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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Ah, the tango...

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Every time I see this I miss my ballroom dancing classes :-).

It really *is* all about the man leading. If a man leads the woman well (and she's actually willing to let him lead), he can guide her to do practically any step :-).

If you don't believe me, hear what the teacher that taught Pacino how to tango (Paul Pellicoro) had to say:

"Gentlemen...you want to look good and make the lady feel good as well."

In an Intermediate Hustle class dominated by male students, among them financial analyst David MacDougall, Pellicoro preached more directly his philosophy of partner dancing. As MacDougall recalled, Pellicoro damned the limp lead: "You have to realize, guys, that when a beautiful woman dances with you, she should think you’re God."

Viewers may have seen a bit of that in the film "Scent of a Woman" when Pacino, playing a blind man on a wild last tear, led a hesitant Gabrielle Anwar to the dance floor and tangoed the wind out of her sails.

That’s exactly what Pellicoro did...when he was auditioning to be the dance trainer and choreographer for the film. He led director Martin Brest’s startled secretary from her chair, put a guiding hand on her spine, pressed his palm to her palm and ocho’ed his way into film history footnote.

"When it was over," he says of that first furious tango..."it was like a roller coaster ride for her. She didn’t know what had happened. I swept her off of her feet. Not to flatter myself, but that’s one thing I can do in this life."

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