Bill Madar enjoying a dance and a beautiful lady
Dancing in Cuba is spontaneous, and absolutely gorgeous. I am convinced the Cubans have an extra gene just for grace and beauty in the dancing world.
Music, as well, is on every corner every evening. So what would a tourist visit be without a trip to the Buena Vista Social Club.
Nancy Thompson, the belle of the ball.
Our evening began with tables crammed into a huge room, piled with absolutely inedible food and then the show.
The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba, that closed in the 1940s. Cuban Musician Juan de Marco González and US guitar player Ry Cooder decided to bring the band back together again.
Susan Largen in her element
The project consists of old band members, many over 70 years of age that perform for you nightly.
While absolutely terrific for the band members it is in need of new blood. For no other reason than the loss of Compay Segundo at 95 in 2003, Rubén González at 84 in 2003 and Ibrahim Ferrer at 78 in 2005.
The two stars Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa are still going strong.
