[Tango] Continuing tango at Babalu's?

[Lois Donnay]

I would like to get some feedback from the tango community on whether it is worth continuing the First Thursday of the Month Passport to Argentina event at Babalu's, with live music by Mandragora. After some excellent months and wonderful comments by some of you, the last several months have shown attendance that Babalu's isn't too happy with. 

Perhaps the latest attendance and the experience of Matty B's shows that Thursday is just not a viable night for tango. I know that there are conflicts with both Florencia and my lessons, confusion over which night it is, and this means a weekend with four nights of tango in a row, which is maybe just too much for Minnesota right now.  Thursday night is the only night available, however. Also, because of the problem with the TSoM-Announce system last time, maybe people didn't know it was happening. Maybe it was a protest over not having Mandragora play.

So enough of my speculation...Could you please reply to me with your answers to some questions?

  1.  Will you attend Babalu's First Thursday regularly? (including January 3rd)?
  2.  How much less likely will you attend if there is no Mandragora live music, just DJ'd?
  3.  What do you like or dislike about the night?
  4.  Any ideas on what we as a community could do to to improve attendance?
Babalu's helps expose tango to a lot of people - for instance, this month there was a Happy Hour for the Latino Business Community, and they really loved us. But not enough to stay after their event ended, and perhaps help us get an attendance boost. So, even though Babalu's likes the idea of having a tango night, they also need to have people attend. They have increased the size of the dance floor and tried to do other things we asked for.  Remember, if you have a complaint and don't tell anybody, what's the point? All answers will be held in strict confidence.
 
Lois Donnay
www.mndance.com

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