enough to touch other couples on the floor in Buenos Aires. That's never been a problem for the milongueros who learned to dance with little space in the downtown confiterias during the 1950s. There is no one teaching these skills today except a handful of milongueros. Good question Jan. (And I assume you mean 'they' instead of 'you'.) I think performance moves and social dancing should be defined as such and that teachers have a responsibility to differentiate between the two if necessary. Salon tango to me is elegant social dancing, no stage stuff, doesn't take up a lot of space and does not impede the LOD. Yes, that's what I meant. They (the teachers) throw out the rules of conduct on the social dance floor when they teach. Most who attend classes are there as social dancers who want to progress in their improvisational skills, not learn choreography for stage. Organizers should hire teachers with social dance skills rather than performers who only know and teach choreography. They are the root of the problems on the dance floor. There are young couples training to have careers in tango in BsAs. There are few places for performers on stage, so many are giving exhibitions and teaching. The problem is they have no experience on the dance floor and bring their choreography to the classes instead of improvisational skills. Most choreography requires space and disregards the line of dance, etc. Dancers are so accustomed to watching exciting exhibitions from their teachers,