

Loan payments comprise a large expenditure commitment for many institutions.

Weekly tango classes most often have been held in dance studios, houses of worship, community centers, and colleges and universities.

The facilities that have been used for hosting tango activities include dance studios, houses of worship, fitness centers, coffee houses, bars, restaurants, banquet halls, night clubs, community centers, museums, art galleries, libraries, bookstores, fraternal and veterans’ organizations, social clubs, convention centers, hotels, and colleges and universities.The types of tango social dance activities that usually occur in tango communities are classes, workshops, practicas, milongas, tango weekends, marathons, and festivals.An examination of the types of tango social dance activities and the variety of facilities hosting these activities in the United States provides the background for understanding the impact of the Covid-19 economic recession on the viability of these different institutions in surviving the pandemic.Tango social dance events have nearly ceased to exist during the pandemic, most likely because, among all social dances, tango brings people into the closest physical contact. Social dance activities, which are nonessential and bring people into close proximity, in particular have been negatively impacted by the spread of the coronavirus, due to both external (governmental) and internal (personal) constraints.In addition, people have made personal decisions to practice social distancing, which has further reduced the income stream of many places of business and recreation. The resulting increase in unemployment has decreased consumer spending, which has led to an accelerating depressing effect on the economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused economic recession worldwide, primarily due to government intervention that has closed or restricted operation of places of business and recreation where people congregate.After the global smash that was are to be commended for their musical bravery it would have been so easy to repeat the formula instead they've ventured into unknown territory.
