9th International Argentine Tango Festival «Milonguero Nights 2011»

Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes

Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes are outstanding teachers of the very highest level: clear, concise, humorous and always to the point, coupled with a thorough understanding of the students' needs. They developed a view of argentine tango more natural and organic than structural. They've done an outstanding job on the geometry in the dancing couple and developed a strong communication between partners thanks to the leading and all of the energies it utilizes. They lessons focus the emphasis on developing an organic partner connection and musical expression. Sebastian and Mariana are considered today as the main icons for the young generation of tango dancers.
This year Sabastian and Mariana have prepared a special seminar of 6 classes for intermediate-advanced dancers, in which they will present their method Tango Multiple Styles (TMS), and they will work on techniques, creativity, as well as evolution of tango and composition.

ADRIAN VEREDICE and ALEJANDRA HOBERT

DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND MASTERS OF TANGO ARGENTINO, ADRIAN AND ALEJANDRA HAVE BEEN A COUPLE SINCE 1998. THEY RAPIDLY BECAME ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED COUPLES OF ARGENTINE TANGO OF OUR TIME. THEIR IMPRESSIVE SCENIC INTERPRETATION AND EXPRESSIVE CAPACITY ARE RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM IN THEATERS AND STAGES WORLDWIDE.
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THEY WERE PROTAGONISTS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL TANGO FESTIVALS IN CITIES SUCH AS BERLIN, ROME, LONDON, PARIS, LISBON, ATHENS, ISTANBUL, DUBAI, MONTREAL AND OTHERS.
SINCE 2002 THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN PRINCIPAL TEACHERS OF THE C.I.T.A.
THESE FABULOUS DANCERS HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THANGO SHOWS ( „OTANGO“, „CINCOTANGO“ AND „TANGUISIMO“) TANGO, AND ALSO THEY SHARED STAGE EVENTS AND SHOWS WITH FAMOUS ORCHESTRAS SUCH AS EL SEXTETO MAYOR, COLOR TANGO, EL ARRANQUE, LOS REYES DEL TANGO AND SEXTETO CANYENGUE.

AS TEACHERS THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR IMMENSE PROFESSIONALISM, TECHNICAL WEALTH AND METHODOLOGY.

Lucila Cionci and Rodrigo "Joe" Corbata

Lucila Cionci and Rodrigo "Joe" Corbata founded in 2007, "Formula Tango", the union of years of experience in individual events and festivals.
Surprising is the great plasticity and expressiveness of their dance that presents innovative choreographic elements; this led them to participate to the major Tango Festivals in the world. The original philosophy of teaching got the excellent response from students at all levels in every country the couple has visited.
Among the individual experiences: the participation of Lucila to the Carmen in 2008 at the National Opera in London under the direction of the Oscar Winner Sally Potter and the “Joe”’s direction for four years, of the Company Tango Bizzarro that produced performances in Asia, South America and South Africa.
Lucila Cionci and Rodrigo "Joe" Corbata blend the beauty of movement, harmony and connection, creating an exciting and unique dance.

Ariadna Naveira and Fernando Sanchez

The daughter of splendid Gustavo Naveira and Olga Besio, Ariadna has started her way in tango at the very small age. Together with her brother Federico she learned from the experience of her famous parents, and also in 2006 she had graduated from the National School of Dance in Buenos Aires.
Thanks to her grate experience the teaching of Ariadna consists of attention to the details of techniques and musicality. More over, she perfectly knows both women and men roles in tango, what gives her an opportunity to find an approach and an answer to any student.
Fernando started to learn tango in 2001, and almost for 8 years he was dancing in couple with Nayla Vacca. Together with her he was performing in the famous milongas of Buenos Aires, such as La Ideal, Salon Canning, Parakultural, Porteno y Bailarin. Also he successfully taught in Great Britain, New Zeland, Swiss, Emirates, Italy, Germany and Brazil. Since February 2009 Fernando works with Ariadna.
The dance of Fernando and Ariadna combines incredible sensuality and fresh perspective to the traditional tango. Precise technique and musicality of their couple have attracted so many fans of argentine tango around the world in a very short time.

Virginia Gomez y Christian Marquez

Christian and Virginia were united for the same passion to the dance, and this passion let them go along and create a couple that is different for its’ strength, maturity and their own style. Their dance is full of precision and quality of the movement, elegance and the pure essence of tango.
Learning from the most famous teachers Christian and Virginia started to work together in 1996. Since that time the have worked in the most important shows in Argentina and outside: ?Los tangos de la Cabala?, ?Piazzolla Tango?, ?Copes Tango Copes, ?O?Tango?. Since 2002 the couple has started work in the festivals and workshops worldwide, also nowadays Christian and Virginia are teachers of the world famous tango-congress CITA that takes place in Buenos Aires. Among the rest creations of the couple it should be mentioned their participation as the main couple in the video clip by Gotan Project to the song “Diferente”.
Today Christian and Virginia keep working in theatre productions, and also they give classes in Buenos Aires. As teachers they try to transmit to their students all the knowledge and experience they have.

Sigrid Van Tilbeurgh

Since early childhood, Sigrid has been interested in dance. She started with ballet, and her desire to expand her knowledge and explore new ways of expression brought her to contemporary dance. In 1998, she discovered Argentine tango in South-Western France, where she has her roots. By 2001, she was taking part in performances, and in the following year, she began giving classes.
In 2004, she went to Buenos Aires for one year in order to pursue her formal training in tango. After her return, she began to tour internationally as a dancer and teacher of Argentine tango.
In 2006, Sigrid moved to Paris, and began teaching and dancing with Mazen Kiwan. In two and a half years of partnership, they taught at the TangoCamps, as well as the festivals of Moscow, Warsaw, Washington, Copenhagen and others.
In the summer of 2008, Sigrid married and settled down in Berlin with her husband. She worked with Marcelo "El Chino" Gutierrez and with Yanick Wyler and starts now a new colaboration with Daniel Carlsson. Sigrid still travels the world, teaching with Daniel and is also frequently invited as a solo artist, to give women’s technique workshops.
These technique workshops have become a speciality of hers and she is very highly regarded for her pedagogy and her vision of the corporal movement. In her women’s technique workshops, Sigrid wants her students to acquire a better conscience of the body’s movements and to develop musicality in the dance. Thus, basic elements and ornaments are broken down and investigated.

Fabian Salas & Lola Diaz

Special guests

Fabian Salas is an internationally renowned tango dancer, teacher, researcher and choreographer, famed for his distinctive approach to the dance.
Fabian has started to dance the tango in 1988, and by 1992, he had begun touring the world as a tango teacher becoming then, one of the first professional touring teachers in history.
In 1995 he started an investigation group which lead to the development of a revolutionary way of understanding, teaching and dancing the tango. Later Fabian took part in the filming of very famous motion pictures "Evita", and "The Tango Lesson".
Today Fabian Salas runs the tango education organizations Cosmotango and TangoPal and has created a series of instructional videos to teach authentic Tango in 10 easy lessons. He is also the organizer and director of the CITA (Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino) the world's most important annual tango event, which brings together tango lovers, practitioners and leading tango artists in the Argentine capital.
Nowadays, he partners Lola Diaz, who regardless of her short age, has participated in several Tango productions of which the most important are: Dancing at “La hora del Tango”, Festival Classico Pompeiano 2007. Dancing the principal roll and choreography assistant of the Clip “Nexus” 2007. Principal roll and choreographer (Tango y Ballet) of the Clip “Tango Hereje” 2006.
As a tango teacher she also has a very active career, where besides international tours, she has 4 years of experience teaching at La Viruta, a very famous tango school in Buenos Aires