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Carlos and Maria with the tango students outside the Orangery, Bylaugh Hall - Oct 2006 Maria and Carlos Rivarola Maria and Carlos Rivarola are one of the most prestigious tango dance couples of recent times. Carlos Rivarola began dancing folk at the age of 8 and made his professional debut when he was 15 at the Mar del Plata Teatro Auditorium with Mariano Mores, Hugo del Carril and Maria Ester Gamas, among others. In the 70's he performed on TV and at the fanciest Buenos Aires cabarets, sharing stage with artists of the stature of Roberto Goyeneche, Armando Pontier, Carlos Acuia, Oscar Aleman, Panchito Cao, Roberto Rufino, Alberto Castillo, Roberto Grela, Tania, Juan Carlos Copes, Elvira and Virulazo, Sexteto Tango and Virginia Luque. He was also Beba Bidart's dancing partner at theatres and on TV. Maria Rivarola began her classic and Spanish dance studies at the age of 12. When she was 18, she started her professional career performing in a show led by Leopoldo Federico and Julio Sosa at the Teatro Avenida. In the early 70's she was a member of various Flamenco companies and appeared at the most prestigious Central and South American theatres. She lived in Puerto Rico for two years. When she came back to Buenos Aires, she met Carlos. In 1975, they went on a tour around Peru, Colombia and Venezuela performing a Nilida Nelson's show. Later they formed the Buenos Aires Ballet together with other dancers. In the 1980's Bergara Leumann invited them to appear on La Botica del Tango. Three years later they were summoned to join the cast of Tango Argentino. They made a debut at the Chatelet theatre in Paris and traveled through France, Italy, Canada and arrived at Broadway in 1985. They have been travelling to Japan every year since 1984, alternating Tango dance seminars with performances with artists Mariano Mores, Sexteto Tango, Josi Colingelo and Leopoldo Federico. In 1986 Carlos Rivarola staged and directed the first show formed exclusively by Japanese dancers, musicians and singers. In 1996, Maria and Carlos presented and directed Los Grandes del Tango Argentino, a show produced specially for Japan, with the appearance of Juan Carlos Copes, Maria Nieves, N?lida and Nelson, Mayoral and Elsa Maria, Roberto and Vanina, Carlos and Inis Borquez and the Color Tango Orchestra, among others. In Argentina, they published the book Asi se baila el Tango Argentino written by the couple and distinguished journalist and Tango researcher Yoyi Kanematz. Furthermore they are the patrons and founders of several clubs and Tango academies in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. The couple choreographed the films Tango Bar and Naked Tango and performed in both pictures. Carlos Rivarola also appeared in Tango, by Carlos Saura, a film nominated for the Academy Award in 1998, and thanks to which he received the American Choreographic Award in 1999 from the American Academy of Dance in Film. He also visited Italy, Greece, Spain, England and Argentina with Eleonora Cassano, staging Ana Mar?a Stekelman?s Tangokinesis and was invited by the Teatro Massimo de Palermo to be the coreographer and perform in the show Mar?a de Buenos Aires, by Piazzola and Ferrer. He has held conferences in Japan, Italy, Spain and New Zealand. He took part as a choreographer and a Tango master in the Ballet Folclirico Nacional from 1990 to 1996. He is currently a professor at the Dramatic Arts Department of the Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte. Today, Maria and Carlos Rivarola are members of the Academia Nacional del Tango intermediate generation. The content and aim of the Rivarola Workshops As an integral part of the course of lessons, Carlos and Maria aim to convey the essential elements of the dance Argentine Tango. With the aid of well thought out and constructed examples they wish to convey – 1 The most fundamental aspect of tango – ‘Musical Interpretation’ a) The ‘Pause’ as an integral part of Interpretation b) The ‘Rhythm’ and its variance between the great orchestras c) The ‘Traspie’ in tango, milonga and vals d) The difference between ‘tiempo’ and ‘contratiempo’ 2 The absolute embrace and connection between the partners. 3 The correct technique for the walk in salon tango and keeping the embrace during the turn. 4 To dance the Salon Tango with elegance 5 To maintain balance, equilibrium and comfort 6 Different salidas in Tango and Milonga IN ITALIAN Maria y Carlos Rivarola sono una delle coppie di tango danza più prestigiose degli ultimi tempi. fabian salas and carolina del rivero Tireless researcher and maestro, remarkable dancer and connoisseur of the secrets of tango - Fabián Salas has brought light to old beliefs and opened new ways in the conception of the dance, creating an unmistakable style of dancing the Tango. He is the vertebral column of Cosmotango®. He is acclaimed as a teacher and performer by tango lovers around the world. Fabián was a member of the original cast (1994-1995) of the award-winning (Best Musical) argentine tango show "Gotán", and also performed in the stage show "El Patio de la Morocha" (1993-1994) at the "Teatro Municipal General San Martin" in Buenos Aires. In 1997 he became one of the three principal dancers in the award-winning movie - "The Tango Lesson". Fabián Salas is the principal organizer of the Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino (C.I.T.A.) - the worlds most important annual event, which brings together in Buenos Aires all the tango lovers, practitioners, and the most representative artists of Argentine Tango. Fabián has now created a series of instructional videos - click here for more information. "The tango is evidently, once again, a living art form, with Buenos Aires the epicenter of a cultural phenomenon. The tango remains essentially a popular musical f The Website CosmoTango for Fabian Salas and Carolina del Rivera (click) Photographs Fabian and Carolina in Hongkong Mariano "Chicho" Frumboli Please click here for Chicho's Website The combination of two rare talents is what turned Chicho into one of the most outstanding dancers of our time: his musicality and his creativity. Gustavo y Giselle Naveira GISELLE Has demonstrated her abilities as a dancer and choreographer by performing in shows such as Tango Argentino, Tango Pasión, Mariano Mores, and Los Solistas de D'Arienzo. She has performed in America, Europe and Japan, and during the five years of her residence in Spain (1992-1997) she worked intensely with the tango: creating her own ballet, founding a school and inaugurating the “Casa del Tango” (Tango House) in Sevilla. The presence and solidity of her dance are balanced perfectly with the beauty of her movements, and this ensures that her dancing is always at the highest level. Their website: Gustavo y Giselle Naveira Gustavo and Giselle in London Dec 2007. Details. AND from Tangomagia, Amsterdam Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne Luciana Valle is justly famous around the world for teaching tango in a clear, powerful and energetic style. Many very experienced tango dancers with years of study from many professional teachers rank their training with Luciana as the best they can get from anyone. Skilled as both a leader and a follower, and widely experienced in the milongas of Buenos Aires, she was an early participant in the "Cochabamba 444" training sessions with Gustavo Naveira and Fabian Salas that produced the "Nuevo Tango" language now in common usage to teach tango. As a brilliant and energetic interpreter of these ideas, Luciana has gained intercontinental fame for her fantastic classes, as well as for her impressive and memorable tango performances with Alex Krebs of Portland, Oregon. An excellent teacher and dancer, Luciana has danced and performed with many of the best leaders in the world. Her teaching skills are incredible. She explains things concisely and very clear, making it simpler to perform. Luciana is both an expert leader and follower, and has won widespread recognition as the best female teacher to come out of Buenos Aires in years. She teaches with fantastic energy and exuberance, has a wonderful eye for detail, and uses descriptive movement images, making the dance make sense. Her classes focus on the structure of the dance, the technical keys to moving comfortably and expressively, and the strong connection between leaders and followers…challenging and benefiting both leaders and followers alike. Lucianas teaching is held in high regard all across North America, where she regularly tours to teach tango to a dedicated and passionate following Pablo Inza + Maria Mondino Pablo Inza is an outstanding dancer and one of the present contemporary tango references. He developed a solid and creative dance in a permanent search to extend the limits of the tango. The thematical variety with which he constructs the movement in relations to the music, draws the attention. Excellent teacher, with great capacity for analysis, he travels the world from 1992 teaching the concepts of his dance. He is regularly invited to international tango festivals. Since 2001 he directs dance theater as well and produces (in <cityw:ston><placew:ston>Buenos Aires) the Cambalache festival (tango-theater-dance) and the well known Practica X. Maria Mondino started her career in 1997. In 2001 started worked with Gustavo Naveira. She studied with Chicho - Eugenia, and Pablo Inza. The style she is interested in, and try to develop as well as promote, is the result of a search: the idea of generating consciousness of the movement, the systematization of concepts, as well as a clear and defined pedagogy. She stimulates her search to achieve quality and organicity in the movement, as well as warmth, expressiveness and connection in the dance. Since 1999 she teaches regularly in Buenos Aires and in Europe workshops. Pablo Inza tiene formación en danza contemporánea (Teatro M G. San Martín), actuación (ENAD), dirección teatral (ENAD–IUNA) y dramaturgia (CCR Rojas).Se acerca al tango en 1991. Participa como bailarín y coreógrafo de diversos espectáculos de tango en Argentina y en el exterior. Como profesor de tango es invitado frecuentemente a Alemania, Suiza, Bélgica, Holanda, Noruega, Suecia, Italia, Francia, Luxemburgo, Canadá, Hong Kong y Filipinas desde 1992. Como director teatral desarrolla una actividad intensa tanto en Buenos Aires como en el exterior. Realiza “Radio Cabulero” producción para el Bergen Internacional Tango Festival 2002 (Noruega) y “El arte de amar” para Tangomagia VI 2003 (Holanda). Desde 2004 en Buenos Aires dirige “El camion” (2001-02), “Matambre” (2003), asimismo produce el Festival Cambalache, donde en la primera edición (2004) presenta “Metrónomo”. International Tango Festival (Pablo Inza): 2007 – Malmo Tango Festival, Malmo (Sweden). Berlin Tango Festival, Berlin (Germany). Palermo Tango Beach, Palermo (Italy). Capri Tango Festival, Capri (Italy). Tangocamp Grecce, Eretria (Grecce). Tangomagia Summer Festival, Amsterdam (Holland). Tangocamp <country-regionw:ston>Italy, <cityw:ston>Rome (<country-regionw:ston><placew:ston>Italy). Tango Joven Festival, Chicago (USA). Tavira Tango Beach, Tavira (Portugal). Libertango Summer Festival, Oldenburg (Germany). Sicily Tango Festival, Palermo (Italy) <cityw:ston>Athens Tango Festival, <cityw:ston><placew:ston>Athens (Grecce). 2006 – Istanbul Tango Festival, Istanbul, (Turkey), Copenhagen Tango Festival, Copenhagen (Denmark), Tango Tango Wuppertal, Wuppertal (Germany), TangonIce, Reykjavik, (Iceland), Munchen Tango Festival, Munich (Germany), 3 Hallesche Tangotage, Halle (Germany) 2nd Sydney International Tango Festival, Sydney (Australia), TangoCamp, Heinola (Finland) 2005 – 1° Neo Tango Festival, Sacramento (USA), 1st Sydney International Tango Festival, Sydney (Australia), TangonIce, Reykjavik, (Iceland), Istanbul Tango Festival, Istanbul, (Turkey), Seoul International Tango Festival, Seoul, (Korea) 2004 – CITA, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 8° Encuentro con los grandes, Madrid (España), Wuppertal Innovation Week, Wuppertal (Alemania), Festival Tango en Flor, Zurich (Suiza), Festival Cambalache, Buenos Aires (Argentina). 2003 – Tangomagia VI, Amsterdam (Holanda), Basel Tango Festival, Basel (Suiza) 2002 – Bergen Tangofestival, Bergen (Noruega), Tangomagia V, Amsterdam (Holanda) 2001 – CITA, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Internationales Tango Festival, Hamburgo (Alemania), Tango Norte, Tango Festival, Estocolmo (Suecia). 2000 – Internationales Tango Festival, Hamburgo (Alemania), Festival Tango, Tarbes (Francia). 1999 – Tangofolies ’99, Lausanne (Suiza), Internationales Tango Festival, Hamburgo (Alemania), Tango Woche Bern ‘99, Berna (Suiza). Maria Mondino started her career with renowned milonguero Juan Durso in La Plata, Argentina. In 1999 she moved to Buenos Aires where she focused on creative tango and started to work extensively with Gustavo Naveira. She has also worked with Maurico Castro & Carla Marano, "Chicho" Frumboli & Eugenia Parilla, and Pablo Inza. The style she is interested in, and tries to develop and promote, is the result of a search: the idea of generating consciousness of the movement, the systematization of concepts, as well as a clear and defined pedagogy. She stimulates her search to achieve quality and organic movement, as well as warmth, expressiveness and connection in the dance. She also has experience in theatre, flamenco, contemporary dance and release technique, which complement her overall formation as a dancer. Since 1999 Maria has been teaching tango on a regular basis in Argentina and in Europe. In Buenos Aires she has taught at Mora Godoy Studios, Tango Brujo Academy, Centro Cultural La Fragua and she has taken part as teacher and performer in tango festivals, shows and instructional videos. She has taught workshops in many cities around the world including London, Pisa, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Antwerp, Istanbul, Berlin, Basel, Heinola (Finland), and others. International Tango Festival (Maria Mondino): 2006 – TangoCamp, Heinola (Finland) 2007 – Nuevo Tango Week, Istanbul (Turkey) Tarazona Tango Festival, Tarazona (Spain) Sicily Tango Festival, Palermo (Italy) <cityw:ston>Athens Tango Festival, <cityw:ston><placew:ston>Athens (Grecce). María Mondino Website Some words from Maria herself - Dynamics expresses the action forces dealing with a bodies motion. As far as tango is concerned dynamics is mirrored by the music, the link between the couple, the force of motion, intensity... communication of two bodies moving at a time. Immersed in an immense and assorted universe tango has become an art expression varying according to dancers? singularity. The style I am interested in and try to develop as well as promote, is the result of a search that has been started by masters such as Chicho Frumboli, Fabian Salas and Gustavo Naveira. The idea of generating consciousness of the movement, the systematization of concepts, as well as a clear and defined pedagogy were the engines for said search. It is sometimes called 'new tango' or 'contemporary tango' and has directly rebounded on the possibility of improvisation, movements? organics and quality, the use of the most varied dynamics and a deeper interpretation with relation to the music. All this before said grants more freedom to this languages possibilities, never to forget the tango substance we find in a man and a woman embracing each other, and the connection among them and the music. And to find Pablo Inza in Buenos Aires start by clickinghere. And a few extra words: Pablo Inza is a dancer with a dense and fluid style. His outstanding pedagogic methods give him the ability to express the most complex details of his dancing and have placed him among the dancers who are most actively participating in the renaissance of Argentine Tango. Pablo has an extensive background in contemporary dance and has studied and danced at the Teatro General San Martin, one of the most important theatres and centers of contemporary art in Buenos Aires and all of Argentina. He also has a broad knowledge of the performing arts having studied in great depth: art, theatre, and drama in the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramatico. Pablo's romance with tango began in 1991 and since then, he has received acclaim throughout various communities worldwide, forming part of the most popular casts of tango festivals in Buenos Aires, Madrid, Amsterdam, Bergen, Hamburg, Laussane, and many more. He has directed and choreographed various tango shows including, 'Radio Cabulero' in Bergen, Norway, 'El Arte de Amar' in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and most recently “Metronomo”. In Buenos Aires he produces 'Festival Cambalache' (tango-dance-theatre) and the well known Practica X. La dinamia expresa la energía que moviliza un cuerpo. En el tango es la música, es la conexión de la pareja, es la fuerza del movimiento, la intensidad, la conexión de dos cuerpos en movimiento casi simultáneo. Dentro del universo enorme y variado en el que se ha ido convirtiendo el tango, como expresión artística, el estilo por el que me ví interesada, y que intento desarrollar y promover, es el resultado de una búsqueda iniciada por maestros como Chicho Frúmboli, Fabian Salas y Gustavo Naveira, y que toma diferentes formas en la singularidad de los bailarines. Esta búsqueda estuvo impulsada por la idea de generar conciencia del movimiento, sistematización de los conceptos, y una pedagogía clara y definida. Es llamado a veces “nuevo tango” y en lo artistico repercutió directamente en la posibilidad de la improvisación, en la organicidad y calidad del movimiento, en el uso de distintas y más variadas dinámicas y en una interpretación más profunda en relación a la música, otorgando mayor libertad en las posibilidades de este lenguaje, y no olvidando nunca la esencia del tango que encontramos en el abrazo entre el hombre y la mujer, y la conexión entre ellos y la música. Richard Manuel & Pauline Reibell  See more, click on Their Website Richard has been a part of tango at Bylaugh with Eleonora Simoes for the past nearly 2 years and impressed us throughout that time with the precision of their teaching and attention to detail and the students. Richard would start the day with exercises and techniques for ones body control, and progress gradually through the tango technique to actual examples which seemed impossible to begin with, then materialised into exciting examples of possibilities for the dance. He came round everyone to ensure that they achieved it, and pushed their technique to the limit. His belief is that one can subsequently dance the simpler moves more perfectly during the milonga. With Pauline, we imagine that they will teach a combination of what has become known as salon and nuevo respectively, but we wait to see at Bylaugh. Below word from them themselves:
RICHARD MANUEL Richard and Pauline
English text to follow. But just a word or two. We are delighted that Rachel and Jorge are joining our festival. It may seem that it is just a treat for the ladies. Rachel has everything to say about how a lady moves - and everyone who comes to Bylaugh is all ears for any little clue from the memory of the late Carlos Gavito. So it is not just for the ladies, it is for us guys to discover how we might mould our partner into those beautiful moving shapes. Jorge Pahl & Rachel Greenberg Rachel started danci  ng when she was 6 years old. 12 years of classical ballet studies, contemporary and character dances were the foundation for all that followed. In 1991 she started the studies of Latin and ballroom dances and received the IDTA diploma (international dance teachers association). Rachel has been teaching for 8 years ballroom and Latin American dances and competed in international dance competition such as the prestigious Blackpool congress in England. . In 1998 she started to study Argentinean tango, first the basics with maestro Ricardo Calvo than with her most marking maestros Carlos Gavito, Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida , Roberto Herrera, Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne Javier Rodriguez & Geraldine Rojas, Nito & Elba, Vanina Bilous. Rachel has performed as Tango dancer in numerous theaters with IsraeliPhilharmonic orchestra musicians, in“Tango magic” show and with Pitango quartet. From 2003 she is living in Buenos Aires where she is teaching and performing, specializing in tango salon style, lady’s technique and milonga. She has performed with well known milongueros like Hector Chidichimo and el pibe Avellaneda. She has performed several times in the famous milongas – Club Gricel and la Viruta and has been managing Tangox2 company by Miguel Angel Zotto. She has also gave workshops and performed in the US.   Jorge was born in Buenos Aires in 1975; he started studding Argentinean folklore dance when he was 5 years old. At the age of 13 years old he already performed important folklore ballets such as “El Ceibal” and “Miguel de Guemes” directed by Norma Moyano who was his major reference in stage dance. He participated in the most important festivals in Argentina as soloist of Malambo and won different folklore contests such as the national Zamba championship in Tucuman being for he firs winner from Buenos Aires in this traditional festival. At the age of 18 he started dancing Argentinean tango and from the beginning of his tango dance career he performed in the most important stages of Buenos Aires such as the famous traditional “Cafe Tortoni”, “El Viejo Almacen”, “Bar sur”, “Esquina Homero Mansi” and from 2000 till December 2006 in the prestigious tango dinner show house “La Esquina Carlos Gardel”. From January 2007 he performs in “Tango Metropolis” company directed by Pilar Alvarez and Claudio Hoffmann. In his performances in different tango companies such as La Esquina Carlos Gardel and Tango Metropolis he was dancing on prestigious stages in different countries such as Russia, Japan, Spain, Latvia, France, Swizerland, USA, Caribbean and central and South America. His most marking maestros who inspired him to incorporate the principal characteristic of the tango were Carlos and Rosa Perez, el pibe avellaneda “la negra margarita” with whom he learned the elegance of the “villa urquiza” and the flavors of the tango. Itinerary 2007  8-18th of October – Athens with Silvio Lavia 18th to 23rd of October – Paris –" Homage a Carlos Gardel” show in Trianon theater together with Gustavo Naveira and Gisselle Anne, Gabriel Misse and Alejandra Matinian (with Silvio Lavia).Paris Festival webpage. and here for the photos. 24th to 29th of October – Barcelona – with Jorge Pahl 30th to 5th of November – Berlin – with Jorge Pahl Tango Kultur /tango_workshops 23rd to 27th of November – Paris with Jorge Pahl 27th Nov - 25th Dec – Buenos Aires 26th Dec - Jan 3rd - Barcelona Itinerary 2008 4th to 13th of January – 4th England Tango Festival at Bylaugh Hall 14th to 22nd of January - Berlin  You tube links http://youtube.com/watch?v=06pH2WYXDWw http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQm7GzHTuPQ http://youtube.com/watch?v=9Od87coA8EM Le protagoniste de nombreux ballets classiques et contemporains en Argentine, diplômée du IDTA et du prestigieux Blackpool Congres de Londres, a été formée par Gustavo Naveira, Carlos Gavito, Osvaldo Zotto. Elle enseigne toutes les formes du Tango, et est très apprciée pour sa technique pour femmes. Elle manage désormais la fameuse compagnie Tango por Dos de Miguel Angel Zotto.
2007 July – New York workshops http://www.dancetango.com/dancers/rachelgreenberg.html July - Seattle Tango festival - http://seattletangomagic.com/ Photos at www.allseattletango.com October 8-18 – Athens October 18-23 – Paris –" Homage a Carlos Gardel” Show in Trianon Theater together with Gustavo Naveira and Gisselle Anne, Gabriel Misse and Alejandra Martinian (with Silvio Lavia) Photos available at http://www.phototango.org/report/200710_paris/index.php October 24-29 – Barcelona October 30th to November 5th – Berlin http://www.tangokultur.info /tango_workshops November 21-26 – Torino, Alessandria, Asti November 27th to December 25th – Buenos Aires December 26th to December 29th - Milano December 29-31 – san sicario – Italy 2008 January 3rd – Festival Alessandria - Acqui Terme - http://www.pakytango.it/ January 4-10 - bylaugh hall tango - England tango festival January 11-15 - Brighton - http://www.brightontango.com/ http://www.brightondancing.com/page.php?xPage=events.html January 18 – London – http://www.tangotheargentinoway.co.uk/ January 19-February 18 - France February 25 – March 20 – Tel aviv-Jerusalem, Israel April 3–10 - Berlin June 26-29 - Italy – Festival L´Aquila - http://www.argentintango.it/ July 24-29 Seattle Tango festival - http://seattletangomagic.com/ You tube links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEHcZWX9YFg Mafalda "Muffy" and Stephen Vince It is about time that we told people who we are - we had not realised how long we have been introducing people to tango without a word about ourselves. And no pictures - a good thing really. Except this snapshot taken a few years ago by the celebrated Alexander Ardakov after one of his fabulous piano recitals when he was testing the rhythms out with his fingers and his feet.
María A. Solero
Profile María discovered her passion for Tango more than 10 years ago in Rosario (Argentina). She was leading on that amazing night world for populars tango musicians( Camandulaje,etc) and very good dancers and teachers (Yanina Messina;Victoria Colosio; Orlando Paiva; and Marisa Talamoni & Ricardo Calvo). Then, Buenos Aires introduced her to the most famous figures of tango with whom she started learning others styles, from tradicional salon to the most contemporanys (Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida, Mario Bournisen, Geraldine Rojas & Javier Rodriguez; Graciela Gonzales, Fabián Salas, Gustavo Naveira, Chicho Frúmoli, Luciana Valle) She started her professional activity in Rosario and Buenos Aires. Compoused severals shows and danced with the most reconiced Tango orchestras (“El Arranque”, Esteban Morgado with “Patio de tango”, Juanjo Dominguez , RositangoTrío, Los Tauras, Hermanos Amadeo, etc).She was part of some Dance-Theater Companies too : “Lo que vendrá”, “Intertango” and “Poca Cosa”. In 2001 she was called to teach and perform in San Francisco and Mineápolis. On the same year, she did a tour across several european cities (London, Ohuous, Berlín, Leipzig, Nime). Beeing part of the internacional tango Festival of Toulouse “Reencontres du Sud”as well. On the end of 2001 María was asked to teach and perform for two well known Argentine Tango Associations in Portugal. The“Escuela Argentina de Tango” from Lisboa and the“Clube de Tango do Porto”. At the same time she was part of different artistic activities. On TV programs , shows and art exhibitions in traditional and famous places of the contry.(Teatro San Luís/Lisboa; Teatro Sá da Bandera/ Porto; Museum “Fundação de Serralves” / Porto;Universidade de Coimbra / Universidade de Aveiro,etc. In 2002 María was invited asArtístic Consulting of the “Primeiro Festival Internacional de Tango do Porto”. During 2003 and 2004 she teached in the Instituto Politécnico “E.S.M.A.E”do Porto (scola de teatro e musica) and in Aveiro University, Leading severals workshops across the contry as well. She regulary organized her own Practicas and Milongas called “Rita, <personnamew:stonproductidLa Salvaje>La Salvaje” which builded up a good part of the young movement of dancers of today. In 2005 she moved to Buenos Aires and works on the most popular places of tango “Escuela Argentina de Tango”, “Tango Brujo”, Made in Tango, etc. She also traveled to give workshops and performs to others argentinian cities (Rosario, Ushuaia,Córdoba,etc) and to Europe (Portugal, Italy, Spain) as well. From the beginning of 2008, she thaught as a regular teacher for an organisation in Bristol and Bath “Tango <personnamew:stonproductidLa Rosa>La Rosa” and gives workshops in others cities. ( Leeds, Manchester,Birmingam, Cardiff and Bylaugh.) Linus Aabye Jensen Teaching style One of the few dancers in Europe to teach the original tango urquiza, Linus has found a way to convey the secrets of this pure tango without losing its essence and originality. Although a classic tango, urquiza is a modern way of thinking. It adds details to the dance and encourages improvisation with both the steps and the music. It is free of clichés – always real, never faked. Linus makes this complex and demanding tango accessible to students. He concentrates on the quality of the movements, details and musicality - the essence of tango salon. He explores the moments between the steps: the ornaments, the details and the trucos (tricks), while never leaving the fundamental principles. His teaching is tailored to suit the needs of his students, allowing them to develop their own expression of the urquiza steps. However, every lesson has three focuses: the steps, the music and the technique. Dancing style Linus dances an elegant and fluid tango that combines delicacy and precision with musicality. His dance is full of surprises and intricate refinements, an expression of the subtle variations of melody and rhythm of the tango. Grounded in excellent technique, he creates space for the urquiza details - making the difficult movements look easy. Linus sees the intimate dialogue between the couple as an essential of aspect in the dance. And he is constantly exploring the possibilities that exist when two people work together to interpret the music. Linus Aabye Jensen Juan and Graciana See where they are today: Juan Ma Click Here for their updated tour dates and other latest news on their activities. See them on You Tube Year 1990: studies Music in the Municipal Conservatory of Music "Grande Castelli"-Rosario(Audioperceptiva-Guitar-Bandoneon). Dancer of contemporary formation, specializing in Sensopercepción and Contact Improvisation. As of the year 1997 incursiona in the Tango of the hand of the teachers and milongueros of international hierarchy. He studies with the masterful Colosio Victoria, creator of the "Propedéutica technique of the Danza". Year 2000 is summoned by the Argentina Embassy in Tahilandia and "Dance Centre" of the city of Bangkok to dictate seminaries and shows of Tango in this city. Graciana Romeo and Juan Manuel Capriotti, both professional Argentine Tango Dancers from the city of Rosario-Argentina -, with a solid artistic , academic and milonguera formation, they consolidate at the moment like one of the most important pairs of the city. At the moment they direct to the cultural space "Milonga El Corte”. They participate of "The “5º World-wide Summit of Tango" made in the city of Rosario, and in the CITA 2003l"Congreso International de Tango Argentino" in the city of Buenos Aires, directed by the teacher Fabian Salas. Within the frame of the "V Buenos Aires Festival Tango" (1 to 9 March 2003), they participated in “First World-wide Tango Championship” representing to the city of Rosario and were selected between the 10 even FINALISTS, dancing in the "Metropolitan Theater" of the City of Buenos Aires, and occupying this way a place of privilege in the Argentine Tango. In February of the 2004 they make an international tour by España, England and Portugal: February: seminaries and shows of tango in Barcelona, Terrasa and Vic. March: "Festival Internacional de Tango de Sagunto" (6 and 7), 16º edition of the "Festival Internacional de Tango de Granada", acting next to figures of international reputation like Walter Ríos, Raul Garello and the poet of the tango Horacio Ferrer(9 to the 14) and of the "Festival Internacional de Tango de Almeria" (25.26 and 27). April: Seminaries and shows of tango in the city of London, England. May - Julio: Lisbon (Portugal) directing the "Escuela Argentina de Tango" They participate in the FTL 2004-Festival International de Tango of Lisbon- next to the orchestra “Los Reyes del Tango” and dancers like of international hierarchy They were selected as the Revelation Dance couple of Tango Argentino of 16º edition of the “Festival Internacional de Tango de Granada” and when saying of Horacio Ferrer “Graciana and Juan Manuel retorno of the fine tango of Piazzolla to Gardel" June: “Festival International de Tango de Pamplona next to Horacio Ferrer and Amelita Baltar August, September and October: Rosario –Argentina- Seminaries and shows of tango in this city and in Buenos Aires. November: Tango Festival at Bylaugh (London England). They taught and performed in some milongas in London such us “Tango, The Argentino Way at the Welsh Centre”, The Crypt and “La Milonga de la Luna Year 2005. At the moment they reside in the city of Lisbon - Portugal directing the “School of Argentine Tango” In the month of Febraury they will perform in the CCB with the poet Horacio Ferrer y the Fado singer Dulce PontesWere invited to participate in the “6º World-wide Summit of the Tango” in Seville - España- during the month of March 2005month of Febraury they will perform in the CCB with the poet Horacio Ferrer y the Egresado de la Universidad de Derecho. Graciana Ro Dancer of classic and contemporary formation. Withdrawn of the National School of Dances of the city of Rosario Argentina . Integrates the "Ensemble of Ballet" (French Alliance) - and interprets rolls where it accompanies, in different presentations, to the dancers Julio Bocca, Maximiliano Guerra, Jose Antonio, Irek Mukhamedov, Pablo Desse, Silvia Bazilis, Liliana Belfiore and Eleonora Cassano. Integrates the school of improvement of "Teatro Colón" of Buenos Aires. It is granted a scholarship by the teacher Nader Hamed to study in the city of Santa Monica-California. As of the year 1993 incursiona in the Tango through the interpretation of "Aires of París" and "La Cumparsita" with the Orchestra directed by Omar Torres, in this same year accompanies to the dancer Juan Carlos in the show “Eleonora Cassano presents/displays to the Great ones of the Danza". In 1995 it is summoned by the masterful Colosio Victoria, to the city of Barcelona. Dictates seminaries in la "Casa Argentina de París", in the city of Torino (Italy) and in the city of London (England). Juan and Graciana Juan Manuel Capriotti and Graciana Romeo, propose an integral work of the person where movement and feeling is transformed into a single thing: TANGO. The work begins with “Propedéutica of the Dance” for the initiation to the tango, the method is based on the infantile games and the observation of how the daily movements were developed. It means to coordinate the movements for a better development and understanding of the motor capacity. The result would be a body with possibilities, which means not to train it like an object of being able, but of feeling it truely free. To dance is to allow itself to show with the body all a series of sensations that motivates the musical sense and the ductility of your partner. It is necessary to separate the dance, as personal manifestation and the dance like ability and skill. Our objective in the learning process is to go a little beyond the step, the figure or the choreography, and to be able to recognized de basics tools of this dance to be albe to do them with the compass of the music. For us this is the fundamental tool for creation. "... the tango comes from the conviction inside that you are with your partner and you will be able to write your history... " (V. Colossio) In this game of two, the man guides, leads, directs, proposing the patterns according to what the music is suggesting, whereas the woman sensitively responds to the proposal and complete the dance. Each DANCER MUST CREATE HIS OWN STYLE. The more authentic and personal his tanguero walk is, the more credible will be his speech. DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSES First we begin with an integral work of Recognition of the Basic Tools of the tango-dance so that each person, beyond the dance level in which it is, can enjoy a good and pleasure dance. The primary target is to gradually obtain an important degree of connection between the two dancers (leader and follower); and then the greater possible coherence between the movements that we generated and the music that we are listening. In this way we freed ourselves of the heavy structures that make the dance something rigid and boring; while we will be approached to an ideal state of dance that we called Instantaneous Creation in Movement in which improvisation, fluidity, freedom, pleasure and imagination become one to enjoy this magic dance. “Graciana y Juan Manuel retoño del tango fino de Piazzolla a Gardel” "Graciana es un nombre evocativo del arrabal, parece de algún bautismo hecho entre el campo y los primeros fondos de galpones, frigoríficos o mataderos, y ya sabemos que los nombres tienen que ver con los destinos. Graciana podría haber sido "La Intrusa" de Borges, en lugar de Juliana Burgos. Le sobra gracia para hacer pelear a Caín y Abel, e incluso, a San Pedro y San Pablo. Juan Capriotti
Ismael Ludman is an artist. He is at the cutting edge of tango development. More (different author) about Ismael Ludman of Buenos Aires. | Ismael Ludman is an important benchmark in the wave of Tango Dance revival. From an eclectic backround, having studied from the most traditional towards a more modern, improvised Tango, Ismael seeks a constant synthesis between popular dance and more universal forms of corpoal expression. His dance, full of mystery, has a srong focus in musicality,expressiveness and relaxation. Sonia Deidda reaches Tango after having been trained in corporal expression through gymnastics. Her years studying theatre make her a very open, expressive and original artist. Her Tango is made up with a strong corporal conscience, aided by her passion for Yoga, to expand the limits of her movements and to help students to grow within their possibilities. Full of presence, sensitive and docile, her dance is pure charm and beauty. Together they are a young, freah, original and powerful couple. Covering a range of movements which takes and reinterprets from tradition towards a constant innovation of forms and methods
Homer and Cristina Ladas Homer and Cristina started their tango obsession long before the met each other. Each with over 10 years of experience emphasizing a fusion of social tango ideologies...
Links to their website in the USA Gonzalo Orihuela and Solange Chapperon. Two dancers from Buenos Aires who also live and work in Germany Their shows and performance combine traditional tangos with the addition of less conventional movement; combining elements of other disciplines such as modern dance and theatre. That is, using the basis of tango but with a new message. These may not be traditional shows; they have been announced as tango phoenetics, the language of tango. However, both the performance and the teaching stem from, and involve the very basis of pure traditional tango and its music. AND Gonzalo Orihuela and Solange Chapperon Besides their classes at Tangomagia, they will do a very special performance created together with a video artist, called ‘Itango’: Tango taken to interact with a computer and the lights it decides to reflect. An interactive dance floor which chooses to dance next to the dancers that step on it. Together they offer a dance of movement and lights that find the way to understand each other to perform one unique dance: the "Itango" Video dance classes Idea and script. Idea of what you want to show, and then how you want to show it through the video. Preferably you work with Choreographic material you have. Geraldine Rojas & Ezequiel Paludi
Geraldine is known for her long artistic career, during which she took part in film (“Assassination Tango”), in ensembles (“Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé”), companies (“Junto a Raúl Lavie, Juanjo Domínguez Japón”; “Gloria y Eduardo Japón”), and shows (Cena’s “Michelangelo”, “Casa Blanca”, “La Cumparsita”, “Esquina Carlos Gardel”, and “Caballito Blanco”). Ezequiel took part in the companies “Forever Tango”, “Francisco Calo”, “Tus Besos Fueron Míos” (direction: Betty Cambartes, music: Diego Vila), and he was seen in the video clip “Bersuit Vergarabat en vivo Luna Park” (Bs As, 2004), as well as at milongas and festivals worldwide. Eric in London Workshop with Eric Jeurissen David Lurie ( Mr D of Zero Hour ) presents a workshop with Eric Jeurisen of "Tango El Corte". THEME: "Turn the axis and axe the turn.Neat technique of colgadas,giros and molinosand controlled "off balance" resolutions"
Eric in Hongkong2001 Sebastian de la Vallina. Rosario's tango guru. Eleonora has been leading the tango movement in the UK since 1998, the wayward elf of tango. Beata Maia Gellert
her sparkle. Maia will be sending us her bumf in English which she speaks as perfectly as one could dream of .... soon. In the meantime, here's her website (in Polish). Now some words have arrived from Warsaw ... "I believe that any dance is a means of expression, that is we dance to express what we feel inside ourselves. We dance to let go, we dance to share, we dance to create and we dance to destroy. We dance for ourselves and for each other both at the same time. When in public we also dance for others, for those who observe. I teach tango through introducing to people their own bodies so that they can become aware of them. Getting to know one's body and what it can do, exploring and developing it is what I consider to be effective and fruitful learning. Beata Maia 's own website Beata " |
Rachel Greenberg and Jorge Pahl
Ismael Ludman and Sonia Deidda
London......decided to play tango together.
Ezequiel and Geraldine are artistically connected to the tango and offer a show with a very expressive interpretation. Realizing the virtues of the tango they cover us with the rhythm of its embrace. In October 2005, Ezequiel and Geraldine were invited to participate in the show “Corrientes Esquina Glamour” in the famous street Corrientes in Buenos Aires, which was performed with great success in 2006. They direct and produce “Trasnoche Tanqueril” together with José Colangelo (the last piano player of Troilo), Ariel Ardit and Noemí Marcela Ríos. Together, Ezequiel and Geraldine dance in “Forever Tango” and on international festivals in Europe and Asia. 
Maia" Gellert - jak cyganka - prawdê ci prosto w oczy powie, bo bezpoœrednioœæ to jej drugie imiê ;-); perfekcjonistka, energiczna, konkretna - ale te¿ wra¿liwa; z dowodów sympatii (a zas³uguje na nie bezdyskusyjnie) potrafi cieszyæ siê jak dziecko; bez zadzierania nosa chêtnie dzieli siê swoj¹ wiedz¹ o tangu i piêknie, z ogromn¹ pasj¹ i profesjonalizmem cierpliwie jej naucza.
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