Some videos and thoughts to keep you happy, thinking of the time when we can dance together in the same room! When I wonder what the use is to practice when I can’t go out dancing, I watch videos like this to get inspired again!
Those of you who prefer what my neighbor Margaret calls “Euro Tango” will be disappointed—sorry, no feet over the head! Those of you who like Argentine Tango—the feeling, the music, the connection, will enjoy :-)
Nito y Elba
Nito and Elba were some of the first Argentines I studied under. They taught class at Gricel, and I would go there with my boyfriend and take class together once a week. Nito was born in 1935, started dancing at fifteen, and met Elba dancing. They are over 80, and still dance with the elegance that attracted me to their dancing back in the 1990s.
They aren’t flashy dancers, but they are elegant. My favorite saying from their classes: “If you can’t do it in a 1960s Chanel pencil skirt, then you shouldn’t do that move!” The point is not to show off, but to dance!
Carmencita Calderon
A lot of you have heard me tell of Carmencita Calderon, who used to dance with El Cachafaz. Here’s a video that I can’t find the date for—but you can tell she’s no spring chicken. BUT, watch her spice that dance up!!!! How many of us can keep up with her? That’s my goal: have that much energy in a few decades.
Enjoy your day!