(updated:  12/23/04)

Symptoms of a Tango Junkie

You know you're a Tango Junkie when ...

• You've sold most of your furniture so you have room to dance in your living room

• (In the early stages...) Within 2 minutes, you can turn any conversation around to talking about Tango

• (In later stages...) When someone asks you what's the big deal about Tango, you sigh with a faraway look and say, "I can't explain it."

• Your wardrobe is predominately black

• You've driven across state lines to dance tango

• You've spent more time driving to a milonga than you actually spend dancing

• When you travel, you always search the internet for tango opportunities at your destination

• You schedule your vacations around tango festivals and workshops

• You've tango'd in parking lots and supermarket aisles

• You know what Mate is

• You've learned to tolerate if not enjoy Mate

• You know who Carlos Gardel is

• You have a picture of Carlos Gardel

• You are losing touch with your circle of non-Tango friends

• Your memory is fading of what your life was like before you found Tango