You're getting ready to go out to your favorite milonga. You want to look and feel your absolute best. You want to 'dress to impress'. You've showered, washed your hair, and groomed yourself meticulously. You put on one of your favorite outfits. You reach for your favorite bottle of perfume or cologne.
Stop!
Wait!
Hold it!
Time out!
Let's think about this for a moment before we make an unintended faux pas.
If you wear cologne or perfume to the milonga, some small trace is going to rub off onto your partner's hands and clothing. Perfume seems to be engineered to spread from person to person like a fragrant virus. Sharing is inevitable.
If your first partner then goes on to dance with other perfumed people throughout the evening, they'll pick up some scent from each of those partners. He or she could end up going home with a mix of fifteen or twenty scents on their hands.
I can tell you from experience how unpleasant that is.
But wait! There's even more good news! The scent that you've transferred to your first partner will be transferred in turn to their other partners. And that's only the work of one person. If you dance with fifteen people at the milonga, you'll pass your scent on to each of them, and they'll pass your scent on to everyone that they dance with after you, and you'll receive scents from each of your partners and each of their partners. Wow! The entire milonga becomes one big geometric scent-sharing machine, and that's not particularly pleasant for anyone.
My general recommendation for perfume and/or cologne is - DON'T WEAR IT.
Instead, consider the following time-tested approach:
- Take a shower and wash your hair. Be as clean as you possibly can be before venturing out for the evening.
- Apply deodorant (not anti-perspirant, which can stain clothing).
- Wear clean clothes. If you tend to sweat a lot while dancing, wear clothing that will help keep the sweat away from your partners. If necessary, bring a change of shirts along.
- Brush your teeth, floss, use mouthwash, and carry breath mints.
- Avoid tobacco, spices, garlic, and other smelly products.
- Save the cologne / perfume for a special evening with someone who actually enjoys the stuff.
Unless you plan to dance with one and only one person for the entire evening, and UNLESS THEY HAVE TOLD YOU that they enjoy smelling your perfume or cologne, save yourself some money and avoid bottled scents. Everyone at the milonga will thank you silently. Well, maybe that's not completely accurate, but if you DO wear perfume or cologne, several people at the milonga will be CURSING you for it.
Don't let that happen.
On a personal note, I avoid followers who wear perfume regularly. I don't even bother to tell them why I'm avoiding them. I just make excuses and walk away.
Don't let that happen, either.
Don't let that happen.
On a personal note, I avoid followers who wear perfume regularly. I don't even bother to tell them why I'm avoiding them. I just make excuses and walk away.
Don't let that happen, either.
¡Buena suerte amigos, y muchas gracias!
Daniel
Tango Terminology
* milonga - an event held specifically for the dancing of Argentine Tango by its participants. Milongas are social dances and differ from tango shows where only the performers dance. Milongas are usually held in the evening and into the early morning hours.
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