A friend recently referenced sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s concept of ‘third places,’ supplementing our home and workplace. These are other places we visit and which play an important role in our lives.

I’d thought of milongas as a good example of a third place, but Bonny* reminded me of Oldenburg’s seven criteria, and it got me thinking about which tests Tango passes and fails …

*You’ll hear from her before too long, as she’s the second guest in my occasional video interview series.