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Jeff
Musgrove and Jeff
ph: 602- 708 0375 |
Jeff and Neri started studying to dance Argentine Tango in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Since that time, both have been very active in trying to develop the local Tango community by hosting various Milongas and organizing workshops with celebrated Tango instructors. Both are currently teaching private and semi-private group lessons for beginner , intermediate and advanced levels. They also co-founded TangoArizona.org. Their philosophy for dancing and teaching is drawn from their many years of taking private lessons and workshops from world reknown Tango instructors as well as actually dancing in Milongas in cities throughout the US and Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Nicole
and Adam Ph:
480- 968 6177 (detailed map here) |
Adam and Nicole DeKavallas are the owners and operators of Dance FX Studios in Tempe. After years of teaching Latin, Ballroom and Swing dancing, they became "hooked" by the passion of the Argentine Tango several years ago. As instructors, they pride themselves on helping their students explore the Tango and all of its beauty in Private and Group Lesson as well as weekly Open Tango Dance Nights (please see Phoenix Tango Calendar). It is their focus to create dancers that can move comfortably around a social dance floor with ease. |
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Daniela Borgialli Ph:602-743
8560 Website:
www.accesstango.com
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"..Drawing upon my experiences as a modern dancer, choreographer, videographer and performer, I believe in providing a positive, fun, and supportive learning environment. I aim to promote confidence as students practice and grow in their individual abilities. Social Argentine Tango deals strongly with connection: connection with your partner, connection to the music, connection to your immediate surroundings and to your community where presumably most of your dances will be happening. Because of this I stress the importance of the embrace, I assist to build a dynamic connection with partners,and I encourage listening to the music...." |
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Michael
Walker
Ph : 480-773-2006
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"In
my opinion, Michael and Luren are the best Argentine Tango Dancers in
the United States" |
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Lori
Ross is an internationally known teacher, performer and successful competitor,
with well over 25 years professional dance experience. Her wide range
of versatility includes Authentic Argentine Tango, all forms Swing, Latin and Ballroom dancing, as well as Country Western. Lori is known as one of the most knowledgeable and articulate teachers of dance within the United States.In 1994 Lori enthusiastically initiated pioneering the Argentine Tango as a popular form of social dance within the Greater Phoenix area. She offered personal private and group instruction for the first social Argentine Tango Dance Classes and Workshops, along with instituting regular Milongas and Practicas. Over the past decade, she has hosted a series of several Dance Masters Workshops, and seven trips to Buenos Aires with a new group of students each year to study with the most well renowned Dance Masters of Argentina. She developed the Argentine Tango Dance Program for the Arizona State University Department of Dance. Her students continue to carry on a legacy of enthusiasm for dance, some of which have become successful teachers in their own right. |
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Bridgette Maria Ph:
602-486-2082 Location: |
Bridgette Maria started dancing at the age of 3 years old. She has been teaching dance for the past 18 years and dancing for 33 years. Bridgette Maria specializes in latin dancing. Her dance instruction includes her love The Argentine Tango, American tango, International Tango, Ballroom, latin, and specializes in Cuban Salsa, Salsa, Merengue and Bachata. Bridgette loves Argentine Tango and has studied with Sandor, Susana Miller, Pablo Sanchez, Danel and Maria Bastone. She was the choreographer & performer for the Film Take the Lead Movie Premiere Dance Show. Brigette Maria has also taught Kai of ABC Channel 15 how to Tango on the air. She is also planning a trip to Buenos Aires with her students at year end to continue learning more about Argentine Tango. |
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David Liu Ph:480-229
8790 Location:
Ambiant Dance Studio |
David, a most creative argentine tango teacher and performer, has taken an unusual path to becoming the artist he is. He has studied body reeducation extensively (ideokinesis and feldencraise), has studied modern dance with Marni Woods (former dancer and currently the director of the Martha Graham school) and with Ethel Dias (former dancer and current teacher with the Alvin Ailey Company), and has studied Argentine Tango extensively with Michael Walker and with many world class Argentine performers and instructors (including Milena Plebs).
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Helmut Salas
Ph: 602-717-4929 |
Helmut
recently moved to Phoenix from New York City where he actively participated
in the city's rich dance scene for over 20 years. His experience studying
and teaching partner dance led him to develop his Tango Barre curriculum
for Argentine Tango. Some career highlights include touring throughout the US and Asia with Pierre Dulaine's American Ballroom Theater, and with Ballet Los Pampas, an Argentine Tango and Folkloric dance company. In London he studied with Elizabeth Romain and holds a Highly Commended Licentiate in the Standard technique from the ISTD. He's studied Argentine Tango with Nito & Elba, Carlos Gavito and Michael Domke; has performed the choreography of Graciela Daniele, Pat Birch, John Roudis, Eddie Torres, and received glowing reviews from the Washington Post, New York Times and Dance Magazine. Tango Barre class is the biomechanics dance. Helmut's process of understanding how the body works and using it to our advantage enables us to experience the music and dance, instead of recalling choreographed patterns. |
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Ravi Khalsa E-mail:
ravi@tangoaz.com
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Ravi
and Satya began partner dancing in 1995 with intensive training in ballroom
dance. In early 2000, a chance meeting with dancer and teacher Mauricio
Castro led to the couple's interest in Argentine Tango. "Tango
discovery was the most intelligent and exhilarating system I had ever
seen," says Ravi. "When I found out that Mauricio was training
teachers, my focus immediately became learning and mastering this system." |
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Eduardo Sidi Ph:(480) 200-9760 |
Eduardo Sidi.-Born in Montevideo, Uruguay where a large part of Tango history was made , I had the privilege of meeting Julio Sosa(one of greatest Tango singers) before he became famous and also Gerardo Matos Rodriguez who wrote in 1917 “La Cumparsita”. I heard Tango music every day throughout my life in Montevideo where radio stations play Tango all day long- My Mother, Rebecca, used to sing Tangos at home all the time and she also was the one who initiated me in dancing Tango when I was 11 years old - I danced ever since on dance floors or at parties where mi wife and I kept dancing Tango whenever we had the chance.- 27 years ago me and my family moved to Los Angeles and after a few years I got into my Tango Passion again thanks to professionals like Miriam Larici, Monica Orozco, Yolanda Rossi, Hugo Patyn, Orlando Paiva Jr. & others who became my friends & help me to improve my dancing skills without losing my personal style. |
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Rommel Oramas
Add: 1897 E Alameda Dr, Tempe |
Rommel Oramas is a native of Quito, Ecuador, where dancing was a part of his culture and something he is very passionate about. He wears many hats and has been a Dental Technician, Dental Assistant, Manager, and lately works in the Tango Shoe industry. He is a loving father and of course, an Argentine Tango Instructor. Rommel enjoys teaching to inspire people to learn this captivating dance form. He believes, through personal experience, that the process of learning Argentine Tango has brought a deeper awareness of self and of others. His classes emphasize connecting with you’re own body and expanding this connection to the partner, the music, and much more. He stumbled into Argentine Tango in 2000 and his first influential tango experience was a tango festival in Las Vegas in 2003, which ignited his passion to continue dancing. Rommel enjoys visiting Argentina yearly where he gets inspired by other teachers. He is continually finding ways to improve and understand the pedagogy of this dance |
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Bianca and Erik Ph:
520- 245-6158 Location: |
Erik and Bianca had been dancing and performing separately for five years before teaming up in the summer of 2004. Bianca has a solid background in salon style and close embrace, bringing technique to the partnership and keeping one foot solidly on tradition. Erik's first teachers went on to become some of the most respected dancers of the Nuevo style, and he brings innovation to the pair keeking the other foot in the air (usually a gancho). With this balance of Yin anf Yang, Erik and Bianca teach a class that has people driving from as far as away as New Mexivco every week..
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Rusty and Jo Ph: 520- 906-5389; 520-248-4403 E-mail:info@learn-to-tango.com
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Rusty and Joanne are fun, hard working instructors with one thing in mind:' Teaching you to tango!' Rusty has been a musician for 30 years giving him a sense of timing and style that he loves to convey to his students. Rusty uses his knowledge of exercise design, aerobics and weight training in understanding and applying the body mechanics of movement necessary for fluid dancing. He can see from both the outside and the inside all the elements of what makes a step flow. Joanne's passion and love for tango has motivated her to rise above the challenges of learning to dance while battling the stiffness resulting from scoliosis surgery at a young age. She brings the experiences of the struggles and breakthroughs to her students enabling them to realize that they can also attain higher levels of dance through awareness of what their body can do. Together, Joanne and Rusty apply their knowledge towards giving their students body awareness, elements, technique and musicality! | |||||||
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Mara Carlson
Mara Carlson's Rincon del Tango |
Mara Carlson is a Tango dance artist, master instructor and choreographer with more than 20 years professional experience. She received her MA and BFA in Dance and Theater Arts from the University of Arizona. Her precocity for Argentine Tango was distinguished by a Met Corporation fellowship, allowing her to study its music and evolution, and excel in its form in Buenos Aires, the city of its birth. Her professional achievements include a performance with world-renowned tanguero Eduardo Capussi in concert with the Pablo Ziegler Orchestra. She performed at La Belle Epoque in New York City, toured as principal dancer in Tango, Love, and Passion, and danced on the internationally televised program Sabado Gigante. To date, Mara’s singular ability and authenticity have won her the respect of many luminaries in the world of Tango. |
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Michael
Walker
Ph
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Michael
Walker is best known as "A Teacher's Teacher."He has performed
withTom Jones,Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Janis Joplip, and Tony Bennett
to mention a few.He has been featured in the movie, Sliver, as well
as a national Pepsi commercial. Michael studied with Martha Graham and
the American Ballet Theatre. He has studied, taught, and performed with,
and is well known as one of the most sought after Argentine Tango Dance
Masters ! "In
my opinion, Michael and Luren are the best Argentine Tango Dancers in
the United States" |
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