[Tango-L] ghost of gavito

[Ecsedy Áron]

Come on... I don't have anything against people's superst...beliefs, but this is a blatantly obvious advertisement. 

I am not sure how PC is to use faith as a marketing tool in the US, but I find quite a bit manipulative (even though I am a staunch atheist).

Aron



Rosean> Milongas come and go but there's an exhilarating feeling when a good  
Rosean> one comes back to life with full force. I have been meaning to write  
Rosean> about this for a few weeks and I can no longer put it off because I  
Rosean> was so moved by this milonga and it was even more amazing on my  
Rosean> second and third visits. Over eight years ago, Maestro Carlos Gavito  
Rosean> started El Recodo milonga at DanceSport. I remember it well and it  
Rosean> was the most exciting milonga in NYC with a crisp Porteño air that  
Rosean> sent shivers of excitement through your soul. In those days, I was  
Rosean> rather intimidated by Gavito but over the years we became friends. He
Rosean> was one of the few who approved of my leading (although in general,  
Rosean> he disapproved of women leading.) I suppose the great price I paid  
Rosean> for this approval was that he never invited me to dance. He did  
Rosean> however, send his girlfriends to dance with me and this was  
Rosean> especially helpful to me in Roma as I knew no one there and that  
Rosean> first dance showed me off so well that I had female partners for the  
Rosean> rest of my stay. Gavito was a godsend. I have many stories about him  
Rosean> and some will remain private memories but here is another one that  
Rosean> I'd like to share...

Rosean> The night before Gavito died (of lung cancer), he came to me in a  
Rosean> dream. I was sitting in a milonga and smoking a cigarette. He came  
Rosean> over to my table and said to me: "I am going but I want you to stay."
Rosean> He reached over and took the cigarette from my hand. He smothered it  
Rosean> out in the ashtray, gave me a wink, and then disappeared. I quit  
Rosean> smoking shortly after this dream and now it has been almost two years
Rosean> since I quit smoking. It has also been almost two years since I saw  
Rosean> Gavito. For those of you who know me, it is not surprising to hear  
Rosean> that I see and speak with spirits. It is an integral part of my life  
Rosean> and work. Two weeks ago, as Paul Pellicoro welcomed us into the new  
Rosean> DanceSport and spoke about the history of El Recodo milonga, I saw  
Rosean> Gavito in the room. I saw him again last night and the Holy Ghost of  
Rosean> Tango moved through the dancers touching their forms. (yes that means
Rosean> the level of dancing was quite high!) His milonga lives! Gavito's  
Rosean> spirit is still among us and blesses the space.

Rosean> The new studio, by the way, is lovely. The ballroom is light and airy
Rosean> with lots of windows, French doors, plants and a cafe off to the  
Rosean> side. I was totally impressed with the cappuccino machines and Danesi
Rosean> espresso. Leave it to Paul Pellicoro to give us a bigger better and  
Rosean> classier DanceSport! After Gavito, Carlos Quiroga, the editor of  
Rosean> Reportango magazine, carried on El Recodo milonga. At present it is  
Rosean> being lovingly rejuvenated through the efforts of Ko Tanaka - dj  
Rosean> extraordinaire! and hosts Ronen Khayat, Jennifer Wesnousky, and  
Rosean> Santiago Steele.
Rosean> Tiger's milonga rating: ✭✭✭✭✭✭✭


Rosean> El Recodo Milonga
Rosean> Every Sunday night
Rosean> 9pm-12:30am, $12 ($5 Dancesport Students)
Rosean> DanceSport Intl Ballroom and Latin Dance Studio
Rosean> 22 W 34th St, 4th floor - next to the Empire State Building, Tel:  
Rosean> 212-307-1111

Rosean> Special two for the price of one for the month of April

Rosean> for more milonga reviews visit:
Rosean> http://tigerstango.blogspot.com



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Cheers,
 Ecsedy                            mailto:aron at milonga.hu