So...here's a thing...
A 2-hour video (you can watch it in small bites) where 6 women talk about their experiences as black and/or gay women in tango.
Much of it is about not being asked to dance (mostly by men), even though they have done lots of lessons, including private lessons.
There are a number of great ideas raised, such as 'if everyone just asked ONE PERSON per night to dance, that they don't normally dance with, then everyone gets to dance!' and 'we need more kindness and inclusivity at milongas!'. ( I absolutely agree.)
But mostly it's complaining about not being asked to dance by men, with the explicit assumption that it's because they're black.
The thing is, while they talk about other women-friends providing alternative reasons why this might be the case like 'perhaps it's because you're tall', there doesn't seem to be any point where they've ...
...asked the men who don't dance with them...why they don't dance with them.
It seems to me a simpler approach which might actually achieve something.
As someone who has been sent to my osteopath / chiropractor by numerous women in many countries, I appreciate when ladies ask this question.
Just so you know.
https://youtu.be/UJiJs-c1Js0
A 2-hour video (you can watch it in small bites) where 6 women talk about their experiences as black and/or gay women in tango.
Much of it is about not being asked to dance (mostly by men), even though they have done lots of lessons, including private lessons.
There are a number of great ideas raised, such as 'if everyone just asked ONE PERSON per night to dance, that they don't normally dance with, then everyone gets to dance!' and 'we need more kindness and inclusivity at milongas!'. ( I absolutely agree.)
But mostly it's complaining about not being asked to dance by men, with the explicit assumption that it's because they're black.
The thing is, while they talk about other women-friends providing alternative reasons why this might be the case like 'perhaps it's because you're tall', there doesn't seem to be any point where they've ...
...asked the men who don't dance with them...why they don't dance with them.
It seems to me a simpler approach which might actually achieve something.
As someone who has been sent to my osteopath / chiropractor by numerous women in many countries, I appreciate when ladies ask this question.
Just so you know.
https://youtu.be/UJiJs-c1Js0
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