Tango Adamor is inspired by Adam, a boy with Autism who made this production happen. "Adamor" is a combination of 3 words in one: Adam (Human in Hebrow), Amor (Love in Spanish) and Or (Light in Hebrow).

Adam's World

Imagine the world as one big interlocking jigsaw puzzle and everyone... you, your family, friends, acquaintances... are the pieces that are all fit together into that one big glorious picture that we call life. Now imagine that as life goes on and nearly all the pieces come together, there is one piece that does not seem to fit anywhere. It looks like the other ones, but no matter how you turn it, it does not seem to fit in anywhere.

And then consider that this is more then just a piece, this is really a person... a person disconnected from the other pieces... the other people that make up his world, his life. If you can imagine that, then perhaps you can better understand what it means to be Adam... that disconnected piece in the puzzle of life... a child with Autism. Adam’s World... A World Shared, but a Life that is Worlds Apart..

--- Dan Rosenfeld ---

Meet Adam
Created by Elena Alexandra, Music by Cat Stevens

Adam's teacher Leslie

A co-founder of the Elliot Institute for children with autism, Leslie Watkins... a teacher, behaviorist, mentor... a wonderful human being was willing to reach into the world of her students... her kids... because she knew full well that it was unreasonable to expect them to climb out of theirs. Leslie saw opportunity where others saw hopelessness. She worked to bring these marvelous children into the world... into our world... and brought magic into their lives through the music, dance and life performances.

A teacher lost to the winds of change

A wonderful person and a wonderful story. But, as so often occurs in life, Adam’s beloved teacher and her tireless efforts burned out all too quickly. Leslie Watkins, age 43, died suddenly and unexpectedly... and, unfortunately, so did the magic of dance and music for Adam and all the rest of her students or so everyone thought....

You held their hands,
You shaped their minds
You cut their hair
You molded their minds

Tango Adamor

In November 22-23, 2008 in Los Angeles, Dance Into Unity presented a special dance production Tango Adamor. There were nights of spectacular music, incredible dance and many surprise guests. The show was used to raise autism awareness and benefit programs, which would bring music and dance back to autistic children.

Thank you for the dreams, Thank you for the flowers
Thank you for the logic, Thank you for the love
Today is a new dawn, A day to celebrate life
To take ownership of your dreams
To lead our children to new heights of success