Stars of Broadway’s "Forever Tango" Miriam Larici & Hugo Patyn!

Miriam Larici has been dancing since the age of 5, and has performed with many Tango companies in Japan, has had roles on Broadway, and even in the movie The Mambo Kings. But of course, it is her long-standing engagement in Forever Tango that recognizes her greatness in Tango (it is in fact Miriam’s photograph that is used in the Forever Tango logo). Despite this renown, she is known as a down-to-earth and very giving teacher (women will find her attention to the women’s part and technique especially rewarding). Hugo Patyn was choreographer and director of the show Tal Come is … Tango presented in Buenos Aires for the last 2 years. He has danced with several leading Tango orchestras of Buenos Aires and in several Tango shows (Michelangelo, Tango Mundo) and theatres, including the Colon Theatre of Buenos Aires. He was also featured in Carlos Saura’s film Tango (which received an Oscar nomination). We are proud to welcome back one of our most-loved visiting maestros! Visit their website.

One of the premier dancers & leading choreographer from the Stage show, “Tango Buenos Aires” Hector Falcon with Natalia Lavandeira

Hector Falcon is one of the most talented Tango dancer, teacher and choreographer to come out of Argentina today. He studied Tango with several masters such as Los Dinzel, Pepito Avellaneda, the one and only Juan Carlos Copes, and Antonio Todaro who is considered to be the best tango teacher of all times. Hector has danced in several international shows including Zotto’s production of Tango X2. He has performed throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and starring in productions in Japan, Korea, the UK, Germany, Central and South America as well as the United States. He has participated in many renowned Tango Shows in Buenos Aires including "El Qearandi", "La Veda", "Señor Tango", and performed in shows in "Cano 14", "Michelangelo", La Ventana, and "Café Tortoni." His Tango classes primarily focus on proper technique for social dancing; however, some elements in the more advanced classes will also be suitable for exhibition. Hector is dancing and teaching with with Natalia Lavandeira. Visit his website.

Guillermina Quiroga with Claudio Villagra

Guillermina Quiroga won the first Tango contest of the city of Buenos Aires just a year after she started dancing. She has since performed in Tango x 2, been principal dancer for Mariano Mores' Orchestra, danced with the US and Europe tours of Forever Tango, exclusive principle dancers with Julio Iglesias' Tango world tour, and performed in Tango Magic and Tango Argentino in Linoln Center and Carnegie Hall. She has featured in several recent movies on Tango, including Robert Duvall's Assassination Tango. Visit Guillermina's website.
Claudio Villagra belongs to a new generation of professional dancers in Argentina. He studied dance at the School of Art of Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, and he represented the government of Argentina in diverse events both nationally and internationally. Claudio was a member of the Ballet National of Argentina and was a representative of diverse dance institutions promoting tango throughout world. He has performed in the show Forever Tango.

Angel Coria, Showcased in the Oscar nominated film "Tango" by Carlos Saura, with Fernanda Cajide

Angel Coria is internationally recognized for his main role as a dancer in the film "Tango" by Carlos Saura. He was also one the stars of the show "Copes Tango Copes", performing nationally in Argentina and around the world. Besides his outstanding performances as a tango dancer he has also acquired extensive knowledge of choreography as assistant choreographer in the Mariano Mores Company and as artistic director of the tango show at EL VIEJO ALMACEN. As well as his professional dancing career he is also a noteworthy MAESTRO at La Escuela Argentina de Tango in Buenos Aires. Visit his website. Fernanda Cajide is a noted professional tango dancer and teacher in New England. At a very young age, after studying Ballet and Jazz, she devoted herself to tango. She has performed at some of the most popular tango venues in Buenos Aires, including La Cumparsita, El Viejo Almacen, and Sans Souci Palace. Alongside Angel, she has performed in Argentina, Canada and the Unites States. Their teaching style centers on precision of technique and stresses the interpretation of music. Visit her website.

Guillermo Salvat & Silvia Grynt

Guillermo Salvat y Silvia Grynt started dancing together in 2001 when they joint the cast of the show "Una Noche de Tango" in Buenos Aires. Since then they have performed and taught worldwide, in the five continents: from Australia to Europe, Southafrica and the entire American continent. With and international experience in teaching, it outstands their participation in some important international festivals, like the "4to Encuentro Internacional de Tango Argentino" in Rome in 2002, the "C.I.T.A." of Buenos Aires in 2003 and the "U.S.T.C. Tango Fantasy" in Miami in 2004, 2006 and 2007. They have been part of prestigious companies such as TangoX2 and Solo Tango, and they have participated in many shows like "Estampas Porteñas", "Magia de Tango", "Piazzolla Puro", "Soñando Tangos", "Esquina Carlos Gardel" and "Rojo Tango", performing in the most important stages of Buenos Aires and all over the world, like the Sydney Opera House and the Kremlin Palace's Theatre in Moscow, among many others. In 2006 they have released their own show, Tango-a-Tierra, which have been presented in Buenos Aires and in the Pretoria State Theatre, Southafrica. They are appreciated for their technical and precise teaching, as well for their unique performing style. Visit their website.

Cesar Coelho

Cesar Coelho is one of the most solid contemporary Tango dancers of this time, and has various studies in many dance forms, such as Modern jazz, Ballet and Argentine Tango. Cesar belongs to a traditional family of dancers. Beginning his dance career in a modern jazz company and being introduced to tango by his father. Personalizing his individual style and further extending his studies with other renowned masters. Cesar’s Tango debut was at the early age of 17 performing with the master Juan Carlos Copes. In 1997 he formed part of the “Oscar” Nominated film “Tango” and in 1999 he joined the Broadway show “Forever Tango” as the lead dancer for their first performance in Japan. Also he formed part of the of the company “Tango Pasion” featuring the “Sexteto Mayor”in 2003 And has traveled throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa performing in many prestigious theaters around the world such as the “ Lincoln Center” in New York “Des Champs Elysees” In Paris And the memorable “Teatro Colon” Opera House in Buenos Aires. Among others experiences, he has perform in various television events world wide And in the Argentine Film “suenos Atomicos” Aside Miguel Angel Zotto. In Buenos Aires Cesar performed in the most prestigious Tango houses of Argentina. “La esquina de Carlos Gardel” and “Piazzolla Tango”.

Hernan Brizuela

Known for his tanguero style of tango, was born in Mendoza, Argentina. Dance was always part of his life. As a young child, he studied Argentinean folk dance for many years. At the age of ten, he was introduced to the tango by his family. From then on he continued to dance tango socially. occasionally performing in the local bars of his home town. Hernan came to NYC in 2000 and began studying with Ceasar Coelho of "Forever Tango". He was able to combine the tango he learned from his family with the traditional salon tango to form his own unique style. Currently Hernan teaches and performs throughout NYC and Boston.

Hsueh-tze Lee

Hsueh-tze, one of the first North American teachers of Argentine Tango, has had an important influence on the development of social tango across the United States. She is regularly invited to teach at major tango festivals, and has taught internationally in Mexico, Canada, Singapore and Buenos Aires. She draws inspiration from her extensive experience dancing with milongueros of Buenos Aires over 8 extended trips. Her dance blends the richness of tango tradition with exploratory possibilities. Respected for her innovative teaching, Hsueh-tze is recognized for developing dancers who are creative, musically dynamic and a joy to dance with. Visit her website.

Carlos and Tova Moreno

Tova and Carlos have been dancing Argentine tango together for almost a decade - and they're still just as fired up and passionate about the dance as they were when they took their first tango-steps together in Seattle in 1997. The Morenos regularly teach and perform at tango weekends and festivals across the country. Their performances are applauded for their musicality and playfulness. As instructors, the Morenos hook students with a happiness and sense of fun that is innate to their personalities, but keep students coming back with solid technique and a gentle demand for precision and hard work.
Tova and Carlos became professional tango instructors in 2002 in Baltimore where they established a welcoming tango community that still thrives. Now living in Boston while Carlos pursues a graduate degree, the Morenos are among the favorite instructors of New England's university tangueros, teaching regularly at MIT, Harvard, and Brandeis University. They've taught in festivals and given workshops in many places, including New York, New Haven, Kansas City, Maine, and Mexico. Carlos sings tangos so well it makes women (and some men) swoon, and Tova organizes a very popular festival in Boston in November, Tango de los Muertos , which draws tango dance and music addicts from all over the world. They also host the popular Milonga Naranja in Boston. Visit their website.

Hillary Ross

Hillary Ross (BA Dance/English, Wesleyan University) originally trained and worked as a modern dance performer, choreographer and teacher. She has danced professionally with notable groups including Partners: Martynuk/McAdams Dance, Laura Knott Dance Company and Glendance; has had her choreography commissioned by First Night Boston; and has taught dance at the JP Firehouse Arts Center, MIT, Wellesley College and for the Bank of America Celebrity Series. Hillary has traveled to Buenos Aires four times for intensive study and immersion in tango culture. She has been on the faculty of the Cambridge Center for Adult Education since 1997 as their tango instructor, and travels regularly in New England to teach in other communities. Her classes emphasize proper body mechanics along with music and partner connection while building an Argentine tango vocabulary. The structure of the dance is examined so that students learn how to make the dance their own, and what is learned is placed in the context of moving around the social dance floor. Hillary's students comment on her keen eye for detail, and find her energetic, fun, patient and giving. Visit her website.

Eray Yuksek and Martina Gracanin

Eray started his dance career as a ballroom dancer. He worked for five years as an international style ballroom instructor. He was a co-founder, the president, and one of the dancers in the first professional ballroom formation team and show group in Turkey: Dance Classic. Eray was introduced to Argentine tango in January 2000, after he moved to Syracuse, NY for the MS program in computer science. His primary instructor and role model was and is Metin Yazir, the founder and owner of Bailatango, international tango school centered in New York and represented in several countries.
Martina was first introduced to Argentine tango in 2001, and she has been dancing ever since. After she moved to Boston in 2002, she started teaching and performing with Eray. Eray and Martina have both been trained in the vein of Bailatango tradition. Within it, they identified their own individual expression, which is natural, yet technically sophisticated, making their dance precise and detail-oriented, but at the same time smooth and gracious.
In addition to holding group and private classes, Eray and Martina organize Milongas (regular and special), intensive workshops with renown, world famous tango masters, special tango weekends such as "Boston meets New York Tango Weekend", "Boston-Montreal Tango Days", "Tango A La Turca" as well as perform in various tango events. Visit their website.

AnaLinda Marcus

Argentine Tango is an improvisational social dance that changes lives, and AnaLinda fell under its spell 6 years ago. Through Tango she discovered the exacting improvisational connection to partner dance and musical interpretation she had been seeking. She dances an authentic Argentine Tango both playful and elegant, with great physical dynamism, and she teaches with clarity and joy. Social dance has been the connective tissue of her life since age 12. After dancing Jazz and Hip-hop in her 20’s, she renewed her childhood involvement with Latin social dance in her 30’s and Salsa is her second dance home, influencing her Tango style. Early on a student of Tai Chi and still studying Yoga, her method of movement in the Tango utilizes these systems concepts of stretch and release, and weight and counterweight. Her dancing has been described as both sinuous and tensile in quality. AnaLinda has taught classes on social issues for more than 20 years and dance for 4 years, initially as an assistant to Sharna Fabiano of the Boston Tango School . For the last 3 years she has led her own group and private classes. She is a member of the faculty at the Brookline Community Center for the Arts, at the Dance Complex in Cambridge , MA , and is adjunct faculty at North Shore Community College . She has traveled extensively to pursue Tango passion throughout North America and to Buenos Aires several times. AnaLinda has performed extensively in the region. Visit her website.

David Ward & Sabine Keller

David Ward and Sabine Keller have over 14 years combined experience in Tango dancing and teaching. Their dancing is strongly influenced by the teachings of some of the best-known Tango Masters in the world, with whom they have studied in Argentina as well as in the U.S. They have been captured dancing Tango on the TV (WGBY Channel 2). David and Sabine presently teach all levels of tango at Brandeis University and in the Boston Area. Their dancing is rooted in the social "salon" style, which they have developed in the milongas of Argentina , Europe and North America.

Simonida Cekovic-Vuletic

Simonida started her career as a professional Argentine tango teacher, performer and choreographer in San Francisco. She has repeatedly spent extensive periods of time intensely studying tango in Buenos Aires. Exploring a variety of styles with notable teachers like Carlos Gavito, Gustavo Naveira, Demian Garcia and Carolina Bonaventura, Guillermina Quiroga, Ezequiel Paludi, and the masters of the Villa Urquiza style, Jorge Dispari and Maria del Carmen, she has developed her unique 'signature'. A teacher of highest demand in the Boston area, she has also been frequently invited to teach workshops and to perform in other tango communities in the Northeast/New England. Occasionally she also travels to teach and perform in San Francisco, surrounding communities, and Nevada. In addition to offering regular group tango classes in the wider Boston area, she is a most sought-after tango teacher for private lessons and choreography for special occasions. Previous training in ballet. In her teaching and performing Simonida emphasizes delicacies of the feet placement, adornments, elegance, long lines, sensuality, and dramatic expression through contrast between dynamic moves and pauses. Every 4th Saturday of the month she hosts and DJs the milonga Vida Mia in Arlington. Holds a Doctorate in Law from Munich, Germany, and a Master of the Science of Law from Stanford University. Visit her website.

Ron Gursky and Nancy Murphy

Nancy Murphy started dancing when she was three years old. Her studies included ballet, tap, jazz, modern and international folk dancing. In 1989, she started teaching partnered dances (including Argentine Tango) at Rugcutters' Dance Studio. She's still teaching there today, and can also be found teaching Argentine Tango at Brookline Adult Ed. and Newton Community Ed.

Ron Gursky's professional dance career spans more than thirty years, teaching and coaching professional and amateur dancers locally and nationally. He has been a guest lecturer for the Boston Ballet and Boston Public library, and was teacher in residence at the International Early Dance Institute. He began study of Argentine Tango in 1985, studying with many of Argentina's great masters. Ron currently conducts the longest running program of Argentine Tango instruction in Boston. His expertise has contributed to the development of many of the area's finest dancers and teachers.

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Providence Tango

Ellen Mayer founded Providence Tango in the summer of 2000. She has since been making tango fun and accessible to students and enthusiasts in the greater Providence area, and her excitement and love of dance has inspired a growing, creative tango community. Ellen's experience dancing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and traveling to dance around the United States has made her an elegant and imaginative "tanguera." Her teaching emphasizes personal style and inventiveness, while maintaining a strong focus on form and technique.

Robin Pfahning is a visual artist who has become fascinated with tango as a form of artistic expression. She is grateful to have been able to evolve as a tango dancer in a community that is so nurturing and open minded about the dance. Her teaching focuses on the simple mechanics of movement while emphasizing the importance of clear communication, musicality and maintaining connection.

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Tito Castro and his Tango Quartet

Hector "Tito" Castro, a well known Argentine bandoneon player, has accompanied many stars, including Hugo del Carril, Libertad Lamarque , Alberto Marino, Charlo, Alberto Castillo, Raul Beron, Nelly Vasquez, Alberto Podesta , Juan C.Godoy and el Polaco, Roberto Goyeneche .At age 18 he started playing in the Osmar Maderna Orquesta Simbolo. He continued with the Lucio Demare and Fulvio Salamanca orchestras, and also doing replacement jobs for Hector Varela and Juan Sanchez Gorio. He was featured in the soundtrack of "Flawless", starring Robert de Niro. The CD "Tango Bar", with the Raul Jaurena quintet, was nominated in 2002 for a grammy award. He has Recorded four "Tangos para Milongueros" CDs with Francisco Pancho Navarro and in Peru with Josecito Pace quartet. In 2005 Tito performed with the great argentine dancer Julio Bocca at the Ballet Theater of the City of New York, followed by a series of performances at the Viviann New House Theater at Lincoln Center. His Quartet includes Mauricio Najt on Piano, Tomas Lacroze on Bass and Franchinito Iwaki on Violin. Visit his website.  Visit the website of the keyboard player, Mauricio Najt

Bernardo Monk and Mass Tango

Bernardo Monk (woodwinds and vocals) Buenos Aires-born, began studying and playing music at fourteen. By 2000, he graduated from The Contemporary Music School in Buenos Aires, and went on to win an International Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, in Boston. At Berklee he continued to stand out, winning the prestigious Charlie Parker Scholarship and the Berklee Woodwinds Department Achievement Award. At Berklee, he worked with such excellent groups as Oscar Stagnaro's Peru Mestizo, The Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra, Sol y Canto, Equie Castrillo's Latin Big Band, Patricia Elena Vlieg Quintero, and Marta Gomez. In 2004, Bernardo and pianist Octavio Brunetti won First Prize in the Best Tango Duo category at the New York City International Tango Competition for professional instrumentalists. Also in 2004, Bernardo released his first album, Estación Buenos Aires. He performed and recorded with such prestigious tango musicians as Néstor Marconi, Daniel Binelli, and Leonardo Ferreyra. In 2006 Bernardo Monk released his second CD: Ponele la firma. Visit his website.

Octavio Brunetti (Piano) A native of Rosario, Argentina, Octavio began his musical studies in 1982 at the Municipal Music School in Rosario, he graduated as a piano teacher from the National School of Music and the Professorship Institute of Music. He studied piano and chamber music in Buenos Aires with Alicia Belleville. Octavio has received many competitive awards and positions, including 1992 First Place award in the “Santa Fe, Its Music and Its People” competition, 1995 First Place at the 14th “Selection of Young Musicians- Mozarteum- Santa Fe” as a piano soloist. From 1997 to 2000, he was pianist at the National University of Rosario Tango Orchestra, conducted by tango master Domingo Federico. In 2000, he became piano chair at the World Tango Orchestra conducted by Rodolfo Mederos; in 2001-03, he was Piano Chair and Conductor at the Provincial Orchestra of Popular Music in Cordoba (OPMC). Tango celebrity Osvaldo Piro took over the orchestra in 2003, and Brunetti remained as Assistant Conductor. Octavio moved to the United States to continue his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 2004, Octavio received First Prize as piano soloist at the New York International Tango Competition hosted by the Consulate of Argentina.

Octavio Sergio Reyes (Violin) A native from Guatemala City, Mr. Reyes has played in Forever Tango on Broadway and is an active member or New York based Eternal Tango Orchestra, directed by celebrated bandoneonist Héctor del Curto. For 5 years he has been a performer and music consultant for Horizon Concerts, an organization that sponsors free classical music concerts in hospitals, schools and elderly care centers throughout the metropolitan area. Sergio has also taught workshops at Columbia University, City Collegue of New York and Hunter Collegue.

Pedro Giraudo - (Bass) Originally from Cordoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo moved to New York City in 1996. Since then he has become an in-demand bass player and arranger. He has performed professionally with Bobby Sanabria, Pablo Ziegler, Hector Del Curto's Eternal Tango, William Cepeda, Manny Duran, Guillermo Klein and Marco Granados, and recorded with Fernando Otero's X-Tango, Marta Topferova, Francesca Ancarola, Lucia Pulido, Jose Conde, and Nu'Guajiro. Pedro Giraudo has participated in various Jazz and Music Festivals throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America, and performed in venues such as The Blue Note (Japan), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall (NYC). He holds a Bachelor in Performance diploma from Manhattan School of Music where he was a scholarship recipient and a Masters in performance from City University of New York where he studied with Prof. Ron Carter.