Fri Apr 29: Maria Elena Ybarra (NYC/Arg) and Dominic Bridge (Portland/Italy)

This week we have two of the country's most musical, elegant and polished dancers teaching and performing for you! Don't miss the 8.30pm class, upper level, and included with admission!

8.30 classes, included with admission:

upper level: Maria Elena Ybarra and Dominic Bridge

intermediate: Jennifer Wesnousky

beginners: Paul Pellicoro

Midnight performance

Check out this mind-boggling milonga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnTOn459qUY

DJ/host Tine

More about our stars

DOMINIC BRIDGE

Portland-born Dominic Bridge has quickly joined the ranks of the top young tango professionals in the world. He has taught extensively in the US, including at the Chicago Tango Week ’09, as well as in Europe, where he worked as a full-time instructor in Florence, Italy and helped found a tango school, and performed in Danza In Fiera 2009, Italy's largest multi-dance festival. He has been invited to perform as some of the most prestigious tango venues in Buenos Aires, including TangoLab, La Catedral, and La Confiteria Ideal.

MARIA YBARRA

Maria was born in the province of Chaco, Argentina. With more than a decade of experience dancing and teaching tango, she has become recognized as one of the top female tango dancers in the NYC area, and has taught locally, as well as in Buenos Aires. She is noted for her attention to detail and her exquisite technique.

PS: Videos of tonight's performance

Apr 22: Tine's b-day, Luna Palacios and Michael Nadtochi!

This week help Tine celebrate her birthday! It's on the 23rd so it starts at midnight on Friday. There will be no big to-do. Just fun times with friendly people!

Special guests: Luna Palacios and Michael Nadtochi

Upper Level Class at 8.30pm, included with admission

Performance by Luna Palacios and Michael Nadtochi about midnight

DJ /host Tine

More about our stars:

Luna Palacios

Born in Buenos Aires, Luna Palacios is an authentic young milonguera, tango dancer, who learned tango from some of the most storied figures in Buenos Aires dance halls. But she started dancing tango almost by chance.

Until 2001, Luna was a salsa and swing dancer. She had won several salsa competitions in Buenos Aires and had danced all over the country. One day, her sister Verónica took her to a milonga, where, says Luna, she immediately fell in love: the dance, the music, the magic of that atmosphere was something she had never experienced, but it was the embrace that seduced her and won over her heart.

She soon became the favourite dancing partner of several great dancers: Lucas Galera, Oliver Kolker, “Flaco” Dany Garcia,Horacio Britos (aka: PIbe Avellaneda),Carlos Copello, Aoniken Quiroga, Paulo Bidart, Jorge Pahl , and Octavio Fernandez.

She has travelled extensively to teach and perfom in Argentina and overseas, and has performed at all the major milongas in Buenos Aires: Club Sunderland, Salon Canning, La Viruta, La Baldosa, Glorias Argentinas, El Arranque, and Porteno y Bailarin.

Michael Nadtochi

Michael started dancing at the age of ten in Moscow, Russia, and ever since dance was the main focus of his life.

By the age of eighteen as a successful performer/competitor in a global ballroom dance scene, he had won the title of Russian Youth Champion in 1994 and represented his country in a World Championship held in Slovenia.Throughout his career Michael received one-on-one coaching with European and World Champions Allan Tornsberg and Vibeke Toft to ensure the best possible training. Secrets of champions produced strong foundation for teaching students and dramatic competitive results.

Traveling all over Europe (France, Germany, England, Denmark, Norway and other countries) Michael earned international recognition and with his moving to U.S. in 1998 achieved even more success (awarded “Top U.S. National Dance Couple of the Year” in 2000).

Focusing on authentic Latin and South American rhythms, Michael studied Salsa with legendary Eddie Torres and Argentine Tango with the star of “Forever Tango” Broadway Show and Tony Award Winner Carlos Gavito, and at the same time he appeared in stage performances and National TV shows and commercials (Verizon TV commercial, American Express industrial film, “The Guiding Light” TV series, “Latin Fusion” off-Broadway show, “Fania All Stars” concert).

April 15: Damian Thompson & Vanja Modzelewski

This Friday at Lounge, Damian and Vanja will teach and perform!

8.30pm upper level class: Milonguero Turns and Ferrari Rebotes in the Line of Dance

included with admission

Midnight performance

There are simultaneous classes for beginners and intermediate taught by Paul Pellicoro and Jennifer Wesnousky, respectively.

DJ & Host Tine

More about our guest stars:

Damian Thompson (from Australia) focuses on technique to foster greater connection and freedom for both leaders and followers.

Read Damian's teaching blog at http://tangotechnique.blogspot.com/

and watch him dance here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtC274rrGSk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-_4K8oQSaU

Vanja Modzelewski is a highly experienced dancer in both - open and in close embrace. Her proficiency in the various styles of tango along with her sophisticated musicality has made her one of the better known female dancers in the US. Vanja's dance style is characterized with fluidity and sensual elegance. She has a profound knowledge of movements and partner connection and is a sought after lead who has been teaching group and private classes in tango with a partner and on her own for over 8 years. Currently Vanja is working together with Alexis Rosen. During the past years, among others, she has taught and performed with Constantin Rueger (Germany), Robin Thomas (NY), Murat Erdemsel (Washington, DC), Ney Melo (San Francisco), Hernan Brizuela (Buenos Aires), Armando Orzuza (Buenos Aires) and Junior Cervila (Buenos Aires). www.vanjatango.com

Apr 8: Cristian Correa & Manuela Rossi. DJ Ilene

This week, stars Cristian Correa and Manuela Rossi from Buenos Aires.

8.30 Upper Level Class with Crtistian and Manuela, included with admission

topic: Turns and embellishments for small spaces

Simultaneous classes for beginners by Paul and pre-interm/interm by Jennifer of DanceSport

Midnight performance by Cristian and Manuela

DJ Ilene de Woodstock

More about our stars:

Cristian comes from the province of Cordoba in Argentina were he had a long formation in Folklore first, and then Tango.

Manuela is from Buenos Aires. She has a classical formation, studying in Argentina and under a scolarship for two years in Cannes, France.

Cristian and Manuela start dancing tango together in 2008.

They are a steady couple in the show «Tango Porteño» since 2008. They perform in Tango Porteño every night when they are in Buenos Aires.

They toured in Germany and Austria with the show «Tanguera» in February 2008.

In August 2009, they participated in the «VII Campeonato Mundial de Tango», finishing in second place.

They travelled to China in May/June 2010 to perform daily in the Argentine Pavillion at the Expo Shanghai 2010 World Fair.

They participates again in the «VIII Campeonato Mundial de Tango» in August 2010, ending for the second year in a row as the runner ups.

In November 2010, Manuela starred in the new Volkswagen Polo commercial, dancing with Gaspar Godoy; for the UK.

Apr 1: Carlos Barrionuevo & Mayte Valdes, Omar Ocampo & Monica Romero, plus SHOES for you!

Tango Lounge dances for JAPAN!

This week we have 2 fantastic performing couples for you from Buenos Aires

Omar Ocampo and Monica Romero teach the upper level class at 8.30 and perform at midnight

Carlos Barrionuevo and Mayte Valdes perform at midnight!

Plus tango shoes by Yaisuri, for sale or to order (made specially to your own feet)

DJ Tine

Simultaneous 8.30pm classes for pre-interm and total beginners taught by Jennifer Wesnousky and Paul Pellicoro, respectively. Bring your non-tango friends! Paul will fire them up with tango vibes, and the performances will blow them away.

More about our stars....

Carlos Barrionuevo and Mayte Valdes

Mayte and Carlos each began dancing as children in Buenos Aires. Mayte studied ballet and toured internationally in The Nutcracker. She studied tango with the great masters, and was featured internationally in Europe, the US, Egypt and Asia, dancing in Tanguera the Musical, Tango Pasion and other shows.

Carlos developed his technique by studying the great masters of tango. He won championships in Argentina and was invited to perform with prestigious orchestras and companies. He performed in or was a choreographer for tango shows touring Europe, the US and South America.

Carlos and Mayte have been dancing, teaching and performing together since 2007. They were part of Forever Tango and other shows in Buenos Aires and abroad.

More information is on Carlos and Mayte's website tangoearthcom

Omar Ocampo and Monica Romero

Monica Romero was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of famous artist Estela Raval and singer and musician Ricardo Romero. She studied jazz and modern dance, studying and performing with prestigious choreographers and dancers such as Nuri Cid, Beatriz and Victor Ferrari and Moira Chapman. In 1984 she reached a turning point in her career when she met Omar Ocampo. They married and established 'Los Ocampo.'

Omar Ocampo was born in Entre Rios and started his professional dance career at an early age, dancing with the Ballet Folklorico Nacional of Santiago Ayala, 'El Chucaro' and Norma Viola for 11 years. Omar Ocampo is the best folk dancer of Argentina and is a judge of the 'Danzas Argentinas Competition.' They've been travelling together performing the tango around the world since 1988 notably with the Tango Pasion company.

For more about Los Ocampo, check out their website:

www.losocampo.com.ar

March 25: Ana Padron & Diego Blanco

Come cheer this Friday for the popular Ana Padron and Diego Blanco (New York/Argentina)!

Upper level class at 8.30 by Ana and Diego, included with admission

Midnight performance

There are simultaneous beginners and intermediate classes taught by Paul and Jennifer of DanceSport, respectively.

DJ Tine

More about our stars:

Ana and Diego's website: Tango4all.com

Award-winning dancers Diego Blanco and Ana Padron are one of the top performing couples in the world today. Their tango is energetic, rhythmical and innovative, and through their fluid moves they fuse tango with the close embrace style of traditional tango.

Tnago for All, the dance company they co-founded, was brought to life to bring this electrifying tango to audiences in America and worldwide.

Ana and Diego command a wide range of dance dicipline from which they tap inspiration for theur movemens. In addition to Argentine tango, these include classical ballet, jazz, African, and Jose Limon, Martha Graham and Jennifer Muller techniques.

Diego and Ana perform in tango productions on national and international stages, and teach in and around New York and the country.

Fri March 18: Daniela Pucci & Luis Bianchi!!

Join your friends at Tango Lounge this Friday to enjoy great music and a fabulous performance and class by

Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi

www.luisbianchi.com

8.30pm class by Daniela and Luis, upper level

class included with admission.

Midnight performance by Daniela and Luis

DJ Tine

There are simultaneous classes for total beginners and intermediate taught by DanceSport Faculty.

More about our stars...

Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi's tango is best described as joyous and heartfelt. Dancing together since 2006, they have rapidly become known for their musicality, connection and infectious energy. As performers, they are engaging, vibrant, and emotional. As instructors, their ultimate goal is to help students move better, achieve deeper connection, and find their own voice in the dance. Students in their classes can expect thorough instruction on tango technique, encouragement to increase their body awareness, lots of personalized feedback, and a healthy dose of humor to complement the mix.