Da-Da-Danzon

Part V - Ten Day Jaunt in Mexico



Sadly, it is time to move on from lovely Guanajuato. I truly will have fond memories of this town and the gang, without whom my stay wouldn't have been half as enjoyable. As a parting shot, here is a short video (53 seconds) of couples dancing to danzon music. Marco, Crazy Su, and I had stopped for an early dinner at one of the numerous restaurants surrounding Plazuela San Francisco. Little did we know that on Friday nights, a band plays danzon music and couples dance right on the plaza, thus we unwittingly had front-row seats to the spectacle. Although Marco derided danzon as too slow and “for the old folks”, it was nevertheless a delight to experience this slice of local life. One couple in particular (featured in the clip) was quite nifty with the footwork and turns, and elicited strong applause from the numerous onlookers after each number (including yours truly :-D). Neither Mario Lopez nor Emmitt Smith has anything on this guy! The other couples weren't so dynamic and just sort of shifted their weight listlessly from one foot to another. Well, time to see and judge for yourself. (Slackers accessing the video from the workplace, please remember to check the volume level first).