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He Danced With Me

December 4, 2009 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

The following post has been brought to you by the lovely and talented (and oh-so-humble) Kikita.

About 10 years ago, when I was an adorable teenager who didn't remember much of the Spanish she'd spoken as a child, I saw the movie "Dance with Me."

It was magical. There was a beautiful Puerto Rican guy (Chayanne) who was playing the part of a beautiful Cuban. He went to a dance studio and taught a "professional Latin dancer" how to "feel the music."

He took her dancing and they ordered mojitos.
That was the moment I decided that: "one day, I want to try a mojito."
At this nightclub they went to, there was a live band that I just loved.
I remember thinking, "I would love to see that guy in concert."

Later in the movie, they go back to the same club.
It's a longer scene and there is a different singer.

When I saw it I thought, "I would love to dance with people like that. Ooh, that guy in the vest is cute! I would love to dance with him."
And I thought, "She's awesome. I would love to see her perform live too."

Secret wishes, hopes, and dreams that I never dared to tell anyone. I just kept them deep inside and they would bubble up every time I watched the movie.

As I got older, I moved some of those secret wishes to the "it's never gonna happen" shelf. Yes, when I turned 21 the first drink I ordered was a mojito.

Dancing at the conga room

Yes, I HAVE been dancing in places where I felt like I was in that scene in that movie, but most of the time I don't feel that way. Most of the time, I'm just happy to be dancing.

And then it happened.
The guy singing in the first nightclub scene is Ricardo Lemvo and I got the chance to meet him when he played at the Conga Room. I couldn't believe my luck!

About a week later, I got an email from my dear friend Ziva. Having had so much fun at the Andy Garcia concert last year, she took me up on my offer to join her and Henry at another concert . . . This time, it was Albita.

Who is Albita? Aside from a fabulous and fun Cuban singer, she also happens to be the lady who was singing my favorite dance scene from "Dance with Me."

SHUT. UP.
I KNOW!

So, tonight is the night. Tonight yet another of my secret wishes is coming to life. Tonight is a dream come true.

Does it stop there? OF COURSE NOT!

Earlier this week, I decided at the last minute to go out dancing "just for an hour or two." While I was there basking in the music, someone taps me on the shoulder and says, "May I have this dance?"

This "tipo" looks vaguely familiar, but I can't place him. Regardless, I wanted to dance so I accepted.
"I'm Rudy."
"Hi Rudy, I'm Kikita."

As soon as we started dancing I knew this guy was good and was just hoping I could keep up. I did. He looked a little surprised that I did (and I don't blame him, I was a little surprised too, but I'm not the one who got thrown off by the blond hair).
We thanked each other for the dance and got on with our lives.

Dancing

(For the record: This is NOT Rudy. Rudy is beautiful. This is just a representative photo of me dancing. This person couldn't really dance, but I could! Look at my lovely arm extension. But, as Mami would say, that's not important right now.)

What's your point, Kikita?

It turns out that this "Rudy" guy was one of the dancers in my favorite scene, the scene with Albita singing . . . he was the guy in the vest.

It's official. Dreams CAN come true!

Up and to the right castle

At least that's what Disney always says.

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Filed Under: Concerts, Cuban-American Life, Disney, Entertainment, Film, Friends Tagged With: Albita, Amy (Kikita)’s Posts, Amy Kikita Hohneker, Amy's Posts, Chayanne, concerts, Conga Room, dancing, Disney, entertainment, Music, Richard Lemvo

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  1. class factotum says

    December 4, 2009 at 12:05 am

    “when I turned 21 the first drink I ordered was a mojito.”Hahahahaha. Why do I suspect that although this statement is true, this was not your first mojito?

    Reply
  2. Anne Marie says

    December 4, 2009 at 8:21 am

    Some day I’m coming to CA just so some of your ‘cool’ness rubs off… 😉

    Reply
  3. Cubanita says

    December 4, 2009 at 8:48 am

    OMG! That is taaaan coool!!:-)I need to engage myself in a “dancing outing”… been doing it seated in the car for too long now (a month maybe?)

    Reply
  4. Amanda says

    December 4, 2009 at 9:35 am

    SHUT. UP! No way, I don’t believe you!

    Reply
  5. Mojito Social Club says

    December 6, 2009 at 8:08 am

    Awesome! Reading to this, I felt like I was there, and I got dursty. Cheers! Keep having fun, señorita!

    Reply

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