on it, we nurture it and we work on it. We spent close to 2 years taking privates (once a week for a over a year, then down to bi-weekly lessons), we went to beginner lessons even once we were clearly ready for “advanced” lessons, and we continue to read & research the dance and the culture. However, this dedication and commitment seems to make others uncomfortable and feel threatened. Between the 2 of us, Jorge and I have only been in 3 serious relationships… We are quite the commitment-oriented people and this can be seen in our commitment to Tango, Tango teachers, and milongas.
For example: When ”Fabio“ came rolling into town and decided to start his own milonga on the same day as another one in our city… well by golly, the Toronto tangueros could barely keep it in their pants on their way there. The organizers of the conflicted-against milonga run a studio for a living – the milonga is income they need. They are not like some of the other people in the tango community who have other jobs and don’t “need” the income generated from milongas. They’ve watched their milonga dwindle down in size as the “Queen of the Tango Junkies” decides which milonga will be graced by her and her junkies’ presence each week… and now Fabio’s milonga.
Someone told Jorge the most insightful thing regarding the fickleness of the Toronto tango community: “How do these people stay married and in relationships when they are so easily swayed by something new and exciting?”
We haven’t been to “Fabio’s” yet… Like I said, we’re commitment-oriented people.
