Joe's Tango podcast

My guest today is originally from Buenos Aires, but is now based in Chicago, Illinois. He's been teaching and performing for over a decade, having studied with a variety of tango maestros. He and his partner have been invited to teach at a number of major festivals in North America, and was once part of the exclusive staff of La Viruta (the most famous milonga in Buenos Aires). And I should add that he's also a phenomenal DJ. With a very clear and personable teaching style, he's very well-known for his method of easily communicating important tango fundamentals. Let's meet Hernan Prieto... More on Hernan and his partner Daniela here: https://www.danielayhernan.net/

My guests today are internationally recognized instructors. Originally from Buenos Aires, they are now based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They have taught at various workshops and festivals in multiple cities, and are known for their clear teaching style and explanation of body mechanics. They have a desire to build confidence in their students, and seek to expand tango wherever they travel. Let's meet Pablo Rodriguez and Eva Garlez... More on Pablo and Eva here: Website: www.bienmilonguero.com Website: www.evaypablo.com

My guest today is an internationally renowned dancer and teacher who started dancing tango at the age of 12. Born and raised in Colombia, he's now based in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from the National School of Argentine Tango in Buenos Aires, and has been a tango professional since he was 18. He has performed with Mariano Mores, one of the most famous tango orchestras in the world, and has also toured with the Washington DC-based orchestra Quintango. Today's guest has been teaching and performing in the US since 1995, and helped establish Argentine Tango in much of the southeast. Let's meet Harby Gonzales... Website: http://www.emeraldballroomsc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harby.gonzalez Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EmeraldBallroomSC

My guest today is one of Seattle's most experienced dance instructors. She's been teaching full time there for over 20 years, and was one of the first Tango teachers to be established in the area. In addition to Argentine Tango, she also specializes in Salsa and West Coast Swing. She's well versed not only with social dancing, but also with performance and choreography. Let's meet Michelle Badion... More on Michelle here: Website: http://www.michellebadion.com/

My guest today is an internationally acclaimed tango instructor and performer. He's also a writer, and author of the ebook Tango FAQs and Facts Book. Although he was born in Greece, he is now based out of Toronto, Canada. He has an extensive academic background in ergophysiology and biochemistry, and much of his research is dance related. In 2003, he was nominated with the "unique research and best poster presentation award" during the International Congress of Physical Education and Sport (ICPES). But long before his days in academia, today's guest has been dancing since he was a teenager, and also has a solid background in Latin and Ballroom dance. It wouldn't be long before he'd fell in love with tango, and he started his professional career in 2006. Let's meet Pablito Greco... More on Pablito here: Website: www.pablitogreco.com His Ebook: https://apple.co/2JqB8fq

My guest has a musical background as a guitarrist - And he's also a major presence in the London tango scene as an instructor and organizer. On Wednesday evenings, he's known for hosting the popular Tango Bridge milonga, which - as you can guess from the title - is right next to the famous London Bridge. Among his many projects, he's busy exploring and teaching Canyengue, which is widely known as a predecessor to the modern tango which we dance today.   ​​​​​​​Let's meet Antonio Riva... More on Antonio here: Website: www.tangobridge.co.uk Website: www.tangoconnectme.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TangoBridge/

My guest today is based out of Seattle, WA and has been teaching tango at the Belltown Studio there since 2012. After falling in love with tango, he pursued this passion and trained with a number of well-known professionals. He has taught and performed internationally at many cultural events and milongas. Let's meet Koa Hons... More on Koa here: Website: www.koatango.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Koatango/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koatango/

Although she was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, my guest today is based out of Paris, France. She is one of the founding members of the group TANGO MON AMOUR, where she assumes the role of instructor as well as art director. She has a strong background in classical ballet and modern dance, as well as yoga, pilates, and gyrotronics. And as you can imagine, her teaching method is grounded heavily in understanding body mechanics. She has taught and performed in over a dozen countries, is fluent in 7 languages, and is also a very well-known blogger. Many of you listening have come across her book, entitled WHY TANGO, which is a collection of her many essays. More on Veronica here: Website: www.verotango.com Tango Mon Amour: www.tangomonamour.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tango-learning-dancing-argentino-ebook/dp/B0154ODIEQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528796754&sr=8-1&keywords=why+tango+veronica+toumanova

My guest today is Christy Coté, a highly respected teacher in the US and Argentina. In addition to teaching, she's also a well-known performer and choreographer. Christy has been featured at CITA, the annual tango congress in Buenos Aires, and in 2012 she was the first ever American judge for the Official USA Argentine Tango Championships. Christy has a huge list of accomplishments, including international performance tours, appearances in various magazine articles and television programs, and since 2007 her popular Tango Boot Camps have attracted literally thousands of students. More on Christy here: www.christycote.com

Today's guest is an instructor and organizer based out of Naples, Florida, but was born and raised in Buenos Aires. He has trained with a number of masters, including Carlos Hidalgo, Celia Blanco, Gustavo Naveira, Fabian Salas, and many others. In addition to tango, he has also trained in Graham Contemporary Dance and Parallelism Dance Technique at The National School of Dance in Buenos Aires. Like several other interviewees on this program, today's guest taught at the renowned CITA (Congreso International Del Tango Argentino) in 2015. Also in 2015, our guest performed and also choreographed dance sequences for the Opera Tango Show "Maria de Buenos Aires" and "Opera Tango," which took place at the Wang Opera Center in Naples. Let's meet Pablo Repun... More on Pablo here: Website: http://www.pablorepuntango.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repuntango Short film, 9 Tango: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgyMNrpH24M

My guest today is Jake Spatz. He began dancing tango in 2001 in Brooklyn, NY, and has been teaching regularly in Washington, DC, since 2005. He currently runs the popular Eastern Market milonga on Thursdays, where he has been the house teacher and a regular DJ for twelve years. Since 2010, he has taught for the student tango club at the University of Maryland. Jake's work in tango has led to performances for the Washington Performing Arts Society, where he led a small troupe that opened for Broadway legend Chita Rivera; and he has been featured as a dancer at Disney World, two television commercials, and a full-length stage play. As a dancer and DJ, Jake has been featured at the Philadelphia Tango Festival, Tango De Los Muertos, the New Year's Marathon in Providence, and numerous "big weekend" events around the East Coast, including a milonga thrown by actor Robert Duvall. In addition to dancing, teaching, and DJing, Jake's tango interests have included translation and literary research. He edited the book In Strangers' Arms by Beatriz Dujovne (McFarland, 2011), and has translated the lyrics of more than 80 tango songs. More on Jake here: Website: TangoDC.com In Stranger's Arms: https://amzn.to/2LQ7GSJ

My guest today is Atakan Ekiz, who's based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. He is part of the DF Dance Studio, which his wife Maria Ivanova founded in 2008. The studio specializes in a huge variety of dances, employs many dancers, and since its inception, it has become one of the largest and most dynamic dance schools in Salt Lake City. Atakan began his tango training in Turkey, and joined a dance group that he traveled with for several years. On top of that, he is a graduate research assistant at the Huntsman Cancer Research Institute. Today, he is known as one of the top dancers and instructors in the state. More on Atakan here: Website: https://www.dfdancestudio.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfdancestudio/

If you're curious to hear about Joe Yang, the creator of this podcast, this episode's for you... More on Joe here: http://www.wisconsintango.com Joe's web cartoon projects: http://www.sealcomics.com

My guest today is based near Austin, Texas, and started out as a ballroom dancer. He had been involved with ballroom for well over 20 years before discovering Argentine Tango. Once he got a taste of tango, he was hooked. His pursuit of tango learning has taken him to several countries, and he eventually started a tango school known as Tango Tribe. Let's meet David Phillips... More on David here: Website: http://www.tangotribe.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tangotribe Personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/david.phillips.austin

My guest today is a professional cellist based out of Washington, DC. He performs with the group Da Capo Tango, which brings a lot of great energy to the DC tango scene. He also arranges the group's music. He studied at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and went on to get his masters at the University of Wisconsin School of Music. In 2014, he organized the Mad City Live Tango Festival, which integrated tango instruction by Homer and Cristina Ladas with the live music group Cuarteto Tanguero. He has performed with tango music legends such as Julian Peralto, Pablo Ziegler, Pablo Aslan, and many others. Let's meet Maxfield Wollam-Fisher... Download Da Capo Tango's beautiful rendition of "La Viruta" http://bit.ly/2FUOGhO More on Max here: Da Capo Tango FB page: https://www.facebook.com/DaCapoTango/ Radio show (Bienvenido al tango) https://Takomaradio.org Tanguero workshop: http://workshop.moretango.org