Dear Maleva,
Am I too young to dance tango? (I'm only eighteen years old.) From the looks of the pictures on your website everyone's at least 30. I'd feel uncomfortable...like I couldn't relate to them. What do you think? Is there anywhere I can dance in NYC where I can find more people my age?
Thank you,
-M.


Dear M,

No, you're not too young! There are lots of older people, true, but there are plenty of people in their early 20s too. Certain milongas in NYC attract a younger crowd, especially Triangulo on Tuesday nights. Eventually you become friends with everyone though and it doesn't matter how old anyone is. That's the nice thing -- you'll meet people whom you normally would never interact with and you stop thinking about then in terms of how old they are. I never would have though I would have real friends who are in their 60s and older.

But of course, you want people your own age too, and trust me they're there. I am in my late 20s now and I started going out dancing at 23. There are lots of others in their 20s and some even in their teens. Come try it; I think you'll fit right in and won't even remember how old you are in a while.