June 3: Cyrena Drusine and Ivan Inofre. DJ Tine

This week Lounge features Cyrena Drusine and Ivan Inofre!

8.30pm upper level class with Cyrena and Ivan (included with admission)

There is also an intermediate class with Jennifer Wesnousky, and Tine will teach the total beginners class, both also at 8.30 and included with admission.

Midnightish performance with Cyrena and Ivan!

More about our stars:

Ivan and Cyrena are Argentine Tango dancers and instructors. They both come from strong dance backgrounds; Ivan as an Argentine Folkloric dancer and Cyrena as a classical ballet dancer. Ivan and Cyrena have performed in various tango shows in Buenos Aires, such as Sabor a Tango, Tango Porteño and La Esquina de Carlos Gardel. Cyrena toured with Tango Pasion in 2008-2009. They have been dancing together for the past nine months during which they went to Paris with Walter Rios' orchestra and performed in L'Estade de France. They also performed throughout Paris in various milongas. They have given exhibitions in some of the most famous milongas in Buenos Aires such as Salon Canning y Porteño y Bailarin. In December 2010 they performed with the company Tango Desire. They are currently teaching at Mansion Dandi and the Carlos Copello school in Buenos Aires.

Fri May 27: Jennifer Bratt +2, Ney Melo, Elina Roldan. DJ Tine

This week come cheer for 4 dancers on 2 pairs of legs! Jennifer Bratt is beautifully carrying twins, and pulling it off with all the grace and elegance she is known for around the world. And Ney Melo embraces his good fortune without missing a beat!

Don't miss this Friday, it will be Jennifer's last performance in a long while!

Ney and Jennifer will teach the upper level class at 8.30pm (included with admission),

topic: Tango Salon & Embellishments

As if this was not enough, the legendary Elina Roldan (BsAs) will be teaching the 8.30pm intermediate class (also included with admission)

Midnight performance with Ney and Jen+2

DJ/host Tine

More about our stars

Jennifer Bratt discovered the Argentine Tango in 2000 and,

entranced by the beauty and energy of this art-form, she devoted herself to it completely. Her movements are defined by a natural grace and expressive fluidity, and she is known for her sharp embellishments and articulate feet. She has widely taught her Followers Technique and Embellishment Bootcamps, and has a number of videos on YouTube showcasing her footwork.

Ney Melo is one of today's most talented young Argentine Tango dancers and teachers, currently touring the world. He is known for his innovative teaching methods and passion for teaching. His tango instruction is sought out by beginning

and advanced dancers, as well as other teachers and choreographers from all over the world.

Ney has studied tango with masters of the Villa Urquiza and modern salon styles of tango. Ney is the creator of Tango Television on youtube which showcases the best tango dancers currently on the scene as well as rare footage of milongueros who shaped the dance.

Elina Roldan (Buenos Aires) has taught and performed all over the world. An all-round dancer, teacher and performer, she counts among her teachers such notables as Pepito Avellaneda, Puppy Castello, Gustavo Naveira, Graciela Gonzalez and others. Elina is especially well-known for her inimitable milonga traspie. Elina has given exhibitions and classes in Italy, Russia, Mexico, Sweden, England, Austria, Slovenia and Israel.

Fri May 20: Luiza Paes & Julio Bassan

Julio and Luiza will teach the 8.30 upper level class (included with admission)!

There are simultaneous classes for beginners (Paul) and intermediate (Jennifer), also included with admission.

Midnight performance with Julio and Luiza.

DJ Tine

More about our stars:

LUIZA PAES:

Luiza Paes, Brazilian-born, music student since age six, worked in musical education and vocal technique for many years. Her very first tango experience was in 1997 in Portland, Oregon where she took a group class with Clay Nelson and was immediately struck by the music and fascinated by the idea of the connection in the couple. Back in Brazil, Luiza met Norberto "Pulpo" Esbrez who became her teacher and then partner for nearly 10 years. Luiza and "Pulpo" traveled the world teaching and performing: Russia, Japan, Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Denmark, United States, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, and Brazil. They taught at numerous tango festivals including CITA in Buenos Aires, Portland, Las Vegas, Boston, Amsterdam, Tango del Norte in Denmark

Luiza is a fun, caring and articulate instructor and teaches technique emphasizing the leader's and follower's roles, improvisation and the ability of adapting. She is very successful in generating a relaxed and humorous environment for the students to enjoy and take the most out of their learning process. Since February 2008 she started teaching and traveling on her own and with different partners (Tango Masquerade, Tango de los Muertos, Portland TangoFest, Houston Tango Festival).Her focus has been teaching musicality along with a technique that opens up possibilities for creativity in the dance.

JULIO BASSAN:

Julio is of the new breed of tanguero from Buenos Aires. An extraordinary, in-demand stage performer, known for his elegant, sultry moves and smoldering theatricality, he is an excellent and caring teacher of creative, social dancing, emphasizing connection, musicality, embrace and rhythmic improvisation. He adapts guardia vieja (old guard) moves to 21st Century dance floors with originality, sensitivity and humor. Julio is also a trained actor, having obtained a degree in theater from the University National Institute of Arts.

As a tango dancer he has studied with such notable teachers as Ricardo Barrios, Carlos Rivarola, Claudia Bozzo, and Mingo Pugliese, among others. He teaches regularly and hosts his own milonga "Gardel of Medellín" in the famous tango neighborhood of Parque Patricios, which has become one of the most popular milongas in Buenos Aires. His elegance, musicality, and dramatic sensibility has propelled him to become a sought-after performer in the major tango shows in BsAs. He was also featured in the Tango Ballet of the University of Moron (2004 -2007), along with many theatrical shows in Argentina and the U.S. Julio has appeared in films, and coordinates popular tango events and festivals in Buenos Aires.

May 13: DJ Yulia Kriskovets, Valeria Carmel and Daniel Rodriguez (Argentina/France).

Friends, come dance this Friday to Yulia Kriskovets lovely music! Yulia (from DC) plays beautiful happy lively music. Every time I hear her play I find new inspiration! I recently invited her to play at the Yale Tango Fest and she kept hundreds of exhausted people in a bubbly party mood! Don't miss it.

DJ Yulia Kriskovets

Upper level class with Valeria Carmel and Daniel Rodriguez (Argentina/France).

Midnight performance

Tango Lounge has 3 simultaneous classes at 8.30pm, all are included with admission:

-upper level with guest teachers

-intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky

-beginners with Paul Pellicoro

More about our guest artists:

Valeria Carmel & Daniel Rodriguez form an elegant and refreshing tango duo. Their rich dance backgrounds allow them to be versatile performers and well rounded teachers, carefully balancing classical tango with other dance influences so as to preserve the essence of tango. They have been performing and teaching together in Buenos Aires, throughout Europe, and are currently on their first US tour together.

Yulia Kriskovets

Yulia has been DJing regularly both in Washington DC and on the national festival circuit since 2004. She carefully crafts her tandas based on the shape and taste of each song to make you dance all night long. She DJed in Washington DC Tangosutra and Tango Marathon Festivals, Boston's Tango de Los Muertos, Portland Tangofests, Ann Arbor Festivals, Tango Joven Festivals in Chicago, Providence festivals, and Austin and Houston Tango Festivals.

May 6: Maria Olivera & Gustavo Benzecry Saba

Friends, join Maria and Gustavo this Friday at the Tango Lounge!

You will love their upper level class at 8.30 (included with admission) and

midnight performance!

DJ Tine

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Our guest stars' free class offered every week at 8.30 before the milonga, is an excellent opportunity to learn some fresh material and to be exposed to new teachers, ideas and styles; you may even find among our excellent guest stars a teacher who you really want to study more with, and who will make a real difference to you as a dancer.

Tango Lounge has 3 simultaneous pre-milonga classes (beginners, intermediate, upper level), therefore the class participants tend to be of the appropriate skill level, and each class is smaller with more individual attention.

The upper level class with the guest teachers aims to foster creativity, improvisation, quality of movement and musicality by exploring new dimensions of known techniques that are of interest to both leaders and followers. The class topics are carefully selected to be of immediate practical use on the social dance floor.

So join us in the class!

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More about our stars Maria and Gustavo:

Gustavo and Maria met in 2003 when Gustavo was teaching a class at a small dance Studio in Palermo. Shortly after Maria became his assistant teacher at Salón Canning, where they started enjoying the pleasure of dancing together and sharing experiences they would never forget.

They got to know each other as dancers, teachers and individuals. Little by little, they discovered love.

Today, Gustavo and Maria dance together on the dance floor as in life, and they travel, teach and perform at Festivals and international tango events.

In their classes, good spirit, kindness and warmth are the highlights. This way, they lead their students throughout a pleasant learning process. Gustavo brings wisdom and thoughtfulness as he projects serenity and patience. María injects energy, liveliness, passion and dynamism. This way, they are the Yin and the Yang of an active and enjoyable teaching method.

When they dance, they show their love for each other, the happiness of sharing the warmth of a cozy embrace and the fantasy of a movie where the audience is always an active participant in the story.