In this COVID tango world, many of us have appreciated an aspect of masking because it allows us to eat whatever we want before dancing. Unfortunately, some of us have forgotten that, when the mask comes off for both people, there might be repercussions if we don’t tune back into our old ways.
“How was the milonga?” usually elicits descriptions of how good someone danced or questions about how to approach dancing with someone where that first tanda together did not go well. Unfortunately, what I heard after Las Naifas were complaints about dancers and bad breath! “His dance was not great, but the worst part of it was his breath!” Hmm.
This is your tango mom reminding you to brush your teeth and check your breath before heading out sans mask to dance. Did you eat garlic, onions, and hot peppers before you danced? Grab that mask :-)