Florencia's Thoughts on Tango Ingredients, and a new milonga at Matty B's

Dear Florencia,
If you were to say the 5 most important, crucial ingredients for dancing tango, what would they be? Is it possible to say each thing with one word, like, for example "Connection", etc.? Perhaps it could be "the 5 things you must learn to dance tango", something like that.
Thanks, Kristin

Florencia responds
1. Honesty
2. Self confidence
3. Sensuality
4. Mischievous
5. Temperament

That sounds very interesting. Please let me know and send me an email so I can let my students know in advance.
Thanks,
Flor

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After finishing the last of the 7 class series in the Beyond Beginner group, I celebrated by checking out the opening night of the Maddy Bs milonga. There was a nice turnout, mostly older TSOM heavies, but I did get asked to dance quite quickly...a nice fellow named Scott. He dances well. The floor was a tough adjustment; it's a sort of wood (laminate?), but very waxy or something; we stuck like crazy. So they put down baby powder to step in, and of course, then it's too slippery. I guess practice. i felt very unsteady. Steve, the perennial sore spot, asked me to dance. How can I say no, really. But I was nervous as a result, and I suppose it showed. He didn't do much to make me feel better, either. Brad may think he's a nice guy, and maybe he really is; I just don't feel it. I think the ego bruising either hasn't healed, or just won't. Are the effects of refusal permanent? I suppose they sure can be.

I'm not sure whether I'll go again; definitely not on a regular basis. The food was horrid; my calamari was fried, but the breading was absolute liquid mush, and the squid was rubber band chewy. At least they comped my bill without me asking.