Join Helen la Vikinga and Leonardo Sardella this week at Lounge for an interesting and entertaining lesson! 8.30pm in studio B.
Topic: TBA. Upper Level
SPECIAL THIS WEEK: 2-for-1 admission before 9.45! Bring a friend for free or share the savings!
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 Pellicoro
Midnight performance with Helen, Leo and Walter.
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."
Walter Perez began dancing Tango in his hometown, Buenos Aires, 1993. What began as a kind of therapy soon became a seductive way of life. Since then, he has dedicated his career to studying Argentine Tango and the broad spectrum of Latin dances. Walter has trained in various styles and techniques with renowned Tango instructors such as Juan Carlos Copes, Graciela Gonzalez and Rodolfo Dinzel. He also trained in salsa casino, merengue, cumbia and bachata with caribean teachers. He started salsa break on 2, in Argentina in 1998 with Jimmy Anton.
Integrating dance techniques used in Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, and Acting, a unique fusion of style and skill has blossomed. Walter has performed with several dance companies, arts centers, and theaters. He has additionally participated in several Television variety shows and special events. Walter’s credits include working as the choreographer and choreographer’s assistant for several companies and shows. In 2000,he moved to NY to continue his training and dedicated full time as a professional dancer. A year later, he started to learn West Coast Swing, participating in several venues around USA, taking workshops with the best teachers like: Mary Ann Munez, Robert Royston and Mario Robau.
He was featured as principal in a national commercial for Coldwell Banker.
His latest accomplishment is as a featured dancer in the Romartis Production of “ Tango first century†directed by Romulo Larrea ; touring around Quebec , Canada; different theatres in California and ending in NYC at the Town Hall theatre on June 5, 2009.
