Previously I wrote: "I don't think it makes much sense for an organizer or a group of community leaders to impose a set of rules on those attending milongas. People go to milongas to have fun dancing tango, not to have a bunch of rules imposed on them,..."
I recognize that in Buenos Aires, the organizers don't make the codes of behavior for milongas. The codigos were established a long time ago, those codigos help create a smooth running milonga where everyone can enjoy dancing. The failure to observe these codes typically comes from ignorance or a lack of caring. As someone who participates in the organization of milongas and deejays on a regular basis, I understand the desire to help people understand the codes and ensure that milongas are run as smoothly as possible. Those teaching tango have an obligation to teach the codes as way to help their students participate successfully in milongas. Community FAQs and etiquette lists also may be helpful. What I don't think will work very well is a milonga organizer distributing *and* enforcing a formal set of rules. With best regards, Steve _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
