Post 2010 Festival Thoughts
The festival proved this statement to be true:
What do you get when you have a room full of salon, milonguero and nuevo dancers?
A community!
The 2010 Tucson Tango Festival just ended for the community at 12:30 AM on March 9th. For Joanne and I it will end tomorrow afternoon… then we will sleep all day Wednesday.
I learned some very valuable things this year:
- Say Yes!
If I had not said yest to so many peripheral and last minute ideas, this festival would not have been such a success. - Delegation works!
I used a different tact this year, I said, “Do you understand?” they said, “Yes.” I said, “Good because I won’t check on this. It is all up to you to make it happen and I walked away.” 99% of what I asked happened! - Listen!
Sometimes I knew the answer before the question was even asked. But it aways helped to hear the answer and the proposed solution – it makes everyone feel better… and I did so happen to learn a thing or two. - Give love first!
As Murat said at the round table on opening night: It is easy to be bad or mean. It takes effort to be virtuous. He is right. I gave a special effort to be kind, thoughtful and loving through out the festival and it seems to have worked! And the reward I have received are ten times the amount of effort it took.
Thanks to everyone for all of your love support and help!
Love & Gratitude,
Rusty
