On Friday April 9, Lounge is delighted to introduce Lucas Di Giorgio (BA) and Melanie Klaric (Chicago).
First time in New York! The next day Lucas and Melanie are teaching and performing at the Yale Tango Fest in New Haven.
Lucas and Melanie will teach the upper level class at 8.30 (included with admission).
DJ Ilene Marder! She will play great music for you.
More about our stars
Lucas Di Giorgio & Melanie Klaric
Lucas Di Giorgio was born in Buenos Aires, June 27th, 1981. He has been dancing Tango for more than 10 years. His main teachers were Ernesto Carmona and Norma Tomassi, Pablo Di Giorgio and Susana Cannataro, Marcelo Varela and Analia Vega. Lucas also studied with teachers and dancers such as Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa, Chicho Frumboli, Dina Martinez, and Cristina Cortes. In 2004 he joined the Ballet Escuela de Tango Argentino and recieved recognition of milongueros teachers such as Carlos Gavito, Pupy Castello, Chino Perico, Gerardo Portalea, Carlos Perez. Lucas also studied music with the bandoneonista of the orquestra El Arranque, Ramiro Boero.
Melanie began dancing Argentine Tango in 2003, but her passion for Tango began as a child, having heard the music all her life. Since she started dancing, she has dedicated herself to taking classes and traveling. She has been to festivals all over the states, Europe, and of course Argentina. Melanie lived in Argentina, studying intensively with her favorite teachers. She has been teaching and performing, and loves to share her many years worth of learning and dedication with others, to spread this awesome thing called TANGO. She is an enthusiastic teacher, and loves Tango, its music, and all the history and culture it represents. Melanie's affection, passion, and respect for Tango are clearly illustrated in her teaching style.
In addition to being the founder and director of Woodstock Tango, Ilene has established a reputation as a popular, traditional Tango DJ, who DJ's regularly at milongas in NYC and at festivals (recently Boston & Chicago). She is one of the very few non-Argentines to DJ in Buenos Aires at Salon Canning (three times) and the only one to have DJ’d Porteño y Bailerin. She is a "traditional" DJ, using cortinas, tandas and the most beautiful classic tango ever recorded. (She is also adept at offering some lovely danceable surprises from the modern and alternative tango worlds...). She conducts MEET THE MUSIC sessions to better acquaint dancers with the key orquesta's of the Golden Age, and is available to DJ private parties and events, and more....
