July 1: Maxi Gluzman, Tine Herreman

This week, our guest artist is Maxi Gluzman!

Performance around midnight. Maxi will perform with Tine Herreman.

8.30pm classes, all included with admission, different levels so you can learn with people of your level:

• Upper level with Maxi, topic: A Fun Easy Move You Can't Live Without!
• Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
• Beginners with Paul Pellicoro

DJ Tine

More about our star:

Maximiliano Gluzman is a porteno dancer who proudly continues the tradition of his home town's social dance.

He learned his first tangos when he was a child, bought his first tango record when he was fourteen, and began to pursue the dance when he was twenty one.

His tango, one of personal identity, inherits the inventiveness of the Buenos Aires tradition and was acquired through years of working with world known instructors, as well as through researching the social tango of the old masters. His subtle firm lead is the result of both practice and countless nights of dancing in Buenos Aires. And through his unique, flowing musicality he has found an endless vehicle for creativity and expression.

Maxi's professional life in tango is divided into two main areas: researching the dance of the old generation milongueros and teaching. Precisely, his teaching is about sharing the magic of the porteno dance with the rest of the world: its technique, its culture, and its mystery. A magic that, as difficult as it is to conceptualize, he has been able to transmit to his students from many countries.

Tine Herreman is a tango DJ and organizer who taught tango at the Yale Tango Club when she was in graduate school. She has performed only once before; this was at the Yale Ballroom Club annual student show, and she did it so she could recruit some ballroom kids away to the tango club. It worked! Tine hopes you will come cheer this Friday, which will be Maxi's only performance on this trip through New York.

June 24: Vanja Modzelewski & Alexis Rosen

This week Lounge features Vanja Modzelewski and Alexis Rosen!

Vanja and Alexis will teach the upper level class at 8.30.

Topic : Something really useful, simple and nice.

Midnight performance!

DJ Tine

More about our artists...

Alexis Rosen has been dancing Tango for nine years, and teaching for the last four. He first gained notice as an original and creative leader of Tango Nuevo. However, in the last couple of years he has focused closely on close embrace as well. Alexis believes that great dance is built on musicality, connection to the partner, and fundamental movement technique. Many of his classes start with a specific sequence of movements, which are then used to explore those three topics in depth.The first teachers to strongly influence Alexis were Robin Thomas and Mario Consiglieri. While he has learned from numerous other teachers in Buenos Aires and the U.S. since then, the biggest influence on his dance comes from the many great followers he has danced with, including his partner Vanja.

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).

June 17: Helen La Vikinga & Leonardo Sardella

Join Helen la Vikinga and Leonardo Sardella this week at Lounge for an interesting and entertaining lesson! 8.30pm in studio B.

Topic: Giros, ochos and sacadas in close embrace. Upper Level

Tango Lounge offers 3 lessons at 8.30pm, one for each level, so you can learn at your own level with other people of your level, and the price is right too (it's included free with admission)!

* Upper level with our guest artists of the week
* Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky
* Beginners with Paul or Victoria

Midnight performance with Helen and Leo.

DJ Tine

More about our stars:

Helen La Vikinga is originally from Iceland but has been living abroad for 20 years: about 15 years in Sweden, 1 year in Chile, and now Argentina since 2005.

Helen loves the Argentine Tango! Not only the dance, but the music, the poetry, the teaching, the exhibitions.... She has taught tango, milonga and chacarera since 2000 with dancers such as German Gentile, Victor Hugo Diaz, Miguel Romero, Omar Vega and many others. Helen teaches and performs at festivals and events all over the world, including New York City, Chicago, Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Buenos Aires. Her work has also branched into an audio visual projects, poetry, musicals and a television production.

Helen organizes milongas that feature live music and dance performances, and trips for tango lovers to Argentina. She has also created a line of elegant dance shoes called "La Vikinga Shoes and Sneakers."

Leonardo Sardella from Buenos Aires has trained in various dance styles, including jazz, ballet, Argentine Folklore traditional dance, Latin and Arabic Dances, and Argentine Tango. He has trained at various schools such as the University of Tango, the Argentine School of Tango and DNI Tango, where his master teachers included: Javier Rodriguez, Carlos Copello, Jorge Firpo, Maria y Carlos Rivarola, Cristina Cortes, Nicolas Cobos-Paola Jean Jean, Dana Frigoli-Pablo Villarraza, Mora Godoy, Junior Cervila, Fabian Peralta, Sabrina y Ruben Veliz, Juan Balois Pardo, Miguel Angel Coria.

He has performed in many dance productions as a principal dancer or guest artist, has taught tango master classes at the renowned schools Argentinean Academies Escuela Argentina de Tango and Escuela Nacional de Arte Leopoldo Marechal, and is an acclaimed singer-songwriter. Leonardo is currently a choreographer and featured dancer in "Cacho Castagna."

June 10: Monica Paz & Steve Cook

Join your friends at Tango Lounge this week for a class with Monica Paz and a performance by Monica and Steve Cook!

8.30pm classes included with admission:

Upper Level Class by Monica Paz

Intermediate with Jennifer Wesnousky

Beginners with Tine

Performance by Monica and Steve Cook around midnight.

DJ Tine

More about our stars...

Mónica Paz received a specialized educational in tango, thus making her one of the very few instructors of tango with an academic training. Because of her didactics, pedagogy and vast experience as a teacher and as a dancer, she is highly recognized in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Washington DC, New York, New Jersey (the USA), The Hague (Holland), Antwerp (Belgium) among others cities where frequently she is invited to offer classes, workshops and performances of tango.

Mónica has a vast teaching experience as follower and leader. She has developed an effective basic method of teaching, both for followers and for leaders, with which the students acquire the solid bases that are functional and universal in tango that will allow them to understand and incorporate the technique and to enable them to develop a personal dance.

Mónica masters the technique of the Tango Salon, of the Milonguero Style, the Vals Cruzado and the Milonga. In addition, she specializes in Technique for followers and has taught many classes and workshops on this subject.

Steven Cook has performed and/or taught with Carina Moeller, Monica Paz, Brigitta Winkler and Sabina Wolfson. He has taught for Triangulo, Tango Cafe, and Ukraine in New York City. He is resident instructor for Asada Milonga and has taught for Pocono Tango, Firehouse Tango, and at festivals such as Tango Extravaganza, Slovenia Tango Camp as well as in Berlin and Portugal. Steven began his career as a dancer with Chicago Ballet. He later danced with the Houston Ballet and on Broadway in the musical “Doonesbury”. Steven has been teaching movement to actors at the Stella Adler Studio since 1995 where he has directed over 30 plays. He has been a guest teacher/director for National Shakespeare Conservatory, National Theater of the Deaf, and Cirque du Soleil.

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.