Artists, DJs &
Special Instructors

Paloma & Maximiliano, native from Santiago – Chile, have been dancing together for more than 28 years. Since they were young, they have shared the passion for Argentine Tango as heritage from their parents. They were formed in Chile and in Buenos Aires, with many argentine masters, getting the knowledge and the culture of argentine Tango from them. They won the 2nd place in 2007 in the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires and the 1st place in 2008 in the Trex Games TAFISA worldwide competition in South Korea. Members of AMBCTA - Association of Masters, dancers and Choreographers of Argentine Tango, in Buenos Aires - Argentina. Nowadays based in Miami - Florida, USA, they have been touring through South and North America and part of Europe, teaching and performing and judging in competitions, in uncountable Casinos, Convention Centers, Hotels and TV shows. Invited to teach, perform in the biggest and the most important Tango Festivals across the US. Their teaching and performance, it’s characterized as energetic, didactic and detailed. Focused on promoting the Argentine Tango and their culture around the world from the connection and the joy through one of the most passionate dances in the world

Jesica is a master of anatomy, John has an encyclopedic knowledge of Tango structure, and together their classes present a clear and integrated understanding of Tango, both in movement and in composition. They have been teaching together for over a decade, and work extensively to foster community, particularly at colleges and universities. They have taught at numerous festivals in the US and abroad, including the Albuquerque Tango Festival, Boulder Tango Festival, Tree City Tango, Windy City Tango, Wasatch Tango Festival, Mountain Milonga Retreat, La Paz Eco-Tango Festival, and Tango Maya in Mexico. They are also the hosts of the Tango on the Rocks festival in Denver.

John Miller has been DJing for over half his life, playing more than 1500 events across nearly every imaginable setting: seedy bars and warehouses, churches and beaches, weddings and funerals, high school sock-hops and wild house parties, beneath bridges, from century-old victrolas, and at scores of festivals.
 

ATUSA Tango Salon and Stage Tango Champions 2019- 2021
Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes 
 
Adriana and Orlando have been professional dancers and teachers of Argentine Tango for over twenty-five years. With a background in classical ballet, they started off studying Tango in Buenos Aires under the auspices of renowned tango masters.
International performances include the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Aruba, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia and their native Colombia. They have been based in New York since 2007 where they have taught and performed at many tango venues nationwide. They have also been guest teachers and performers at Holland America, Norwegian and Royal Princess cruises 2012-2013. Other stage performances include Tango Malbec House in New York City 2012-2014. They are currently the official Tango performers of the Pan American Symphony of DC.

Their smooth, romantic, elegant style and solid connection make their Tango Salon and Stage performances outstanding. Their constant dedication for Argentine Tango is palpable and has won them recognition with awards at their native Colombia and more recently in the USA, where they have become the USA Stage Tango (2019) and Tango de Pista (2021) Champions

Alejandra and Daniel both began the study of dance at the age of 6, in folklore, classical, jazz and tango. Their professional career took flight in the Argentinian National Folklore Ballet between 1991 and 1997, company which brought them on the most prestigious stages of Buenos Aires, such as Teatro Colon, Cervantes, San Martin, Luna Park. From 1997 on they began working as a soloist master tango couple, touring the world ( Brasil, Mexico, USA, China, Russia, New Zeeland, Turkey, Japan, all of Europe) while in Buenos Aires continued performing in well-known tango stages such as La Ventana, Taconeando, Esquina Carlos Gardel, Hotel Faena ( Rojo Tango). Between 1998 and 2001 were integral part of La Nueva Compania Tangueros under the direction of Mariachiara Micheli with whom participated in the most important dance festivals, among which was the Torino Fiat Centennial, and with an audience of thousands. They continued to tour Italy, Switzerland, USA. Summer of 2002 brought them working in !Perfumes de Tango" with Compania Tango x 2 directed by Miguel Angel Zotto. In August 2003 they created their own company called Corporacion Tango. They took their company performing in many, many shows and all over the world. In 2007 Corporacion Tango was elected best group choreography to perform at the World"s Championship Finals for the stage category in front of an audience of 5000 people. In 2008 Alejandra and Daniel were selected as choreographers for the closing night of the World Tango Championship where they directed 20 dancers performing on live music by the Osvaldo Berlingieri Orchestra. Also in 2008 they had a very successful season in the theatre El Cubo. 2009 was another busy and very successful year for Alejandra and Daniel, bringing them more career rewards: They arrive on the famous Avenida Corrientes, in Teatro Broadway with their show, $Vibraciones del Alma” where they performed for 5 consecutive months and received excellent reviews. They performed in a gala organized in the honor of Mrs. Christina Kirchner, President of Argentina. They were chosen by the CID UNESCO to represent tango as Intangible Patrimony of Humanity. In 2010 and 2011 Alejandra and Daniel participated in the Festival International de Tango de Todi, Italia. In December 2012 the Government of the city of Buenos Aires invited them to perform at the closing ceremony of the National Day of Tango, on a large stage, for an audience of several thousands. During 2010, 2011, 2012 they toured extensively as masters of tango throughout Europe: Italy, France, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey. Between October 2012 and March 2013 they had the !Farewell Season" for their show Vibraciones del Alma in the Cultural Centre Borges, Buenos Aires. In August 2013 the Government of the City of Buenos Aires celebrated them and paid them homage for 10 years of artistic trajectory of Corporación Tango. The celebrations concluded with a performance in Luna Park at the opening of the night for the World"sTango Finals. In the year of 2015 and 2016 they were choreographers of the huge Government of Argentina Project Tango Federal. In 2015 and 2017 Armenti and Juárez they were part as juries, performers and master teachers of the most prestigious and official Preliminar of Tango Championship in United State of America, ATUSA, directed by Andrea Monti. In the year of 2016 they created their second and original Tango show called $Remembranzas of Corporación Tango”, and they presented it in different theaters in Buenos Aires during 2017 and 2018. In pandemic times 2020, they created the First International Teaching Study for Professional Dancers-Teachers recognized by International Dance Council of UNESCO, with the objetive of to teach and to prepare future generations of tango teachers by offering an International valid title of Tango Teachers. Corporacion Tango had the honor of been part of the International Dance Day celebrations in the year of 2019, 2020 and 2021, hired by National Dance Council of Argentina. The year of 2021, after the long involuntary stopping of pandemic, the Government of Buenos Aires hired Corporación Tango for making a special presentation in a great theater during the Tango Festival and World Tango Championship 2021. In the year of 2022 they participated in ATUSA, the official Preliminar of Tango Championship in United Stated of America. Since August of 2022 they moved to United States to continue giving shows, workshops and participating in different Tango Festivals all around the globe. In 2023 they produced for the first time in San Francisco, USA, and in a theatre, their Corporacion Tango Show “Remembrance”, with great success.

Age: 17 
 
He began his studies in jazz dance, tango and hip hop at the age of 6 in 2013. In 2017, he added to the aforementioned disciplines, musical comedy at the Argentine school “Act&Art” until the end of 2021. During 2019 he began academic studies in contemporary dance, jazz and ballet, at the prestigious “Fundación Julio Bocca”. At the same time, he began his teaching of ballet, jazz dance, contemporary dance and tango with international certification granted by the C.I.D UNESCO. At the same time, he continued his training during 2020 until 2022 with outstanding Argentine teachers in Jazz Theater, Contemporary Jazz, Ballet and Tumbling. In 2022, she joined a 4-month intensive training program at the prestigious studio “Millenium Dance Complex” in Los Angeles, United States. Participating in notable masterclasses with Michael Dameski, Kaycee Rice, Alexander Chung and Matt Steffanina. During the years 2023 and 2024, she obtained a full scholarship to the prestigious Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet training program, and its pre-professional summer intensives. Studying and participating in choreographies with outstanding teachers such as: Gregory Dawson, Maruya Kerr, Alejandro Pérez, Natasha Adorlee and Brett Conway. PARTICIPATIONS: From 2014 to 2024 he participated in important international and world tango festivals with the acclaimed Argentine company “Corporación Tango”, in different roles that vary from Michael Jackson style, lyrical jazz and Tango, around the world: In the United States in the cities of Miami, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Santa Barbara and Dallas. As well as around the world in Canada, France, Portugal, Turkey, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and Japan. SPECIAL MENTIONS: GYM ON STAGE: He participated in the National Dance Championship “Gym On Stage”, obtaining f irst place in the following dance categories: Jazz Dance, Free Dance, Hip Hop and Tango during the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. He also received a special mention as “Best Outstanding Dancer of the National Dance Championship, Semifinal and Final of 2015, 2016 and 2018. PRESS: At a young age, he received relevant reviews of his dance in both the Argentine and international press, as a guest dancer and soloist of the company “Corporación Tango”, years 2017-2018, Argentine press by journalist Daniel Sousa and Carlos Belvilacua, and internationally in his performance in Santa Bárbara on November 10, 2024, newspaper “Independiente”

Jacklyn Shapiro began her dance training at the age of 12 in the Russian community at Universal Dancesport Center in New Jersey, where she became enamored with the art of Ballroom dance. Her instant love for dance and performance led her to become a competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer for ten years. After her competitive stage, she knew her profession lay in sharing her passion with others. To this day, Jacklyn continues to teach Ballroom dancing while focusing mainly on the art of Argentine Tango for the last 11 years. 
 
For Jacklyn, Tango has been an eye-opening experience giving her the opportunity to bring all of the elements together: the sensuality, connection, and the desire to express the inner-self. Not long after taking her first Tango steps, Jacklyn realized this dance offers something unique. The ability to dance from the heart, be yourself, and feel as though no one is watching. She has performed and competed in tango all over the United States, and holds a finalist position in the Argentine Tango Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017. Jacklyn also performs as a tango singer featured in multiple stage tango productions and showcases. 
 
Cristyan Quiroz is an established international dancer and choreographer. He directs Taborda Dance Company and is the founding director of the Pa’Corrientes adult ballet company. He started dancing at the age of 12 studying Argentinian folk dance, Argentine Tango, and contemporary dance. His dance work experience includes dancing, competing and choreographing for international dance companies, tv programs, and judging international festivals & competitions majority in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Currently, he continues to dance and teach the art of folklore and tango in the United States. 
 
Today, Jacklyn and Cristyan take every opportunity to learn from each other, maintain an open mind, and grow together as they continue on their tango journey. They also love to perform, teach and entertain using their versatile skills to showcase all of the different styles tango and folklore has to offer. With each passing day, they aspire to become more versatile dancers and performers, and most importantly stay true to what tango and folklore is at its core: Love, Passion, Creation, and a form of Expression. 

Igor “El Espejero” started dancing tango in 2011, and DJing in 2012. Since then he has been invited to play his music to over 400 milongas and major events in England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Czechia, Poland, Serbia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, North Cyprus, China, Taiwan, ten US states, and Argentina (Salon Canning and Club Fulgor, Buenos Aires), while actively DJing at various milonga venues and organizing own events in Toronto, the city of his residence.
His musical selection is firmly grounded in the classics of the Golden Age, with occasional, yet necessary departures into the naive warmth of Guardia Vieja sextetos and raw energy of a few carefully selected modern orquestas, while his style is influenced by the profound and sensual choices of the younger generation of Buenos Aires musicalizadors.
Igor says: “I believe that it is the dance floor that dictates the choices to the DJ, not the other way around. Thus, I neither program my music in advance of the event, nor I attempt to ‘educate’ or ‘challenge’ the dancers. My only goal is to deliver the best danceable music and abundant energy to the floor, from the first tanda to the last, without a single exception.”

Rodrigo “DJ Charrua” Saraibe, originally from Uruguay, studied sound and light engineering in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rodrigo has been working as a sound engineer, DJ, and stage manager since 1995, and has ample experience as a promoter of rock and Tango events in Buenos Aires and Miami, Florida for various local bands and TV shows as a music designer. Rodrigo has resided in Chicago IL since 2002, where he has been working in the integration of audio and visual arts using his sound and lighting design skills. As a native Uruguayan, Rodrigo began discovering his origins by exploring tango music. His passion for Tango music has lead him to acquire an extensively impressive collection of music.
He has been a DJ at some of the most prominent Tango Milongas and Festivals in the US including: Chicago Tango Week, Florida Tango Festival, Albuquerque Tango Festival, Boston Tango Festival, Las Vegas Tango Festival, Seattle Tango Marathon, Twin Cities Tango Marathon, Florida Tango Encounter and many many more.

Koichiro Suzuki earned his Master’s Degree in Music Performance from Duquesne University and has performed the euphonium internationally. With a rich musical background and a deep understanding of musicality, he seamlessly integrates these elements into his DJing.

He has DJed at tango events across the United States, Argentina, Canada, Cyprus, Mexico, Japan, and Italy. As the founder of Pittsburgh Tango Connection, a tango school based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is dedicated to growing the local tango community. He also organizes the annual Pittsburgh Tango Fierro Marathon & Festival, bringing together dancers from around the world.

Facundo Agüero Maisano has been dancing for 13 years and exploring tango music and DJing for the last 11. He has DJed in Argentina and across the U.S., always prioritizing the dancers’ experience and maintaining a balanced flow throughout the night. While deeply rooted in the classic Golden Era, he specializes in tango music from the latter half of the 20th century, seeking out its polished and evolved period—yet always with one goal in mind: keeping it as danceable as possible.

Why did I start DJ-ing post-Covid?  We were all itching to resume dancing, and we wanted more inspiring music. So I decided to play the tandas my friends actually wanted to dance to.

My method remains simple. If l listen to a particular tango while sitting at my desk, and my feet start moving on their own - it goes on my playlist. And I agree that classics are classics for a reason, and roads less traveled are sometimes less traveled for a reason.

I prefer what I consider scenic routes, in travel and in music. Allow me to invite you tango travel with me.

Michael Saltus brings a vibrant energy and a deep love for tango to every dance. His playful yet precise style resonates with both the music and his partners, creating an enjoyable and memorable experience. As a taxi dancer, Michael's enthusiasm and dedication make him an excellent choice for anyone looking to share a spirited and connected tanda.

Mari Hodges is a certified Alexander Technique Teacher, Art of Running instructor and pain management specialist.
She is passionate about empowering people to enhance mobility and performance, discover personal transformation and increase freedom of choice by changing long-standing habits of posture, movement and thought.
Mari teaches anatomy-informed mindful movement, embodied awareness, natural breathing and self-care and self-development skills in addition to pain and stress reduction. Her Alexander Technique training and extensive teaching experiences give her unique insight into human movement and how to help people eliminate unconscious, habitual interferences for greater whole-body coordination, comfort, vitality and calm presence. In group and individual classes, she helps dancers and others “rediscover” integrated movement and mind-body wholeness.
Mari taught and performed Brazilian dances around the world for over 20 years. She has studied and danced tango since 2005 in Buenos Aires, where she lived until recently. She is now based in Montana and is available for individual coaching by appointment.
Mari will be teaching The Goldilocks Zone for accessing postural tone and movement that’s relaxed, engaged and free as you dance tango.
Visit www.DiscoverEase.how for more about Mari and Alexander Technique.

Louis has been dancing tango and shooting portraits since 2009, and his work reflects a deep understanding of the nuances of both artistic media. He has a keen eye for both the drama and tenderness that characterize tango embrace, movement, and artistry. His shots capture the allure, sentimentality, form, and fluidity that are characteristic of Argentine tango.   With his wife Jennifer (also a tanguera) providing editorial support, they form an uncommon team, able to visually tell the story of a tango event as experienced through the hearts of dancers.
In 2024 alone, they have been busy traveling, dancing tango, and shooting at the Windy City Tango Festival, Tango on the Rocks and both the Cleveland and Detroit Marathons. 
Enjoy some highlights and follow Louis’s work at: https://www.instagram.com/louistangophoto/
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If you are into Tango photography check out his Class for photographers Friday at 5. A festival First!

Jamie-Lynn took her first yoga class in 2007. She disliked being told to breathe so much it took her two years and a serious neck injury to lead her back to the mat. The second time around, she begrudgingly admitted it made her feel better and dove in. Developing a regular practice gradually transformed from "required body maintenance" that allowed her to continue the activities she loved into a passion of its own for intentional movement and patience with the consequences of being human. In 2016 she moved across the country and struggled to find a teacher she connected with, so she became one. In addition to teaching yoga, she's a facilitated stretching specialist and dance teacher. Like you, she's a long-time tango addict, which helps her build festival classes geared toward dancing more tango for longer hours. Her tango-yoga resume includes Connect: Ashland Tango Festival and Mountain Milonga Retreat. In all areas of her practice, she seeks to help people feel safer in, more comfortable with, and better integrated between their brains and bodies. She loves bringing her knowledge of anatomy, injury, movement, and recovery onto the mat to meet her students where they are and offer accessible variations as well as creative challenges. ​ Where tango is the practice of connecting to others, yoga is the practice of connecting to oneself. Take a moment to breathe some life back into your pieces this weekend and join us on the mat.

Yoga enhances strength, flexibility, balance, focus, and awareness—all essential for tango dancers. After five years of attending tango festivals and workshops across the U.S. and internationally, I’ve discovered how yoga can help dancers prepare for and recover from a weekend full of dancing. I’m excited to share these yoga tips and techniques to enhance your tango experience.
I’ve practiced yoga for most of my life, finding it to be an invaluable complement to various physical activities, such as running, martial arts, rock climbing, and hiking, as well as a powerful tool for mental well-being. I began teaching yoga in 2011, offering a range of styles at local studios in Missoula. For the past ten years, I’ve taught semester-long yoga courses at the University of Montana through the Activity Class Program in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training.
In 2016, I discovered Argentine tango in Missoula, and it quickly became a passion. I’ve
since applied yoga principles to tango, enriching both practices. I also began teaching
tango classes and have been offering yoga for tango dancers at the Montana Tango Festival for the past two years.
When I’m not teaching or practicing yoga or tango, I manage MissoulaEvents.net, the city’s online community event calendar.

I look forward to seeing you at the festival this year!

Deborah Goslin is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide with ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs) since 2020. She has been fascinated by nature since she was a child, nurtured by her rural home in northern New York’s Adirondack Mountains. She studied Ecology and Environment and was fortunate to work with birds and botany for her career. Deborah sees Forest Therapy Guiding as a natural next step in her love of natural places and the more-than-human world. She offers these immersive experiences to provide opportunities for people to slow down and relax for personal wellness, to notice the other beings we share our beautiful planet with, and to take in and benefit from the restorative qualities of nature.