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Apr 2024
1h 8m

Unfriendliest aspects of tango EXPOSED

IMSO Tango
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<p>In this banter I explore the (un)friendliness of the social tango scene and the different camps that people fall into regarding this topic. The topic was sparked by a recent article (https://therhinestone.medium.com/i-went-to-my-first-milonga-lets-talk-about-it-2a4a93192d2b ) and interview I had with Elena Rovito (https://link.chtbl.com/O109KHbx ), a zo ... Show More
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