From what I understand, it depends on the milonga....
[QUOTE=DavieW;445753]Yup. This.
The only place I ever had any locals talk to me was at Queer Tango on Peru (400 block I think?), but they soon disappeared when i told them I wasn't gay.[/QUOTE]From what I understand, the more traditional milongas (El Beso, Comfeterķa) can be tough going, but others are less so (La Catedral is said to be more friendly). I'll know a lot more after my trip to Bs.As. In October. My castellano is still very much a work in progress, so not having locals talk to me may be more a feature, not a bug.
While I'm here, I've heard good things about this instructor:
[URL]http://tangovivi.blogspot.com/[/URL]
She is in Almagro, and does some group classes as well as privates, and is bilingual. I'm going to check out her group classes and see what I think.