Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Friday Oct 29: Orlando Reyes and Adriana Salgado, Metin's birthday! DJ Tine


This week, join your friends at Tango Lounge so celebrate Metin's birthday, and see a preview of the show Mientras Tango by Orlando Reyes and Adriana Salgado!

There are 2 simultaneous classes for intermediate and total beginners, taught by Jennifer and Paul.

DJ Tine

PLUS! Help Metin celebrate his birthday. Metin Yazir is the newest addition to the DanceSport faculty. He started the Bailatango schools in Germany, Turkey and the US before most of us had even heard of tango. But never mind his CV, he's a crazy fun guy, and it will be a party!

More about our stars

Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes have been professional dancers and teachers of Argentine Tango for over a decade. With background in classical ballet, they went to study Tango in Buenos Aires under the auspices of such renowned tango masters as Gustavo Naveira, Claudio Gonzales, Melina Brufman and Cristina Cortes, among many others. Other influential coaches have been Guillermina Quiroga and Roberto Reis. Adriana and Orlando have danced in numerous critically acclaimed productions.
Their energetic, precise and passionate dancing, their changing embraces, breathtaking jumps and their wonderful connection makes their performances outstanding. Their enthusiasm and love for Tango is palpable and has won them recognition with awards at home where have been acclaimed as one of the best representative couples of Colombia by "Corporacion Nacional de Danza" and Cultural Industry of Dance "Los Danzantes." They were also semifinalists in the 3rd Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, 2006 and more recently they came in 3rd place at the "Long Island Dance Championship" held in Long Island and sponsored by the NY Salsa Congress.
Currently they teach, coach and perform for DanceSport studio in New York City.