page_title: Nelson Avila
section_title: Broadway 1985
hierarchical_section_title: Nelson Avila / Broadway and Stage / Original Cast: Tango Argentino / Broadway 1985
caption_attribution_description: Español: A lo largo del tiempo sus elencos estuvieron integrados por grandes nombres como Juan Carlos Copes y María Nieves, Mayoral y Elsa María, Virulazo, Gloria y Eduardo, Nélida y Nelson, Miguel Angel Zotto y Milena Plebs, Roberto Goyeneche, Horacio Salgan - Ubaldo De Lío, Osvaldo Berlingieri, Raúl Lavié, Susana Rinaldi, el Sexteto Mayor, Jovita Luna, Elba Berón y Alba Solís, entre tantos otros(Foto: Estrella Herrera)
context_page_description: Nelson Avila is an Argentine born dancer, choreographer, and instructor. He is widely recognized for his expertise and knowledge of all types of Argentine dance, including Argentine folk dances and Argentine tango. He was part of the original cast of Tango Argentino, and together with his partner Nélida, was one of only three couples to perform solo in the original production. Tango Argentino is viewed by many as the catalyst that began the 1985 revival of Argentine tango in Europe, North America and then spread throughout the world. As an original member of the cast, Nelson Avila was an integral part of that Tango Argentino revival. He has always been noted for his quick feet and athletic ability on the dance stage. Nelson is a member of Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina and is recognized as an authority of tango dance, history, music, musicians and its many styles and interpretations.
context_section_description: By 1985, Tango Argentino appeared on Broadway.  Unfortunately, Nelson broke his arm before the first performance, and it was in a full cast.  Nelson had the doctors break the cast in two and hinged it at the elbow so he could bend his arm a little, and he danced the show with a broken arm. Also appearing were Jorge Martin Orcaizaguirre [Virulazo] and Elvira Santa Maria, Juan Carlos Copes and Maria Nieves.
  Tango Argentino received rave reviews from the New York critics. Celebrities took in the show, including Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Brooke Astor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Helen Gurley Brown, Henry Kissinger and Claus von Bulow.  Régine Zylberberg of Regine's invited the cast to dinner. Dance instructors in New York saw the demand for Argentine tango instruction triple overnight.
  Tango Argentino became a world-wide hit, touring the United States, then Japan (1987). On tour, Nelson and Nélida  danced their solo before the likes of Princess Diana, Jacqueline Kennedy, Ann Miller, Rita Moreno, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolph Nureyev, Burt Reynolds, Kirk Douglas, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, Katharine Hepburn, and Placido Domingo. 
  Tango Argentino continued its world-wide tours until 2000, with Nelson and Nélida, appearing in all of them.
caption: "Tango Argentino" Buenos Aires Performance 2011 (Foto: Estrella Herrera)
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