[Tango-L] codigos

[c.roques@mchsi.com]

tony wrote:

<<i felt empathy with all your points save the last. my experience here
in bs.as is that after the tanda has started, couples entering the
floor tend to force their way into the line of dance and from that i
felt the codigo was that couples already on the floor were obliged to
allow latecomers in. for example, dance on the spot rather than moving
forward and colliding with the newcomers. interesting>>

My experience is that it goes both ways, i.e. if someone is entering the floor and dancing couples see them, then they may slow down and let them enter, or not, depending on the traffic, but by the same token if the entering couple notices that the dancers are not aware of them then they should yield and carefully enter. It may mean waiting for a second or two but it is basically common courtesy and similar to entering a busy automobile lane.
cheers,
Charles