Seven years – and counting! Tango on the Thames, welcomed our first dancers on 31st October 2010 – I checked!
Come and help us celebrate in style on Sunday 29th October 2017 with a class given Hernán Brusa and Alexandra Wood, a performance by prize-winning duo, Ariel Manzanares and Laísa Souza, with Hernán and Ariel sharing the DJ’s responsibilities to bring us some wonderful music.
I would like to think Tony Walker would have approved!
To come, please register here, NOW! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/29th-october-tango-on-the-tham…
£15 Class + Milonga
£12 Milonga only
(…collected at the door).
Hernán Brusa
Hernán Brusa is a tango teacher and performer who was born and grew in Buenos Aires. His tango career began in 1998 during which time he has studied with maestros: Alejandra Mantiñán, Gabriel Angió and Natalia Games. He has performed on several of the most famous stages in Buenos Aires, moving in 2009 to teach tango in Tokyo. Returning to Europe in 2014, he now lives and works in Milan, as well as in London, Istanbul and Brussels, Hernan’s lessons are based on connection, musicality and style
Alexandra Wood
Alexandra has been teaching tango for 15 years, she trained in classical ballet and later contemporary dance, she worked professionally as a contemporary dancer. She trained in dance and other performing arts for 6 years, in the latter three she studied and gained BA hons degree in Dance. She continues to train and study all forms but her passions for Argentine Tango formed her career.
Her tango training took place mainly in Buenos Aires. She had the privilege of performing in many milongas in Buenos Aires. She studied with many masters including Miguel Angel Zotto (with whom she had the honour of teaching) Osvaldo Zotto, Los Dispari, and the incredible Misse family especially Andrea Misse as well as along with many other teachers.
Alexandra co- created the first Argentine tango school in London, Tango in Action in 2002.
She now runs ‘Alexandra Wood Tango school’ in London and enjoys travelling to teach and perform internationally.
She performed in the stage hit Midnight Tango, and was the dance captain and performed with the show for 2 years! she also performed for Milos Karadaglic for The BBC classic Brit awards, and on This morning. She danced on The Zingzillas! In 2013 she performed on Strictly Come Dancing. She tours currently in the UK performing with Tango Motion with Tango Siempre and creates Tango holidays. Www.alexandrawoodtango.com
Ariel Manzanares
Ariel started his dance career 12 years ago, in those 12 years he trained with the best references of the world tango, Sebastián Achaval and Roxana Suarez, Carlitos and Rosa Perez, Pancho Martinez Pey and Lorena Ermocida, Horacio Godoy, etc. He exhibited at the most prestigious milongas in Buenos Aires.
He performed in various European tours through Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, England, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, etc. In 2013, he entered the renowned company Forever Tango, performing a season on Broadway and then touring the USA. and Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic. He has been finalist of the World of Tango 6 times in the category Tango Track twice achieving the 4th position (2010 and 2012). In 2017 dancing with Laísa Souza he reached the final of World Tango, obtaining the 11th place in the competition.
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.
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 Europe (England, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy and Switzerland) Asia (China and India) Africa (South Africa and Mozambique) and South America (Argentina, Brazil and Colombia) for almost 9 years.
Links to videos:
Tango Salón
https://www.facebook.com/souza.laisa/posts/10214185521183075
Tango escenario
https://www.facebook.com/inessa.dekhtyareva/posts/10213621956449412