u/Dear-Permit-3033

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Can men truly become good followers?

While I believe that women can be great leads or follows, I'm beginning to wonder if men (in general, not as exception) can become good followers. Nature doesn't make male bodies as flexible as women's. Our hip rotation and disassociation is nowhere near as much as women's. So men's ochos typically feel very different. Even our walking isn't the same due to the differences in pelvic motion. Our muscle development is very different from women's muscles. On average can tangueros become as good followers as tangueras, or is there just a nature-imposed ceiling?

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u/Dear-Permit-3033 — 14 hours ago
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Why do festivals and marathons attract more women than men?

Is there some underlying systemic reason? I see some imbalance in local milongas - slightly more women/followers than men/leads. But at festivals and marathons this difference is huge. Even "balanced" festivals have more women. The ones were balance is not enforced, there are easily 2x women in some milongas than men. Why does this happen and how do we bring, keep, and develop more men in Argentine tango?

https://verotango.com/2026/05/11/why-women-learning-to-lead-is-good-for-everyone/

u/Dear-Permit-3033 — 7 days ago

Do older or middle-aged people dance bachata, especially in North America or is it mostly people in 20's and 30's? What is the oldest age you have seen anyone dance at socials, as a leader or a follower?

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u/Dear-Permit-3033 — 22 days ago