Back to La Negracha

One year on, I got convinced to go again to La Negracha! I had not many expectations other than maybe try and not get stabbed by a flying stilleto and maybe a few nice dances... So I got there and there were a few tables free at the stage-end bit. We knew those are usually used for the regulars but there isn't any sign so we got one right next to the DJ. You could see the milonga very well and could spot who you want and who you don't want to dance with.
There were a few familiar faces around, a few from Edinburgh and others that you meet in random milongas in the UK. I had really nice dances and, best of best, my feet came out of the milonga untouched! There was a close blow at some point but no fatal injuries! I also think that the floorcraft was much better than before. Not that many die-hard Pablo Véron wannabes and many more people actually going there to dance rather than show. The music was good at times although I'm still not convinced about the two floors with different types of music. I am confessedly a both traditional and neotango admirer but when I go to La Negracha I just can't stand go to the neotango floor. It may create a big argument here (because it always does) but I like when old is mixed with new. Obviously it has to be well mixed; eggs and sugar can make wonderful things when mixed together but they can also make quite disgusting experiments, it all depends HOW you mix it.
I am definitely going to come back to London more often to dance. Maybe I'll dance with some tangologuers. Or maybe I've already danced with some and don't know! That's even more interesting!