YVONNE MEISSNER
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September - November 2015
ROLANDO VALDIVIA
Rolando Valdivia has danced Tango for 21 years. He began learning from his parents when he was 14 years old, and then continued to study with a variety of Maestros Milongueros, such as Mingo Pugliese, Eduardo Pareja "Parejita", Toto Faraldo, Jorge y Liliana Rodriguez, Tito Chidichimo, Gloria y Eduardo Arquimbau, Chino Perico, among others. Later he continued to refine his dance with Silvio Lavia, Daniel Juarez, and Alejandra Armenti. He spent the most recent years assisting the classes of Julio Balmaceda y Corina De La Rosa, replacing Julio when he goes on tour. In 2015 he teaches in Europe in Finland, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy on his first tour.
Within the last years he has performed in Parakultural (Salon Canning), Club Gricel, Sunderland Club, Sin Rumbo, La Baldosa, Yira Yira (La Nacional), Porteño y Bailarin, and El Beso. Rolando teaches in Denmark, Germany and with www.tangodesalon.eu in the Netherlands.His dance is deeply music oriented and surprises with sudden double and triple times followed by a very slow suspensions, all making a sculpture out of the music.
He is a sought after DJ in a variety of milongas and practicas in Buenos Aires, including Viva La Pepa, Parakultural (Salon Canning), El Motivo, and Practica Las Malevas. Videos: D'Arienzo, Milonga, Troilo.
April - July 2015
MARTIN VILLAFANE
Originally is a teacher in native Latin American dances and in ballet. He enjoyed his formation as official member of Capilla del Monte Young America Cordoba dancers with the general direction of Mrs. Beatriz Heredia, choreography with Adriana Martín, tango de salon and nuevo with the maestra Jessica Grumberg, Gustavo Benzencry Saba. Gustavo Chidichimo, Daniel Lapadula, Negracha, Eladia Cordoba, Cristian Sosa, Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes, Chicho Mariano Frumboli and Juana Sepulveda, Eduardo Capusi and Mariana Flores a.o.
2014 currently teaches regular classes in the city of Saigon Vietnam. -Workshop and performance in the cities of Da Nang, Phu Loc and Dalat Vietnam --Performance Argentinian Embassy in Hanoi Vietnam. - Performance Tango Festival in Bangkok Thailand. - Performance in Ho Chi Minh Vietnam in America party. - Performance in the Tango Festival in Taipei Taiwan. - Performance and teachings with Yvonne Meissner in Saigon Tango Festival -Work shop In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia . - Teaches regular classes in the city of Brussels (Belgium), a.o. teachings/ performance at Milonga La Cellule and Argon in Brussels (Belgium), workshops and performance at the Academy of Fabiana Jarma Frankfurt (Germany), workshops/ performance in Bonn (Germany) Performance for the members of the European Parliament Namur (Belgium). 2013 Workshop and performance in the cities of Napoli Sorrento and Pompei. with Patrica Trabucco Italy Work Shop and performance in the cities of Venice and Mestre (Italy) Macedonia and Serbia with Mirta Tiseyra. 2011 Won 2nd place in the contest for new talent in the Argentine tango, organized by the city government of Buenos Aires and the company of Mora Godoy. Presentation at the Teatro Real in the city of Cordoba with orquesta tipica Guillermo Petri. Presentation at the 10th anniversary of Paseo del Buen Pastor in Cordoba. Teaching tango lessons for Television Program Today and always Argentine tango 10 provinces. Member of Jury for Cordoba’s Tango Championship. 2010-2008 Semifinalist in the 2010 World Championship of Tango,as well as semifinalist at the Metropolitan Tango and Championship in Buenos Aires 2009: 1st Place in Category Tango Salon and representative of the province of Cordoba in the world championship of Tango. 2008. 2nd place in the category Tango Skirt Finalist 5 post of Buenos Aires de Tango International Championship. 2007 Starts to teach regular classes in Traspie Milonga and Tsunami Tango in Cordoba capital. 2007 Former member of the company Tango "We are living tango", musical Magic Tango and Wine. Presentation In the hippodrome of Buenos Aires. Presentation In South Bar Buenos Aires. Performance In famous Restaurant La Bolsa, Buenos aires. Magia Tango and wine in Bogota Colombia. Assistant to Daniel Lapadula in tango style seminars center in Cordoba and Buenos Aires. 2006 Performance of tango in the Club Nautico Hacoaj with Jessica Grumberg, Gustavo Saba and Maria Olivera Bensekry in Buenos Aires. Presentation with the company Tango Abrazo Tanguero.2005 Apertura the Inter Dance in Capilla del Monte organized by the ICAS. Obra Tango musical "The Taura and Grela".2004 Noche Gala to 9e de Julio in Capilla del Monte Córdoba. 2003 Ganador The First Place with special mention a couple of Traditional Dance American folk dance organized by the ICAS Jury Sr.Nidia Viola and Nanci Boca.2000 Festidanza 2000, presentacion in Arequipa Peru. 1998 Presentation at Asuncion Paraguay Paraguayan Japanese Center for the president of the Toyota company in South America. 1997 First place in traditional folkloric dances set in the national contest of Zamba and other dances Villa Dolores Cordoba Argentina. 1997 Second place in category all traditional dances, third in set of stylized malambo and first in set of stylized folkloric dances. Dean Funes Cordoba Argentina.
7 - 16 sept. & 4 - 8 okt. 2014
SEBASTIÁN PEREYRA (Buenos Aires)
Took his first tango-steps at the age of 12 in his hometown San Salvador de Jujuy in northern Argentina. Until the age of 17 he learned the first secrets of Tango in different schools and academies in the province of Jujuy. During the same period he complemented his artistic career with classes of ballet and contemporary dance while studying classical piano in the music-academy for eight years. Soon Sebastian started giving classes and workshops in state Tango-Schools and Academies and during 3 years he managed his own Dance School in San Salvador de Jujuy and produced and directed a dozen dance shows in the Mitre Theatre in the same city. As a last artistic and cultural project before leaving the province he developed tango- and physical-Expression workshops for schools of the province and for groups of young people with disabilities.
At the age of 19 Sebastian began studying Contemporary dance in the National University of Tucuman for 2 years, where he met one of his most important teachers of Tango Salon, Marcelo Altamiranda, who would become one of his most important sources of his love and respect for the traditional tango. Shortly after Sebastian decided to travel to the birthplace of Tango, Buenos Aires. In Buenos Aires Sebastian dedicated his first years to the milongas, getting to know the scene, the secrets, tips and codes of the milonga. In addition to the social dancing he studied tango with teachers such as Osvaldo and Coca and Jorge Garcia [the brother of Dany el Flaco].
Together with his partner Delia Hou he soon started performing in many of the most popular milongas of Buenos Aires such as: El beso, Porteño y Bailarin, Salon Canning, La Baldoza, Sunderland. In 2012 he began working in several Tango shows; in the Sheraton Hotel, Puerto Madero, Moon Festival in Chinatown, Bar Sur Tango, Anibal Troilo 's house, Todo Mundo. He is currently to be found as the first dancer in the Popular Cafe Tortoni. To keep developing his understanding of the dance he started taking classes with Roberto Herrera, Diego Amorin and Cecilia Capello, Diego Ortega and Aldana Sylveyra.
In 2012 Sebastian and Delia organized the first National Festival of Tango Salon in the province of Cordoba and a series of seminars spread around Argentina. Sebastian and Delia traveled together through Chile and USA teaching Tango Salon. And later they closed their time as a dance-couple with a tour to Asia where they participated in the X-Posed festival next to dancers as Milena Plebs and other guest artists. During this tour they also gave several seminars in the Phillipines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Taiwan. In the beginning of 2013 Sebastian dictated a cycle of classes in school Tango Salon “la Esquina” to Fernando Galera and Vilma Vega. In May 2013 he opened a small space dedicate of Tango in which he continues to give regular classes with Belen Fritzler. From beginning june 2014 Sebastián started an intensive tour throughout Europe and Asia incl. a short stopover to Australia.
November 2014
(& 2011, 2012, 2013)
RICARDO MACEIRAS - El Pibe Sarandì (Buenos Aires)
1942 Ricardo is born in Avellaneda, near the Capital Buenos Aires, and has been having an affair with Tango for the past 60 years, after beginning to dance at the age of 13. He began his professional career in 1964 when he was invited by legends like Gloria & Eduardo to appear in the “Yo te canto Buenos Aires” program on Argentinian TV alongside Carlos Gavito until 1968. He also took part in three movies entitled “Canción desesperada”, ”El ultimo bandoneon” and as principal tango dancer in “Rosas, rojas rojas”. When Tango emerged, there were no teachers or dance schools; therefore, Ricardo developed his pure, own style without being a copy of others. For 14 years now, he has been touring the world teaching in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Holanda and the USA in Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City. Ricardo also worked for the FM tango radio station.
Ricardo's rhythmical style shows charateristics of canyengue and orillero, styles that were danced in the 30ies, before the golden aera of salons in the 40ies. Ricardo's music interpretation uses double and triple times, making him famous for his milonga con traspie. His embrace hold is typical for the area of Avellaneda.
Ricardo and Yvonne know each other since 20 years and have been working together several times throughout the years. In the year 1996 a long friendship began when Yvonne in Buenos Aires made an interview with Ricardo. Videos and teaching fragments: exhibition with Elina Roldan, teaching with Yvonne Meissner 2010 in Haarlem. Overview our collaboration activities in Facebook event TangoDeSalon.eu .
2015
(& 2013, 2014)
MARCELO CABRAL (Buenos Aires)
Marcelo Cabral, born in Buenos Aires, discovered his passion for tango 15 years ago while growing up with the teachings of masters like Miguel and Osvaldo Zotto, Carlos Gavito, Julio Balmaceda, Sebastian Arce, Chicho Frumboli as well as others.
He debuted as a professional dancer in 1997 at the Teatro San Martin in Buenos Aires with the Company of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He won the second place in the Championship of Tango 1998 of the Municipality of Buenos Aires. First choreography was attracting him until teaching won it... Marcelo taught as a regular teacher in Sao Paolo (Brazil) until in 2001 he was called to teach in Miami (USA) where he taught as a regular teacher for a year. He recorded instructional videos for Europe and Japan. Parallel he danced as soloist couple for the presentation of Julio Iglesias' CD-production "Tango" at the Hippodrome of Miami at a public of 30.000 enthousiasts. Around 2003 he was called as a teacher for New York's famous tangoschool Dancesport and taught at the NYC 2005 Tango Festival, partnering Annatina Luck. Marcelo worked with Carlos Gavito and as a consequence began using technical element as a means to express the feeling that beats within a hug. A turnaround for Marcelo. He has simplified the his teaching elements and focused more on the mental motorics within the individual. The aim was to accelerate the learning process and enhance the fluidity and naturality. Marcelo starts teaching in Europe in 2006, cities amongst which Venice, Milano, Torino, Bologna, Padova, Palermo, Pesaro, Senigallia, Munich, Schwerin. Overview our collaboration activities in Facebook event TangoDeSalon.eu .
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
EL PIBE AVELLANEDA (Buenos Aires)
A living legend with more then 50 years of Tango experience will work with YVONNE MEISSNER with a total of above 75 years of tango dancing…..! Very few (living) Tango dancers in the world can match his CV. El Pibe exhibited life to almost all tango orchestras that we now enjoy on CD. He worked in many famous theatres as Teatro Colón or Broadway and tango espectaculos as Forever Tango. He is one in the row of the famous classics like Carlos Copez, Pepito Avellaneda, Petacca, Petroleo, Virulazo, and new classics like the Zottos. From the age of 13 he earned prices in the then and since shortly so popular contestos (concours). In Russia he danced for Putin. He danced in exhibition to most of the orchestras we listen to on CD. He dances in a style which some (since 1990) define as ‘milonguero’ style, but actually is called Tango de Salon Apilado in Argentina. He is next to Pepito, Arquimbau, Virulazo, Petroleo close to the salon origins and only performs without choreography as is the code of honour in traditional salons. His preferred music is rhythmical music as from the Rey Del Compas D’Arienzo to Donato. His milonga con traspie is suberb! He his teaching delivered famous professionals like Guillermina Quiroga, Aoniken Quiroga, Omar Vega to admire his rhythmical salon style and milonga con traspie. Pibe and Yvonne teach together internationallly since 2010. Our regular classes: Facebook. Tango holidays. Great footage with Geraldine and Guillermina: Video 1. Video 2. First exhibitions with Yvonne Video 3, Video 4.
2010, 2011, 2012
FERNANDO SERRANO (Buenos Aires)
A really multifaceted exponent of the new generation of the River plate’s tango scene. He speaks fluently four languages and posses a great charisma that is characterized by his remarkable energy on scene. His great passion has taken him across different ways of art, developing a great talent as an actor, teacher, dancer and choreographer. From the beginning Fernando has adopted a classic Tango style with contemporary characteristics, demonstrating a projection towards the future. He has travelled the five continents taking with him his art to different places and cultures of the world, becoming a valuable ambassador without boundaries. He has been living for a few years in the old continent, where he has obtained a great consensus as a First Dancer and Choreographer in European productions. Lately, he has been the partner and shared international scenes with two emblematic figures of the Argentinian Tango recognized worldwide, Alicia Monti and Gachi Fernandez He had the honour to be invited to form part of the Argentinian Jury for the Fourth Tango World Championship in Asia (held in Japan in 2007) His intense work as a teacher is remarkable, particularly because of his cordiality and didactics’ accuracy. His participation and collaboration is frequently request in the must outstanding International events related to Tango. Besides it, he has been actively participating in different shows of different artistic sorts. Fernando is a welcome guest teacher at the different school locations of www.TangoDeSalon.nl. Video
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