She was born in the Villa Crespo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of Iván Mihanovich a polo player and Mónica Cahen D'Anvers, a famous journalist and TV anchorperson. She inherited from her paternal grandfather her passion for jazz music. After completing high school, she studied music at the Universidad Católica Argentina and, since March 1976, also theater at the Conservatorio de Arte Dramático.
Her singing début was at "La Ciudad" pub on May 20, 1976. While working the pub circuit, she met fellow musician and composers Alejandro Lerner, Marilina Ross, Celeste Carballo, Horacio Fontova and Ruben Rada, whose songs she went on to include in her repertoire. She met her first producer, Ricardo Kleinman, after a show at the Universidad de Belgrano. On October 1982, she became the first female soloist holding a show at Obras, widely known as the Argentine "Rock Cathedral". In 1986 she won the "Antorcha de Plata" at the Viña del Mar Song Festival in Chile.
The Legislative Chamber of Buenos Aires named her "Distinguished Personality of the Culture of the City" to honor her thirty years long career. As an actress, she starred in the "Vulnerables" TV series (1999) about a self healing therapy group and other movies and TV programs.
Danza
Sandra Mihanovich Lyrics
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De este tiempo no tan bello
Sola no estas
Danza sobre antiguas cenizas
Sobre todas tus heridas
Sola no estas
Será que estas aprendiendo a caminar
Danza sobre tu casa entre la hierva
El olor del invierno
Sola no estas
Sobre el humo que cubrió
La luz de nuestra ciudad
Y aunque duela
No lo podemos modificar
Danza, sobre el dolor
Que la danza lo consumirá
Danza...
Sobre tu calle que danza
Sobre esta casa que danza
Si no se puede hacer mas
Danza sobre la desventura
A la luz de la luna
Sobre el campo y el mar
Danza es caricia , es pudor
Danza no es odio , es amor
Es aprender a volar
Si pudiera danzar por el aire
También las estrellas podrían
Abrazarte, de veras
No sigas aferrado a tus dolores
Que no saben danzar
Danza...
Junto a tu vida que danza
Junto a todo lo que falta
Si no se puede hacer mas
The lyrics to Sandra Mihanovich's song "Danza" are about the power of dance as a transformative and healing force. The song speaks to the idea that despite the difficulties and challenges we face in life, we are never truly alone, and that through dance we can find a way to connect with ourselves and with others. The opening lines, "Danza sobre restos de cristales / De este tiempo no tan bello / Sola no estas" (Dance over shards of glass / In this not-so-beautiful time / You are not alone), set the tone for the rest of the song, which is an invitation to dance over all of the obstacles and pain in our lives.
The song goes on to encourage the listener to dance over their wounds ("Danza sobre todas tus heridas"), to learn to walk again when the image in their mirror is gone ("Será que estas aprendiendo a caminar"), to dance over their homes and the smell of winter ("Danza sobre tu casa entre la hierva / El olor del invierno"), and to dance over the pain that consumes them ("Danza sobre el dolor / Que la danza lo consumirá"). The lyrics also acknowledge the challenges of living in a city that is covered in smoke and darkness, and the limitations of our ability to change that reality. Despite this, the song holds out hope that through dance we can find a way to transform our own lives, and by extension the world around us.
Overall, "Danza" is a powerful ode to the transformative power of dance, and a reminder that even when life is difficult, we are never truly alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Danza sobre restos de cristales
Dance over the shattered glass pieces
De este tiempo no tan bello
In this not-so-beautiful time
Sola no estas
You are not alone
Danza sobre antiguas cenizas
Dance over the ancient ashes
Sobre todas tus heridas
Over all your wounds
Sola no estas
You are not alone
Sí la imagen en tu espejo ya no esta
If the image in your mirror is no longer there
Será que estas aprendiendo a caminar
Maybe you're learning to walk
Danza sobre tu casa entre la hierva
Dance over your house amidst the grass
El olor del invierno
The smell of winter
Sola no estas
You are not alone
Sobre el humo que cubrió
Over the smoke that covered
La luz de nuestra ciudad
The light of our city
Y aunque duela
And though it hurts
No lo podemos modificar
We cannot modify it
Danza, sobre el dolor
Dance over the pain
Que la danza lo consumirá
That the dance will consume it
Danza...
Dance...
Sobre tu calle que danza
Over your dancing street
Sobre esta casa que danza
Over this dancing house
Si no se puede hacer mas
If nothing else can be done
Danza sobre la desventura
Dance over misfortune
A la luz de la luna
In the moonlight
Sobre el campo y el mar
Over the countryside and sea
Danza es caricia, es pudor
Dance is a caress, is modesty
Danza no es odio, es amor
Dance is not hate, it's love
Es aprender a volar
It's learning to fly
Si pudiera danzar por el aire
If you could dance through the air
También las estrellas podrían
Even the stars could
Abrazarte, de veras
Embrace you, truly
No sigas aferrado a tus dolores
Don't keep clinging to your pains
Que no saben danzar
As they don't know how to dance
Danza...
Dance...
Junto a tu vida que danza
Next to your dancing life
Junto a todo lo que falta
Next to everything that's missing
Si no se puede hacer mas
If nothing else can be done
Contributed by Juliana T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sandra Taragan
Maravilloso tema, me recuerda mi adolescencia ❤ gracias!