tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370884568160752646.post6484602026001239210..comments2024-02-23T08:34:49.655-08:00Comments on My Tango Diaries: Why we argue about the codigosMarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08960763038363579526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370884568160752646.post-15099221139029624012010-01-11T06:18:49.328-08:002010-01-11T06:18:49.328-08:00Elizabeth - totally agreed. Milonga organizers to ...Elizabeth - totally agreed. Milonga organizers to encourage (and occasionally enforce) respect for the rules - even if they can't seem to enforce respect between dancers all the time.<br /><br />I may find myself putting my money where my mouth is soon as I look into hosting my own milonga. Have to admit, I'm very nervous at the prospect.<br /><br />UTT - We expect, or at least hope, to feel safe in milongas. In order for that to happen we need enforce the rules of the milonga - but also be willing to forgive mistakes.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960763038363579526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370884568160752646.post-34798965463607241112010-01-09T14:51:17.802-08:002010-01-09T14:51:17.802-08:00Even if we believe that the codicos are important ...Even if we believe that the codicos are important (like religious rules), we sometimes stumble. I have stumbled/bumbled and experienced dancers have done the same to me. Some comments still hurt. Interesting that in order to keep dancing we have to be willing to forgive.Tango Therapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548118004604256736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370884568160752646.post-34944311446846624242010-01-06T21:22:51.631-08:002010-01-06T21:22:51.631-08:00I have heard that milongas originated in some roug...I have heard that milongas originated in some rough neighborhoods, and that having rules (codes) helped to keep things going dance and business-wise. I think it is still true. Milonga organizers have a responsibility to provide a peaceful and safe environment, (e.g. stepping in when people misbehave, mess up the floor, ackt like jack-asses.) Respect, once more, is the only unbreakable rule...too bad people break it all the f-ing time.Elizabeth Brintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814965814308408209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370884568160752646.post-16142533448862844142010-01-06T19:47:48.108-08:002010-01-06T19:47:48.108-08:00Kirra - Happy New Year and thank you for your resp...Kirra - Happy New Year and thank you for your response. This was one of those posts I expected to hear virtual crickets chirping. Social/emotional group dynamics isn't the sexiest of topics lol. <br /><br />You're so right that respect and context are so important in understanding the codigos and the appeal of Argentine tango overall. Tango didn't grow in a test tube - it grew out of an environment and circumstances that don't exist here. We, as tango communities around the world, have to find the balance between keeping true to the intentions of the traditions while adapting to our own social environment. <br /><br />I also liked very much what your wrote on Tango Corazon about the ebb and flow of group energy here: http://tangocorazon.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/tango-energy/ That's an inspiring analogy.<br /><br />Sorry, there I go again. Trying to fit a book into a comment box. ;) Thank you again for your comment - abrazos!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960763038363579526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370884568160752646.post-23726699684754092262010-01-06T15:47:36.536-08:002010-01-06T15:47:36.536-08:00For me it all comes down to respect. If I don'...For me it all comes down to respect. If I don't feel the respect and regard (for whatever it is ie. myself, the group, the space, tango) if I don't feel that then my hackles rise. <br /><br />I also feel that to know where we are going we need to know where we came from. History of tango, both in Argentina and in your own area are vital for us to 'all get along'. <br /><br />Cheers Mari and thanks for this.Kirrahttp://www.tangocorazon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com