Martin Maldonado and Maurizio Ghella happened to be in DC this weekend-who knew?-teaching workshops and then tonight, dancing a performance at the Eastern Market milonga. After a full day of hanging out with sons Steve and David at the mansion and former home of Marjorie Post-basking in a beautiful spring day in the lush gardens and wandering thru the opulently appointed rooms with their seemingly endless collections of delicate, rare and very expensive trinkets—-dropping into a fancy silent auction to support a local elementary school at the DC Press Club where i “won” several items and dropped  a small bundle in support of a good cause……I took the metro to Eastern Market. I didn’t dance much–the crowd wasn’t much more friendly than the last time I was there–couple years ago–but I did bump into Holly, formerly from Portland and I did dance  a little milonga. At one point I counted nearly 4o women sitting around while the floor was crowded with dancing couples–and only 10 guys hanging around-probably not wanting the navigation challenge on the crowded dance floor. But the main event and the reason I came was Martin and Mauricio—and they were worth the effort.  What sets these two guys apart is-well–that they are two guys dancing together–BUT, also their great connection,control, strength and technique–all enhanced by their uniquely brilliant musicality! Wow…The first piece was like a tango ballet–the third, a wonderful nuevo milonga danced with hutspa; and the last–the encore-not really a tango–but a modern dance with tango moves–poignant–you could hear a pin drop-it was mesmerizing.