How many times have you quit tango? Why did you leave? What convinced you / will convince you to stay or come back? | |||||||
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# | Response Text | ||||||
1 | none | ||||||
2 | never! | ||||||
3 | None | ||||||
4 | Never quit... can't imagine I ever will... | ||||||
5 | 0 | ||||||
6 | Once. Left to concentrate on Salsa. Came back because I felt it was time to expand my dance horizons. | ||||||
7 | I quit every day and then start up again. It's the music. | ||||||
8 | I quit for 2months after my first two months of classes just because I got discouraged. The music drew me back. I would listen to it and crave the connection. Very willing, generous leads encouraged me to continue. | ||||||
9 | Haven't quit yet! | ||||||
10 | 0 | ||||||
11 | 0 | ||||||
12 | I've come close to quitting a couple of dozen times, but within a few days I was back. I knew that if I quit tango, I was shutting a door on an opportunity to discover phenomenally important things about myself that I wasn't sure I could uncover any other way. These things were physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual. | ||||||
13 | twice. First time, most dances were on weekends and I wanted to spend those nights with my non dancing husband. Now there are more options and I can go mid week or on Sunday afternoons- yea! Second time was due to car acident that injured one of my feet. Had to wait about 18 months to heal. | ||||||
14 | 0 | ||||||
15 | none | ||||||
16 | not | ||||||
17 | just starting. doubt I'll quit as long as I can walk. I'm already passionate about it at 3 months into it | ||||||
18 | Twice, frustration and lack of confidence. Loved the dance and finally made commitment to continue no matter what. | ||||||
19 | None | ||||||
20 | none but | ||||||
21 | 0 | ||||||
22 | none | ||||||
23 | zero | ||||||
24 | NA | ||||||
25 | 0 | ||||||
26 | Never | ||||||
27 | NEVER | ||||||
28 | None. | ||||||
29 | i have never quit | ||||||
30 | 1 | ||||||
31 | Never totally quit, but have quit various venues because of discouraging ratio of men to woment. Seattle is the only place I've ever seen that has too many Leads! | ||||||
32 | 0 | ||||||
33 | I have not. | ||||||
34 | 0 | ||||||
35 | I quit twice. I first tried it for a few months, but it was early in tango's development in North America (1993), and difficult to find many others who did it, or good teachers to learn from. So I shelved it, came back to it in 2004, casually, then quit again when I moved to a new city to start a new job, then re-started in earnest after I had settled in to the new job. And I haven't looked back since. | ||||||
36 | Quit once because my boyfriend didn't want to take more lessons. Now taking class on my own. Will stay because I have extensive dance & sports background from long ago and can make it through the months/years of discomfort before reaching some level of competence. Plus, am part of a small group of tango friends helping each other to stay with it. | ||||||
37 | 1 time. I did leave because of relationship i had. I come back, after I realized that Tango it's my deal . I don't want to share tango with anyone. | ||||||
38 | never | ||||||
39 | 0 | ||||||
40 | several. fed up with the people involved. | ||||||
41 | twice. Didn't feel I'd ever get good enough to enjoy it. I came back because in the end I couldn't stay away. | ||||||
42 | none!! | ||||||
43 | 0 | ||||||
44 | never quit but had a long hiatus when my initial partner quit. Now I go to practicas solo. Hard to penetrate the culture without a regular partner. Maybe you should have a partner match bulletin board on this site? | ||||||
45 | stayed on :). not quit. | ||||||
46 | Never. | ||||||
47 | 0 | ||||||
48 | Many. Atmosphere. The love for it and need to do it. | ||||||
49 | 0 | ||||||
50 | Almost quit tango at the beginning because it was so difficult and because I felt like the community was too clique-ish and hard to break in to. But, I started practicing more with people in my classes, and my dancing improved and I made some great friends. So, never actually quit. | ||||||
51 | zero | ||||||
52 | pause for injuries | ||||||
53 | I have never quit tango and am highly unlikely to do so. | ||||||
54 | twice | ||||||
55 | Did not quit tango | ||||||
56 | Once. My kids were very young and we had less time than we do now. | ||||||
57 | Never :) | ||||||
58 | Once; I had plateaued in abilities after my 1st year, and I wasn't able to duplicate intermediate level sequences in class. However, I switched to ballroom dancing and as a side benefit, improved my ability to learn by sight. I went to Tango Magic which showed me the importance of learning close embrace and the benefits of learning from different teachers. Afterwards, I got back into tango, and I've been doing it off and on ever since. | ||||||
59 | None | ||||||
60 | n/a | ||||||
61 | Never. I do not date tango dancers :) | ||||||
62 | Not quit yet | ||||||
63 | It goes on hold. Most recently due to years of hip pain. though I no longer have pain, I'm out of practice at getting on the floor. i dance it whenever i'm with someone who also tangos. | ||||||
64 | vacation from tango but never quit | ||||||
65 | A few times. I was brought back to it by a desire to dance. | ||||||
66 | Never. I wouldn't do that to tango. | ||||||
67 | About every other month! For school, work travel, injury, other health problems, other hobbies. To stay consistent, I would need to be healthy, have a routine that involves adequate sleep and still be able to dance, and have time to pursue other hobbies. | ||||||
68 | Never quit. | ||||||
69 | okay, this sounds like another survey I took that Clay put out. I'm not answering the whole thing again. | ||||||
70 | never, will dance till the day I die. | ||||||
71 | Never! What convinces me to stay is the complexity of the dance, the effort required to learn it deeply, the discipline to submerge the self in the partnership and the beauty of the embrace. | ||||||
72 | never | ||||||
73 | -1 -time constraints -came back because of the love of the art form | ||||||
74 | Haha, multiple! Mostly due to lack of time and sleep. Tango is not easy while holding a day job. | ||||||
75 | never | ||||||
76 | Never!!! | ||||||
77 | never | ||||||
78 | never | ||||||
79 | Twice. Life changes and personal relationships made dancing difficult. Coming back was needed to round out life again. | ||||||
80 | I haven't quit but I do so much other kind of dancing that I don't do tango only. | ||||||
81 | I took a few lessions more than 10 years ago. I started dancing frequently 4 years ago when I had a consistent partner for a few months, and then continued dancing when the relationship ended. | ||||||
82 | I have thought of quitting tango several times because of a perception of snobbery in Seattle at the milongas. However, I love the dance and I am not a quitter so I have persevered. While dancing tango in NY, Portland, Victoria, and Port Townsend, I have not run into similar snobbery/elitism which makes me think that there are a lot of pretentious people in Seattle tango circles. I wonder if that will ever change. The situation seems to occur only in Seattle. | ||||||
83 | None, although I have cut back a couple times as I became more busy. | ||||||
84 | Its an on and off love affair. Depends whose my tango partner. | ||||||
85 | None | ||||||
86 | I'm just not consistent in my commitment, never really quit. | ||||||
87 | None! | ||||||
88 | 0 | ||||||
89 | Never | ||||||
90 | Our dancing is seasonal. Never really quit, just pause and come back. I think we will always come back for the connection, the music, the spirituality of the dance | ||||||
91 | I did not quit per se, but usually do not attend summer sessions | ||||||
92 | three | ||||||
93 | I've never quited tango. | ||||||
94 | None. | ||||||
95 | weekly for the past four years the music always wins my heart | ||||||
96 | Have never quit entirely but I don't come out as often. I LOVE the dance but do not like the "culture". Do not like the so called codes; they do not make for a nice ambiance or friendly social environment. Find tango to be unhealthy on a social level. Too many follows. Not enough experienced leads. We need to find a way to attract leads and then once we attract them, we need to figure out ways to retain them. | ||||||
97 | none | ||||||
98 | 0 | ||||||
99 | once: love | ||||||
100 | twice. other dances taking more time, other life pursuits friends, joy of the dance. | ||||||
101 | i haven't quit. i love the music and the movement of dancing, it's beautiful. | ||||||
102 | I nearly quit when I wasn't getting enough dances/ sitting for hours without getting asked. Also, the bonecrushing elitism from the young crowd. I now dance nonstop when at dances. | ||||||
103 | never | ||||||
104 | never, guess I am too early to leave | ||||||
105 | 0, just started | ||||||
106 | Twice while traveling. | ||||||
107 | Once because I didn't feel like I was progressing. Then came back with a different approach to classes and practice. | ||||||
108 | na | ||||||
109 | twice - broke up with partner. I really missed the connection of tango so I returned on my own. | ||||||
110 | haven't yet | ||||||
111 | Mostly, I just get too busy to dance and then start again when I have time. Right now, I am not dancing due to injury. | ||||||
112 | Once started, never quit, never looked back. | ||||||
113 | never quit | ||||||
114 | never quit | ||||||
115 | None. | ||||||
116 | None | ||||||
117 | never | ||||||
118 | Never. There's no chance of quitting after you get the hang of it, especially how it feels | ||||||
119 | 0 | ||||||
120 | many | ||||||
121 | Several. I find the scene to be intimidating, too serious, not friendly. It's not that I want everyone to be laughing as we often do when dancing salsa or swing, but why not smile occasionally? | ||||||
122 | N/A |