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Argentine Tango Community

Declaration of Cooperation St. Louis, Missouri

Let it be known that I am an active member of the Argentine Tango Community in St. Louis, Missouri.  I enjoy and respect all things tango and I will do my best to promote Argentine Tango, continuing education, positive discussions and respectful relationships in our community.

My pursuit of tango is an individual activity in a community environment.

I pledge to respect each member of this community understanding that our individual efforts and focus may be motivated by different goals.

I will do my best to support the community while respecting my right to work toward my individual goals.

I will do my best to dance with as many individuals as possible while attending social events.  If I am the event organizer, I will focus on the individuals who are spending more time on the sideline than on the dance floor. I will make sure that those who wish to dance have the opportunity.

I will do my best to respect the line of dance and the other dancers on the floor.

I will do my best to respect all types of music and styles of tango.

I will do my best to respect every tango event as each event is designed to promote tango and build friendships.

I will do my best to support new events to help the event establish its own following.

I will do my best to promote our community to other cities.  When asked about our community, I will keep my comments positive and will make an effort to discourage negative comments and observations.

I will do my best to do my best to welcome new faces and to ensure they enjoy the event and meet new people.

I will do my best to keep my opinion to myself, while respecting my right to have a differing opinion.

I will do my best to be direct and respectful in addressing a conflict with other members of our community.  I will not rely on rumor or third party comments concerning specific events.  I will make the effort to get information directly from the parties involved.

In a word, “RESPECT”, very simple, yet very crucial in building any relationship.  I will do my best to respect each member of our community while trying to establish new friendships as we together build our tango community.

These are my thoughts and I have decided to present my thoughts on how build a strong, well-respected community to the general population.  I believe if as individuals we pledge our support publically and work hard to live this pledge one day at a time, we will continue to create a Tango community well respected by other communities.

This is not a recipe to eliminate conflicts and differences of opinions, however, it is the way to handle these conflicts and diffuse the expansion of conflicts. I will do my best to not to create negative comments and I will do my best to discourage negative conversations.

I am one individual that promises to do my best to follow this Argentine Tango Community Declaration of Cooperation. 

Respectfully

Michael J. Flanagan

Michael J. Flanagan, Tango St. Louis 

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