DanceMentor
Administrator
Here's a nice note that Enio Cordoba said about his passing today:
"I just heard the news that Phil Adams suddenly passed away this morning. I am truly shattered by this news. I can think of few people in our dance world that were as nice as Phil. So I am sure there will be countless stories of him in the coming days. As for me, it is because of Phil's support and guidance that I opened my first studio and later expanded. So I will share this story.
I had just left Arthur Murray and was looking for a place to land far away from Beverly Hills. Phil generously offered me a night at his Swingtime Studio in Long Beach. Not too long after one of the students from Pasadena offered to set me up with classes in my hometown of South Pasadena. Phil encouraged me to pursue it. Two years later with my classes growing in a community center, I decided to expand to my first leased property. Scared to commit to what I was sure would be a failure, I called Phil. He encouraged me again and Let's Dance was born. Over the next 18 years, we sent each other students, and we had Phil teach at our very first Swing Jam and many thereafter. When I decided to buy the Granada building, Phil was one of the very first I called for advice. Again he encouraged me and we plowed ahead. We discussed failures and successes, Phil was always very giving of his time. Though my studio was technically a competitor in the never ending search for new students, those days were about growing the community- telling our students "If we're too far away- try Phil's Swingtime" and I know Phil did the same. Many people don't know that Phil also competed in Standard Ballroom, so we had long been friends in that world. No need to send me condolences, it is his Mindia and his family that will need it now. No one expected this, he seemed at our last conversation to be in tip-top shape. So a loss like this is such a sudden shock to the senses and a reminder of our mortality. You will be missed my friend!"
"I just heard the news that Phil Adams suddenly passed away this morning. I am truly shattered by this news. I can think of few people in our dance world that were as nice as Phil. So I am sure there will be countless stories of him in the coming days. As for me, it is because of Phil's support and guidance that I opened my first studio and later expanded. So I will share this story.
I had just left Arthur Murray and was looking for a place to land far away from Beverly Hills. Phil generously offered me a night at his Swingtime Studio in Long Beach. Not too long after one of the students from Pasadena offered to set me up with classes in my hometown of South Pasadena. Phil encouraged me to pursue it. Two years later with my classes growing in a community center, I decided to expand to my first leased property. Scared to commit to what I was sure would be a failure, I called Phil. He encouraged me again and Let's Dance was born. Over the next 18 years, we sent each other students, and we had Phil teach at our very first Swing Jam and many thereafter. When I decided to buy the Granada building, Phil was one of the very first I called for advice. Again he encouraged me and we plowed ahead. We discussed failures and successes, Phil was always very giving of his time. Though my studio was technically a competitor in the never ending search for new students, those days were about growing the community- telling our students "If we're too far away- try Phil's Swingtime" and I know Phil did the same. Many people don't know that Phil also competed in Standard Ballroom, so we had long been friends in that world. No need to send me condolences, it is his Mindia and his family that will need it now. No one expected this, he seemed at our last conversation to be in tip-top shape. So a loss like this is such a sudden shock to the senses and a reminder of our mortality. You will be missed my friend!"
