Elisa Guzzo Vaccarino has for decades been a critic and authority on dance (La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy) for newspapers, websites, television, theatres, museums and festivals, in Europe. In the early eighties her intense involvement in the project "The Island that Dances" led her frequently to Cuba and the forming of longstanding friendships. She continues to pursue her passion for this very special island through constant research, and above all by dancing and living in Cuba with the Cubans.