DanceUs exclusive interview with Juliet McMains, PhD, Professor, Department of Dance, University of Washington - about her book: "Spinning Mambo into Salsa".
Swing dance was born in the 1920’s originating from Harlem, New York with Afro-American Roots.
This year the Puerto Rico Tango Marathon highlighted daily milongas on the beautiful San Juan Isla Verde Beach.
Who is down with this? Turn the time back to 1920s - the jazz age… the swing fever.
These performances took place around the world – from Buenos Aires to Moscow, from New York to Milan.
This month, Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese would have been 110 years old.
Last month, I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the Puerto Rico Tango Festival 2015 in San Juan.
Invigorating argentine tango performances took NYC by storm this spring bringing most famous dancers up close.
Lots can be said about performance tango but I am a lot more of a milonga kind-of-guy.