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From the Wings: Besamé Mucho (Spoiler Alert!)
🕑 Added 2023-01-15 19:32:49 +0000 UTCHere’s a video of the Latin dance striptease choreographed by my Danse Avec Les Stars partner Christophe Licata, performed here with my US-based dance partner Umario. The dance contains a melange of dances from Argentine Tango to Rumba.
This number isn’t in every show; it is just in select cities when Umario is available to come. He’s a top-level teacher and coach, so he’s always busy! I met him through my friends Michelle Visage and Leah Remini, they both dance with Umario too… both ladies are amazing dancers! Michelle also guided me a lot while I was in France filming. I would send her and Umario my rehearsal videos and Michelle would remind me that because it’s TV, it’s never fair, the production always knows who they want to win; they edit the performance footage to make or break you, they use camera tricks to make you look faster or slower… totally accurate. As a Libra, I dont like when things aren’t fair, so I was constantly crying foul, even if it wasn’t for my own benefit. 🧐
Anyway, we have a lot of fun doing this dance. It’s always a challenge, and there’s always more to learn and refine. I also have some videos of me performing this with Christophe in London, and in France, so I could post those as well.
*Umario will be with me in Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and New York.
Comments
Thank you for sharing the video clip Dita, you absolutely nailed it! Watching you dance reminded of your stunning Argentine Tango and Rumba performances on DALS too, where you received the highest scores among all dancers (not to say how amazing all your dance is in that complicated TV show setting 😬). Btw I think I also saw this Latin dance in Boston, after Baroque Cake and before Lipteese, or perhaps I’m just dreaming 😆
Jennifer Edwards
I wish I had been able to see this performance. Maybe next time. 😉
