Caballito Blanco was introduced by Carolyn Mitchell or Helen Erfer, in 1949. It is based on a fado step. The recording the dance is presented with is known as Fado Blanquita.
Fado (pronounced FA-due) means “fate” and describes a genre of “blues” derived from Brazilian, Portuguese, and African sources. In Portuguese or Brazilian tourist night clubs, the mournful, solo song is usually followed by a dance that is never happy enough to dispel the underlying melancholy of the song. Other countries accepted this song genre and this particular melody. Interestingly, the Fado as a dance form does not seem to exist in folklore. More details…
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