[Tango-L] Eduardo Perez y Gabriela Elias

[rcgimmi@aol.com]

This performance was filmed at the Escuela de Tango on the third floor of the Galerias Pacificas shopping center in Buenos Aires.  (I recognize the studio because I spent many days in this room while I was living in BsAs.  Hotter than hades in their summertime.)



Eduardo Perez is the regular dance partner of Gabriela Elias.  Second only to Jorge Firpo, she was one of my most influential tango instructors.  I never had any lessons with Eduardo.  I don't think he teaches at Escuela de Tango.  And, I suspect Gabriela probably asked him to show up and do a demo with her.




I know that Eduardo and Gabriela do teach and perform together.  Their advertisements are in most of the local tango magazines.  I also know that she has performed at Caesar's Palace (Las Vegas) and the Waldorf-Astoria.  I would imagine she was partnered with Eduardo for those shows.




Gabriela is a great person.  Her milonga classes are excellent.  And -- unlike many lessons I have had -- I could easily remember the steps and sequences long after I left the classroom.  I can't imagine going to Buenos Aires and *not* taking at least a few classes with her.




I wrote a number of articles about instructors in BsAs.  One of them is about Gabriela.  I'll see if I can find it in my archives and I'll post it here.




Abrazos,




Rick