Joe's Tango podcast

Today's guest is an accomplished tango dancer, teacher, and violinist. With his multi-faceted background, he has developed a teaching style that maximizes body awareness and musicality. As a musician, he has been a part of the Academic Orchestra of Teatro Colon de Buenos Aires, Orquesta tipica imperial, and he also helped co-found the internationally renowned tango group Sexteto Milonguero. He has played at more than 40 milongas and festivals in Buenos Aires alone, and at over 100 in other parts of the world. Let's meet Mariano Laplume... More on Mariano here: Website: http://www.maralmariano.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariano.laplume

Today's special guest is a world renown tango instructor and DJ. A mainstay of the New York City tango scene, he has taught in multiple cities in the US and abroad. He's known for his humor, and very down-to-earth teaching method. But what's his backstory? What fascinating nuggets of information does he have to share? Let's meet Robin Thomas, and find out... More on Robin here: Website: http://robinthomastango.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinthomastango

Today's special guest is not only deeply involved with Tango, but she's also an author and life coach. Her work as a coach for women has been featured in more than 100 media outlets, such as CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, and many others. She is also quite the traveler, spending her time in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oakland, CA, and Providence, Rhode Island. Let's meet Sasha Cagen... More on Sasha here: https://sashacagen.com/

Today's special guest is a musician with a very eclectic background. He began studying classical piano at age five, and in 1988 he moved to San Francisco to further his studies. In 2003 he relocated to Amsterdam. His musical experience ranges from classical to punk, to rock, and even avant garde! He has toured all around the US and Europe, and in Buenos Aires he honed his tango skills. He's played with several famous tango groups, including Strictly Tango, Tango #9, Trasnoche, and countless others. He also publishes music books through his company Delf Music. Let's meet Mark Wyman... More on Mark here: www.harmonk.com

Today's special guest had a successful career as a competitive ballroom dancer before getting into Argentine Tango. She has been certified by the American Council of Exercise as a personal trainer, and she is an assistant professor at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. She is also a research health scientist at the Atlanta VA Rehabilitation R&D Center of Excellence. Her research has been covered by the New York Times, Scientific American, NPR, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, among others. Currently, she is a researcher working intensely on rehabilitative and treatment strategies for individuals with Parkinsons Disease. So what does Argentine Tango have to do with Parkinsons Disease? Listen to the interview to find out! Let's meet Dr. Madeleine Hackney... More information about Madeleine and her research here: http://movementdisorderstraining.com/ http://www.varrd.emory.edu/people/madeleine-hackney/

Today's special guest started off as an architect. But today, he's better known as the director and lead singer of OTROS AIRES, one of the most popular and influential modern tango bands. With a career spanning over 14 years, he has released 5 studio albums, a live album, and a documentary film. He and his group have toured through Europe as well as North and South America, performing in well over 200 cities. Their band's Youtube channel boasts over a million visitors, and the've got thousands of Facebook followers. Their music has been featured on shows such as "Dancing with the Stars" in the US, and "Strictly Come Dancing" in the UK. And I bet you've heard their music at many milongas as well! Let's meet Miguel Di Genova... More on Miguel and Otros Aires here: https://www.otrosaires.com/ https://www.facebook.com/otrosairestango/

Today's special guest began teaching tango in Berlin, Germany back in 2002. In 2005 she was invited to teach in New York City, and eventually relocated to North America. She travels regularly, and in addition to teaching, she's also a DJ. To date, she has taught in over 40 cities worldwide. Let's meet Vania Rey... More on Vania here: Website: https://vaniatango.com

Today's guests are a prominent couple based out of New York City. They have studied and danced all over the world, and they're known for their humor and very playful creativity. Let's meet Adam Ashton Hoopengardner and Ciko Tanik... More on Adam and Ciko: Website: https://www.adamandcikotango.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7356334726/

Today's guests have been dancing tango ever since they were teenagers! Eventually, they took the leap and became full-time tango instructors. As they worked tirelessly on their craft, they've gained international acclaim as both teachers and competitive performers. Let's meet Liz and Yannick Vanhove... More on Liz and Yannick: Website: http://www.liz-yannick.com/

Today's guests are Kara Wenham and Dominic Bridge. Kara was first introduced to tango in 2000, coming from a professional background in acting and theater. She has taught all around the globe, and has spent many years living in Buenos Aires, She is now based out of Berlin, Germany. Dominic specializes in social tango dancing - he's been a full time tango dancer since 2007, and he's also taught and performed internationally. He is the founder of PDX Tango in his home city of Portland, Oregon. As of this recording in the fall of 2017, Kara and Dominic have only recently begun working together professionally - so we're catching them at a very exciting time! More on Kara & Dominic: https://www.facebook.com/kara.wenham https://www.facebook.com/dominic.bridge1 http://pdxtango.com/

Today's special guest is a central figure in European Tango scenes. He is based out of Paris, France, and is a well known teacher, organizer, and DJ... and he is the guitarist of the group Cuarteto Belgrano. Let's meet Stepháne Koch, aka El Turquito... More on El Turquito here: http://www.turquito.com

Our guest today started off as contemporary dancer who later discovered Argentine Tango whlie working on her MFA in Dance and Choreography. She taught tango at Arizona State University for 11 years, and during that time she introduced more that 1500 students to the dance. She has held tango classes all over the US, Europe, and in Buenos Aires. With a teaching style that emphasizes technique and body biomechanics, she authored THE TANGO WORKBOOK 1ST EDITION in 2015. It's a book designed for beginning tango students, based on her years of teaching at ASU. Let's meet Daniela Borgialli... More on Daniela here: Website: http://www.accesstango.com

Today's guest is a Tango teacher and performer with over 20 years of experience. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, his style is known for being rooted in Argentine traditions. He has performed in the most respected tango clubs in BA during the tango renaissance, and has taught in the most well-known tango academies there as well. A true artist and ambassador of tango, we are very lucky to have him on the podcast. Let's meet Tomás Howlin.... More on Tomas: Website: http://www.tomastango.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomas.howlin

Today's guest is an internationally renown harmonica virtuoso, who's made quite a splash with a variety of music genres, such as Jazz, Classical, Blues, Pop, Hip hop, Latin, and many others. Of course, he is widely known as a tango musician. In 2008, he was the winner of the Belgian Crystal Harmonica Award in the Classical Division. He has taught and performed all over the world - he's appeared on TV and radio, and on the tango side of things, he has collaborated with a number of masters and music groups, such as Tanghetto, Narcotango, Color Tango, Otros Aires, and he's shared the bill with the legendary Alberto Podesta as well. Let's meet Joe Powers More on Joe here: http://www.joepowers.com

Today's special guest has been teaching worldwide since 1998. He also directs a tango sextet, and is a well-known bandoneon player. His studio, Tango Berretin, is located in the great city of Portland, Oregon. Let's meet Alex Krebs...