[Tango-A] NA-E: Lectures and Workshops in PA and NYC plus Interview with Ernest Williams

[Ernest Williams]

Musings with the Maestros: An Interview with Ernest Williams (Nov. 3, 2010)
Ernest Williams will be visiting Bethlehem and New York 
City http://www.youshouldbedancing.net/viewWorkshopsSchedule.aspx between November
 11th and November 15th presenting a series of lectures and workshops 
illuminating the relationship between African cultural influences and the 
tango.  He spent some time talking with La Vida Del Tango about his journey from 
break-dancing in Philadelphia to being the protagonist of what may be the 
most-watched performance of canyengue on youtube (upwards of 24,000 and 
counting).  See our Workshops page for scheduling and details.                   
                                      
LVDT: You seem to have been involved in dance a long time.
EW: I’ve loved dancing since I was a child.  I grew up in Philadelphia and when 
I was a kid—that was back in the late 1970s and early 80s—break-dancing was the 
thing and I was always out there, pop-locking and all that kind of stuff.  I did 
Michael Jackson imitations and I even entered a school competition with red 
jacket, zipper and gloves.  In the ‘hood there was always a new dance—the wop or 
the smurf, whatever new dance was out that year, I would do it.  One time my 
older sister told me “all you is that break dancing, that’s not dancing—you 
can’t dance.”  That bugged me!  Although I didn’t let it get me down, I kept it 
in mind..........)
To Read the rest click on the following link. or got to Lavidadeltango.org and 
click on essays and articles.
http://lavidadeltango.org/essays_and_articles