[Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-21 Thread Don Klein
With all the conversation about códigos -- where did they start, how did they evolve? Certainly not in the saloons, brothels, streets, ... At the barrio/cultural association dances where tango was intermixed with the European Mazurka, Polka, Waltz ... ? At the Teatro Opera? Don

[Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-23 Thread Alberto Gesualdi
  I would like to say that the direction of dance (counterclockwise) is a tango code respected, but it is not respected anymore, maybe in two or three places like El beso, Sunderland. Sin rumbo     alberto   De: Don Klein Para: tango-l@mit.edu Enviado: mié, oct

[Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-26 Thread Alberto Gesualdi
Thank you Andy, I will read this paper, and translate part of it, is too long for the standard messages of tango L policy, to copy all. One difficult that I see with this works, as well as the note of Benzecry Saba on milonga codes, is the ... let s say " fairy tale" approach. Once the write

Re: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-23 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 22.10.2009 15:20 schrieb Alberto Gesualdi : > Unfortunately, there is not a syllabus of tango codes, it would be something > very useful,. not a syllabus, but a collection is here: http://www.tangosalon.com.ar/embracing.html "It also discusses the Milonga Codes - set out for the very first t

RE: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-23 Thread Maria Olivera
lon.com.ar -Mensaje original- De: tango-l-boun...@mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-boun...@mit.edu] En nombre de Andy Ungureanu Enviado el: viernes, 23 de octubre de 2009 12:11 PM Para: undisclosed-recipients: CC: tango-l@mit.edu Asunto: Re: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia? Am 22.10.2009 15:20

RE: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-24 Thread Brian Dunn
Ilene, you wrote: >>> On the subject of codes, this morning I came across this Victorian dance code article that I find very interesting and think it's well worth the read for those interested in codices... http://www.victoriana.com/Etiquette/ballroomdancing.htm <<< Utterly fascinating, Ilene -

Re: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-25 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 25.10.2009 02:19 schrieb Brian Dunn : > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1138280 > > It's thirty-five pages long, but for myself I hope some Francophone is > motivated to harvest some small goodies through translation for the rest of > us... > The paper is nice, but hard t

Re: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-25 Thread Steve Littler
You can probably get a satisfactory and FREE translation here. http://translate.google.com/translate_t# You can enter the text or upload the whole document. I use Google frequently for translations when studying Spanish and other languages. I like it better than other language translation sites I

NA-E: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-24 Thread Ilene Marder
On the subject of codes, this morning I came across this Victorian dance code article that I find very interesting and think it's well worth the read for those interested in codicos. ( Milonga organizers take note too, as to the role of hosts!!!) These kinds of dance hall codes really stem fro

Re: NA-E: [Tango-L] ¿Código -- historia?

2009-10-24 Thread robin tara
Codigos, New England, circa 1935. My dad was a 6'6" lanky guy who should have been self confident, for all his gifts. Sadly, he was a wimp. When he was to attend his first high school formal, it had been arranged for him and his date to meet at his home. She swept in, shook off her wrap and reveal