Tango on the Thames

It is with great sadness that – for reasons I need not spell out here – for the first time ever, I am obliged to cancel a Tango on the Thames event.  Sunday 29^rd March 2020 with our friends, Hernan Alvarez Prieto and Flavia Morari, and Dante Culcuy will not now go ahead.

 

I have, of course apologised to them, but I apologise, too, to all our Tango on the Thames regulars, plus any who were thinking of trying us out for the first time.

 

We believe Tango on the Thames is a special part of the London tango scene.

 

It goes without saying that we will be monitoring the situation regarding Coronavirus/COVID 19 very carefully. As soon as it seems that organising our next Tango on the Thames event is a realistic, practical and safe prospect, we will!

 

And when we do, we will be letting you know in the usual ways.

 

Meanwhile, the Tango on the Thames Team and I would like thank everyone for their consistent support over the years and to reassure you that, while we may be obliged to close our doors for a while, we are not going away anywhere soon.

 

WE WILL BE BACK!

FLOORCRAFT IS AN ART! Let Hernán Brusa & Romina Godoy help you execute “Changes of direction and turns in close embrace for a crowded dance floor” on SUNDAY 23^rd February!

 

In a 90-minute Special Workshop, they will generously share their expertise with us – after which Hernán has agreed to DJ for us and both of them will perform, too!

 

Register HERE!

 

£20 Class + Milonga

£15 Milonga only

(…collected at the door).

 

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

 

BY CAR:

 

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

 

2.00 pm – 3.30 pm             Workshop

3.30 pm – 7.00 pm            Milonga

 

 

 

 

Romina Godoy

 

Romina Godoy, a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher of Tango Argentino. Romina was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and began dancing at the age of four years. She has developed her great attitude to dance through the study of various disciplines such as Gymnastics , Jazz , Hip – Hop and Ballet. She played the roles of dancer and choreographer for Argentine television and for famous theatres around the world, becoming a well-established professional on the scene. In 2001 Romina decided to devote her career to the Argentine Tango and began working in the most prestigious “casas de Tango” in Buenos Aires , where she was noticed by Miguel Angel Zotto , who wanted her in his company ” Tango por dos ” , with which she performed all over the world. In 2006 she moved to London where she began a distinguished career, receiving immediately enthusiastic accolades from the critics, both there and  in Argentina and in Europe, as well Asia and in rest of the world, teaching and performing regularly in the most important festivals and congresses of Tango Argentino. In London she founded “Tangosoul”, the largest Tango school in the city, which she directed until 2012 . In 2012 she participated in the play “Midnight Tango”, which ran for over four months in the prestigious West End of London, with great success with audiences and critics, and toured all over the UK . At the beginning of 2013 she participated in the show  “Tango Macho” that has been on tour in Italy for more than three months, in more than 50 cities . She currently lives in Genoa where Romina continues her career as a dancer and teacher of Tango Argentino in her new school, the “Tangodoy Academy”.

 

 

Hernán Brusa

 

Hernán Brusa was born in Buenos Aires, the heart of Tango. He discovered this wonderful rhythm thanks to his grandfather, who had been a ‘milonguero’ during the golden age and always listened to Carlos Di Sarli and Aníbal Troilo in his house. When he lost his dear grandfather in 1996, Hernán’s curiosity took him to a tango lesson with his sister-  they started a weekly course with a disciple of the famous tango couple ‘los Dinzel’. But he only discovered his passion when he first set foot in a milonga in 1997. Since then, his feet have not left the dance floor anymore.

 

He studied with many famous tango masters-  with Alejandra Mantiñán, and Gabriel Angió & Natalia Games being the ones who shaped his style. He has been teaching since 2002 in various cities in Argentina, America, Europe and Asia. From 2003 to 2008, he dedicated himself to stage tango, performing every evening in the shows of Buenos Aires.

 

In 2009, he lived in Tokyo to work in a Tango school there. In 2010 he decided to take a break from tango as a career. Returning from Japan, he felt that something in his tango was not the way he wanted it and that his dance had not matured enough. He took on a “normal” job, continued to take private classes with his masters just for pleasure, and danced in the milongas almost every night until dawn for 4 years. Until he found his style. In September 2014 he went to live in Europe, where he returned to tango as a profession, dedicating himself mainly to teaching Tango Salón. He has brought Argentine tango to Italy, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Israel, Turkey, Portugal and Switzerland, transmitting the style of the Buenos Aires milongas and the passion that has been in his blood for 2 generations.

 

Tango for Hernan is not just a profession, it is a way of living, a way of expressing himself by embracing someone and breathing together, of getting lost on the dance floor to the rhythm of an orchestra whilst time stops. In tango he has discovered a fabulous way to be happy.

 

 

Tango on the Thames is starting 2020 on SUNDAY 12^th JANUARY as we mean to go on – with a classy Open Level Class on Milonga Lisa vs Traspié under the expert guidance of Mina & Giraldo!

 

AND – for the first time at Tango on the Thames – music to dance to from the internationally renowned DJ, Ivo Ambrosi!

 

Register HERE!

 

£20 Class + Milonga

£15 Milonga only

(…collected at the door).

 

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

 

BY CAR:

 

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

Mina and Giraldo (aka Diomar ‘Giraldo’ Escobar, Mina Ojeda Patino) were fortunate to have experienced tango in Argentina in the late 90s under the wing of renown tango milongueros from the 40s (Tango Golden Age): Mingo and Esther Pugliese, Carlos Gavito, Puppy Costello, Raúl Bravo, Carlos y Rosita Pérez.  They have also trained intensively with the very best exponents of the tango’s rebirth age: Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Hermocida, Guillermina Quiroga, Roberto Reis, Graciela Gonzalez, Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne, Roberto Herrera, Natalia and Gabriel, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa amongst many others. Mina and Giraldo created in 2000 Corrientes Social Club -Tango School & Social Dancing- one on UK’S largest and most established Tango Clubs in the country.

 

https://corrientessocialclub.co.uk/about-us/

 

Ivo Ambrosi

 

Ivo was born in Verona, studied in Buenos Aires and since 2011, has danced and DJ’d around the world. In 2019 alone, he spent 2 months in Taiwan, was DJ at Vietnam Tango Marathon, taught and DJ’d in Bangkok and Singapore, while back in Europe, he worked in Berlin, Rome, Varsaw, Krakow, London, Pescara, Trento, Brescia, Vicenza, Civitanova Marche, Porto S. Giorgio, Perugia, Castel Rigone and other places. Then back to Asia and Korea, Japan, Taiwan and in China – Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. He organised the first edition of Tango Origin Celebration, a big festival and marathon in Taipei, then came back to Europe teaching regular classes in Verona, Trento and Pescara, and was guest teacher and DJ in Berlin and London.

 

 

Clore Ballroom in the Royal Festival Hall!

Let Queer Tango London and Tango on the Thames help you BANISH your Christmas blues with their FREE, full-on, Queer Tango on the Thames Winter Special!

 

With:

 

LIVE MUSIC from the ever-vibrant Tango Terra Quartet!

PERFORMANCES from experts Dante Culcuy & Paula Duarte and David Chartorski & Laísa Souza!

DJ MIXES from Queer Tango London’s own talented DJ, Mr Tom Cottle!

 

…and all kicking off at 2.00 pm with one of Queer Tango London’s popular GENDER-BLIND ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS’ CLASSES:

 

• no experience needed
• no partner needed
• and no special shoes – ordinary, leather-soled street shoes are fine (but rubber-soled aren’t!)

 

Then we can all dance the day away together on that fabulous floor until 7.00 pm!

 

You hadn’t anything else planned, had you..?

 

 

SUNDAY 15^th December – learn how to make “CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS” with ALEXANDRA WOOD & GUILLERMO TORRENS at Tango on the Thames CHARITY CHRISTMAS!

 

Help the EVELINA TRUST continue to make St Thomas’s Hospital and other places special for babies, children and their families!

 

AND enjoy Alexandra Wood and Guillermo Torrens showing you some GORGEOUS, intricate steps, sacadas and decorations which focus on vals!

 

AND DANCE to the lovely, LIVE MUSIC of Enrique Galassi and Corrina Piatti!

 

AND dance to the exquisite music choices of DJ, Diego Doigneau!

 

…with special CHRISTMAS FOOD, mince pies and chocolates – REGISTER HERE (but pay at the door)  so we know if you are thinking of coming, how much delicious food to get in!

£25  – a special price for a VERY SPECIAL event!

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

BY CAR:

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

Guillermo Torrens and Alexandra Wood:

 

Guillermo Torrens and Alexandra Wood teach and perform together in London and on tour, Guillermo is from Argentina and Alexandra from England.   Their classes run weekly in London and are focused on pure traditional Argentine Tango covering all aspects and levels.

Their dance school offers friendly and detailed classes which are sure to inspire and fulfil.  They have both got many years of experience teaching and dancing.

They first starred dancing together in the West end hit “Midnight Tango!” They have danced on ITV’s “This Morning” and BBC2 “Classic Brit Awards”. They travel world-wide, teaching and performing and they are currently touring between classes with the UK show “Tangomotion” with Tango Siempre.

They are committed and passionate dance professionals.

 

Their website: https://www.tango-sense.com/

 

 

Corina Piatti

Corina is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Argentina, based in London. Since 2010 she has been playing for tango dancers in shows, festivals and milongas. She is the Vocalist of the group Tango 44 and has been awarded 2018 Runner Up Latin UK Vocalist.

 

Enrique Galassi

 

London based Double Bass player Enrique Galassi, graduated from Trinity College of Music in 2007.
A classical trained musician, his repertoire goes from Classical to Contemporary and Latin Rhythms.

In his hometown, Bahia Blanca (Argentina) he has played for several years at the Symphony Orchestra of the City.
In London he has been performing a wide variety of orchestral and chamber repertoire since 2005.

While he was a student at TCM he won the Vernon Elliot Prize for Double Bass in 2004. He has also attended master classes with Rinat Ibraguimov, Alex Henery and Corrado Canonici.

In 2005 Enrique founded “Del Plata Quintet” a Tango Quintet focusing on the “Tango Nuevo” of Astor Piazzolla with who he toured around UK.
Enrique has also been a professor at the International Summer School in Dartington on the Tango Course.

At present he is a member of The London Tango Orchestra and he works as a Freelance Double Bass player with Orchestras and chamber groups and he is in special demand among Tango groups and soloists. He just recently founded “The Teddington Orquesta Tipica” A school Orchestra that he conducts and is intended for people to learn the Style of Tango.

Corina & Enrique will be performing together on Voice, Guitar and Double Bass. The Argentine musicians have been playing together for many years now in London and abroad.

 

Diego Doigneau

 

Argentinian “DJ de Tango”, Diego is well-known not only in London, but around the world. As ever, he will bring us his intelligent, imaginative, responsive, but above all danceable choices of music during a milonga. Diego is a connoisseur of tango music and uses his exquisite taste to bring joy to the dance floor. We are fortunate to have him play for us!

 

The Evelina Trust was founded in 1869 and is celberating 1550 years this year!

 

The Evelina Trust is 150 years old!

See what they do here: https://youtu.be/5b8LDqLk8ZU

Evelina London was originally founded in 1869 on Southwark Bridge Road by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild – in memory of his much loved wife, Evelina. Ferdinand was born in Paris and educated in Vienna, but on 7 June 1865, he married Evelina de Rothschild – known as Evy – at her parents’ house in Piccadilly, London.

Evy had been his childhood sweetheart, and from the start, it seems to have been a very happy marriage. During their honeymoon, Evy wrote to her parents that Ferdinand was “a dear old duck” and she quickly became pregnant with their first child.

However, Ferdinand and Evy’s happiness was tragically short-lived. Their son was stillborn on 4 December 1866, and Evy died later the same day. The shock for Ferdinand was intense and he never remarried.

Originally, he had thought to open a maternity hospital in honour of his wife and child, but he was persuaded by his friend Dr Arthur Farre, an obstetrician and physician to the Queen, to open a children’s hospital for the poor. Children often ended up in the adult wards of workhouse infirmaries. Following his friend’s advice, Ferdinand built the four-storey Evelina Hospital for Sick Children south of the River Thames.

It was described as having “the very latest design concepts”, “with no expense spared to make this a model hospital”. In the first year, more than 300 children were admitted to the hospital’s 30 beds. By 1900, bed numbers had doubled, with over 1,000 admissions and more than 20,000 children visiting the hospital each year.

Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Lord Fink, President of Evelina London, led the campaign that made the current awardwinning hospital building possible. More recently, the Eranda Rothschild Foundation has supported the new Fetal Cardiology Unit by providing specialist heart scanners.

 

Come and CELEBRATE NINE YEARS of Tango on the Thames on SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER with LAÍSA SOUZA & DAVID CHARTORISKI as they explore “Circular Movements Out of Axis and Sharing Axis”, perform for us, that’s when we are not celebrating by DANCING to the FABULOUS MUSIC selected by DJ, Diego Doigneau!

£20 Special Workshop + Milonga

£12 Milonga only

REGISTER HERE!

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

BY CAR:

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

LAÍSA SOUZA

Laísa Souza has trained as a professional dancer from 2003, working with Brazilian Social Dances in Brazil. In 2008, decided to specialize herself in Argentine Tango, she moved to Buenos Aires where she earned a degree in the National University of Arts, (UNA) for Folklore with special mention in Tango and where she performed for the show “Si no te amase” directed by Junior Cervila ; for “Voz Tango” of Verónica Salmeron, for “Salsamba” with which she relocated to Macao for 6 months, for Piazzolla Tango Show in Buenos Aires and for the show “Latidos” of Leticia Fallacara and worked as a performer and Tango Instructor for MSC Orquestra, Msc Poesia and MSC Magnifica. She was finalist of the Metropolitan Championship 2013, in Buenos Aires in 3 categories, milongueros del Mundo, Vals and Milonga. And in 2017 she and her dance partner Ariel Manzanares, won the 11th place in the Mundial Championship in Buenos Aires. While pursuing her performing career, she has been teaching and performing Tango in England, Spain, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, China, India, South Africa, Mozambique, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia more than 11 years.

 

 

DAVID CHARTORISKI

Teacher, choreographer and professional dancer of tango social and stage. [He writes] I started my studies more than 15 years ago training in different disciplines such as Jazz dance (In the school of Margarita Fernández and Laura Roatta, Gustavo Moro among others) Contemporary dance (David Señoran, Ana Garat, Emanuel Ludueña) Contemporary partner (Juan Onofri Barbato, Sergio Villalva and Julio Arias) Cuban salsa and LA style (I studied at different academies in Buenos Aires, La Viruta salsa .. Azúcar de Belgrano and La salsera) Tango (Verónica Salmerón, Jesús Velázquez, Hugo Daniel, Nito & Elba, Andrea Castelli, Natalia Fossati, Aurora Lubiz and Raúl Bravo between others). Trajectory As a teacher I worked in different schools, academies and clubs in the city of Bs. As. Teaching classes as well as seminars in different disciplines. I highlight among them “La Viruta tango”, “La salsera”, “Club Belgrano”, “Gricel” and “Tango & Tango (school and production company I am currently working with)” Work in different shows : • Sabor a tango (2011-2013) • Fabulandia (2008 & 2013) • Tango Porteño (2014 – 2016) • Eva, un recorrido(2015) • Seduce Me (2015) • La Ventana, barrio de tango (2016) • Gala Tango (2017) • Aljibe Tango (2018) • La cava del Querandi (2019 to the present) • Tango Bistro (choreographer and dancer 2014)

 

DIEGO DOIGNEAU

Argentinian “DJ de Tango”, Diego is well-known not only in London, but around the world. As ever, he will bring us his intelligent, imaginative, responsive, but above all danceable choices of music during a milonga. Diego is a connoisseur of tango music and uses his exquisite taste to bring joy to the dance floor. We are fortunate to have him play for us!

 

The ever popular, will be joining us on Sunday 29^th September to help with FLUID GIROS with SACADAS, BOLEOS and DYNAMIC PARADAS!

 

With the expert DJ connoisseurship of Diego Doigneau, this promises to be quite an event – yes indeed!

 

£20 Special Workshop + Milonga

£12 Milonga only

 

REGISTER HERE!

 

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

BY CAR:

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

 

ALEXANDRA WOOD & GUILLERMO TORRENS

Guillermo Torrens and Alexandra Wood teach and perform together in London and on tour, Guillermo is from Argentina and Alexandra from England.   Their classes run weekly in London and are focused on pure traditional Argentine Tango covering all aspects and levels.

Their dance school offers friendly and detailed classes which are sure to inspire and fulfil.  They have both got many years of experience teaching and dancing.

They first starred dancing together in the West end hit “Midnight Tango!” They have danced on ITV’s “This Morning” and BBC2 “Classic Brit Awards”. They travel world-wide, teaching and performing and they are currently touring between classes with the UK show “Tangomotion” with Tango Siempre.

They are committed and passionate dance professionals.

 

https://youtu.be/9pLg-2krTxs

 

DIEGO DOIGNEAU

Argentinian “DJ de Tango”, Diego is well-known not only in London, but around the world. As ever, he will bring us his intelligent, imaginative, responsive, but above all danceable choices of music during a milonga. Diego is a connoisseur of tango music and uses his exquisite taste to bring joy to the dance floor. We are fortunate to have him play for us!

 

MUSICALITY and its relationship to ORNAMENTS?

 

A SPECIAL WORKSHOP on where and when BOTH ROLES can and should use ornaments – under the expert guidance of  – wonderful young dancers who REALLY KNOW!

 

With a performance from Silvana & Matias plus some lovely music to dance to from DANTE CULCUY working his DJ magic, this will be a rich Tango on the Thames experience – so don’t miss out!

 

£20 Special Workshop + Milonga

£12 Milonga only

 

REGISTER HERE!

 

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

BY CAR:

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

 

Silvana Prieto & Matias Batista Aleman

 

Silvana & Matias were the Champions of Tango Pista in Buenos Aires in 2016. They are a young, extraordinarily elegant couple, with a beautiful connection and exceptional technique. They have a unique style and offer in their shows a perfect fusion of music, elegance exemplifying the traditions of “pure” Argentine Tango. Travelling around the world, they give lessons and seminars to aficionados and professionals. They also prepare couples for competitions.

 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2534607809905531&id=100000690096861

Matias Batista Aleman is with Silvana Prieto at Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.

“Frente al mar” Troilo. En la usina del arte, en el campeonato de tango de la ciudad #tangoba #tango Silvana Prieto

Matias Batista Aleman

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uahDvANAt5I&feature=share

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWd9XxlrFs4&feature=share

 

 

Dante Culcuy

 

An Argentinean native, Dante started Argentine Tango in Jujuy, a province in the north of Argentina, where he also studied ballet with his teacher Fulvia Chagra de Gruber and Andrei Kozlov (ex principle dancer of the Kiev Opera), he moved to Buenos Aires to specialized more in Tango dancing. In 2008 he moved to England. He has also been invited to teach and perform in various countries around the world in Europe, Asia, America and Africa. Dante is the organiser of two very successful Tango Academies in the UK: The Northern Tango Academy and Oxford Tango Academy, bringing professional couples from Argentina all the year around, making it the school with more resident teachers in Europe. Dante has been teaching tango for over ten years and has become recognised for his unique and in-depth teaching methods. In 2015 he was finalist of the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, he has also been the UK Cultural Ambassador at the Guadalajara Book Fair in Mexico in 2016. He was also part of Tango Shows with Daniel Melingo, Carismatico and Aurora Orchestra among others.

 

JOE POWERS on Harmonica AND Tango y Nada Mas! – Sunday 18^th August.

 

The AMAZING tango harmonica player, Joe Powers will be joining us on 18^th August – and we will dance to his incredible playing!

 

And yes! Tango y Nada Mas! (aka Luis Rodriguez and Elizabeth Knock) will be showing us how we can “Get More Contrasts into Vals” in a Special Workshop.

 

With Hernán Brusa as DJ, Joe Powers AND Luis Rodriguez and Elizabeth Knock, I can honestly say this promises to be a great Tango on the Thames – event with lots and lots of glorious dancing!

 

£20 Special Workshop + Milonga

£12 Milonga only

 

Register HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tango-y-nada-mas-sunday-18thaugust-special-vals-workshop-tickets-66459599451

 

The Shepherd Hall

St Thomas’s Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

Lambeth

London

SE1 7EH

 

How to get there?

Whack the address into Google Maps, or…

BY TUBE:

Either WESTMINSTER, cross Westminster Bridge, St Thomas’s on the right-hand side

…OR WATERLOO, Walk south-west on York Rd towards Chicheley St, Turn left onto Forum Magnum Square, Turn right onto York Rd, Turn left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302

BY CAR:

There is a pay car park at St Thomas’s Hospital, which you approach from the south.

 

Joe Powers

 

Harmonica virtuoso, Joe Powers is known for bending and blending genres from jazz to classical, hip-hop to world music, and Argentine Tango. Since gaining a music degree from the University of Oregon he has performed around the world, from Paris to Tokyo and won the Belgian Crystal Harmonica Award/Classical Division in 2008.

 

Powers has collaborated with renowned Tango maestros including; Narcotango, Tanghetto, Otros Aires, Nicolás Ledesma, Emilio de la Peña, Horacio Cabarcos, Pablo Motta, the UK’s “Tango Siempre”, and Japan’s “Orquesta Aurora”.  He has also appeared with groups/artists as diverse as Pink Martini, British pop icon Jamie Cullum, Canadian Boogie-Woogie pianist, Michael Kaeshammer, Sony jazz guitarist Yosuke Onuma, French blues legend J.J. Milteau, and the Ichikawa Symphony Orchestra in Japan.

 

In 2012 his Tango quintet was featured with sold-out performances at one of North America’s top Classical music series, the Oregon Bach Festival, sharing the bill with super star violinist, Joshua Bell.  In 2013 he guest stared with the Vancouver Symphony orchestra kicking off their 35th season with double performances of the Gordon Jacob Harmonica Suite. On his 2016 world tour he gave a sold-out concert with the Barcelona Symphonic Band, and performed the Villa Lobos Harmonica concerto with the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra guest conducted by famous Bulgarian conductor, Emil Tabakov. Most recently, on his 20th tour in Japan, Joe was voted “favorite artist” by FM Osaka listeners and his trio was a headliner at the 37th annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival.

 

His fifth studio album, “Apasionado” was recorded in April, 2015 in Buenos Aires with some of Argentina’s top Tango musicians and features six of Joe’s original compositions as well as six Tango classics. More information at: www.joepowers.com

 

Luis Alberto Rodriguez Predieri (Buenos Aires) and Elizabeth Knock (Wales…

…are a well-known couple in London and around the UK and have been teaching and performing together for the last five years. They have built a school together in London but also regularly teach and perform in many cities around the UK, including being resident teachers in Tango Warwick and Tango Cotswolds and regular visiting teachers at Leicester, Suffolk, Norfolk and Derby. They have taught and performed at the main Milongas in London, for the Argentine Embassy, the V&A, Taste of London, Borough market, ArtsEd performing arts school, in Europe and of course in Buenos Aires.

 

Hernán Brusa

 

Hernán Brusa was born in Buenos Aires, the heart of Tango. He discovered this wonderful rhythm thanks to his grandfather, who had been a ‘milonguero’ during the golden age and always listened to Carlos Di Sarli and Aníbal Troilo in his house.

 

He studied with many famous tango masters-  with Alejandra Mantiñán, and Gabriel Angió & Natalia Games being the ones who shaped his style. He has been teaching since 2002 in various cities in Argentina, America, Europe and Asia. From 2003 to 2008, he dedicated himself to stage tango, performing every evening in the shows of Buenos Aires.

 

In 2009, he lived in Tokyo to work in a Tango school there. In 2010 he decided to take a break from tango as a career. Returning from Japan, he felt that something in his tango was not the way he wanted it and that his dance had not matured enough. He took on a “normal” job, continued to take private classes with his masters just for pleasure, and danced in the milongas almost every night until dawn for 4 years. Until he found his style. In September 2014 he went to live in Europe, where he returned to tango as a profession, dedicating himself mainly to teaching Tango Salón. He has brought Argentine tango to Italy, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Israel, Turkey, Portugal and Switzerland, transmitting the style of the Buenos Aires milongas and the passion that has been in his blood for 2 generations.

 

Tango for Hernan is not just a profession, it is a way of living, a way of expressing himself by embracing someone and breathing together, of getting lost on the dance floor to the rhythm of an orchestra whilst time stops. In tango he has discovered a fabulous way to be happy.