Iza Calzado Instagram – Lito Calzado.. A star on the dance floor, he was larger than life. The way he filled a room and stage with his energy truly was a gift from above. His hugs, his love filled my life with the warmth I needed to survive and thrive. Here is clip from a performance for a Bayanihan reunion that was shared with me last year by my dear friend @charmedandpolished just shortly after I gave birth. It is marked August 12, 1999 — my 17th birthday. Clearly, he was telling me that, though he is gone from this physical world, the dance still continues for us. So dance, we must. The show still goes on. The show must always go on. Now, there is a new star in my life that fills up my heart with the warmth that I have been missing for years now. Her smile fills up our lives with so much joy. Her expressions even mirroring my father’s in so many ways. To see this, to feel my father’s energy through my daughter, is such a blessing. She is starting to move and enjoy music. I pray she moves to the rhythm and beat of her life with grace and that she enjoys it the way my father did, the way I do. The dance continues, the show goes on. You are remembered, you are celebrated (though a day late) and you will always be loved, my daddy. Happy Birthday in heaven! Please visit me in my dreams so we can dance together again. I miss you so and I love you forever. ❤️