Milonga structure
Is milonga “hard”? (Some DJs skip it, many dancers sit it out, others love it)
TTVTTM — has it always been that way? No, they weren’t swapping between orchestras when it was all live music.
Some milongas have different vibes.
Do we like spontaneity or to know what to expect next?
How do we decentralize power beyond DJs?
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Just heard that the place in Buenos Aires that has a ban on same-gender dancing literally carved in stone is FINALLY changing.
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Now we’re talking about negative sides of the códigos we’ve experienced.
“Your clothes/shoes determine your role.”
Many of the women have the “if we go to straight milongas, the men snub us because we also lead” problem.
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Next is how, in late 19th century and early 20th century Buenos Aires, there were a lot of immigrants with no shared language, and some of the códigos provided a way to do nonverbal consent.
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Ray: “my first few years of tango, 1993–1997, Augusto hadn’t done his milonga yet, so nobody was gay. I mean, everybody was gay, but nobody was gay.”
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On the topic of the codification and evolution of códigos over time in Argentina and abroad…
Book rec: Argentina Queer Tango: Dance and Sexuality Politics in Buenos Aires
By Mercedes Liska
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We are now moving to group chats. Here’s the agenda and the topics.
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