May 18 - 21, 2011
May 23 - 26, 2012
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Alejandra Mantiñan & Aoniken
Quiroga
Alejandra Mantiñan brings to the table 25 years of dancing Tango. Dedicated to her work, she is now one of the Ladies of Tango that made a statement not only in the way she dances, but also in the way she teaches, investigative and convincing and has been named the most renown dancer by El Tangauta readers.
Alejandra manages
FabricaTanguera dance school in Rome, Italy and in Tutzing, Germany,
as well as organizes and manages the Fabricando Tango festival
in Rome.
Since 2003 she has
worked for 6 years with Gabriel Misse, then, since 2008, has been working
with such prominent artists as Horacio Godoy, Diego Riemer
«El Pajaro», and made a special presentation with Chicho Frumboli
in Vienna. Her other partners include Martin Ojeda and Aoniken Quiroga,
with whom she has been invited to work at the Tango Element festival
in the US for the first time.
Aoniken Quiroga began
dancing tango in 1994. Always searching to develop within the «tango
salon» discipline, he studied with the most sought after teachers such
as Carlos Gavito, «El Pibe Avellaneda», Horacio Godoy, Martin Ojeda
and Joana Copes, Gabriel Misse, Fabian Peralta, Carlos and Rosa Perez, and
Carlos Copello. In 2006 he won the second place in the «tango
salon» category of the annual Tango World Championship.
In 2009 he
began traveling and teaching in Europe, directing «La Mariposa» tango
school in Maidland, Italy. Up to now he has worked
in the largest tango festivals in Europe, such as Ostertango
festival in Basel, Swizerland, Fabricandotango festival in Rome,
Italy, Barleta International tangofest in Barleta, Italy, Warsaw tango
festival in Warsaw, Poland, Antwerp tango festival in Antwerp,
Belgium, Festival Tango-Tango in Maidland, Italy, London River Tango
Festival in London, England, and many more.
Sabrina and Ruben are dancers and choreographers of numerous famous shows, maestros of many International Tango Festivals in Europe, America and Asia. Their dance brings the strength, precision, sharpness, velocity, and elegance to the limits.
Great dancers and choreographers brought for the very first time to Turkiye by El Tangon, they were a success last year! Their dance brings the strength, precision, sharpness, velocity, and elegance to the limits.
Ruben
y Sabrina Veliz began their career in 1989, part of the renowned Ballet
Brandsen of Argentina, forming part of the stable for eight years. They
performed on the most important of Argentina events such as: Festival Cosquín
(89 ', 90' 93 ', 95', 96 '), Luna Park, Teatro Gran Rex, Opera Theatre, Teatro
Argentino de La Plata, Teatro Coliseo Podesta and the Teatro Colón, among
others.
In early 1997, they began their career as a couple, performing with:
Adriana Varela, Argentino Ledesma, Maria Volonte, Pascual "Cholo"
Mamone, the orchestra of Gigi D'Angelis, Ricardo "Chiqui" Pereyra, El
Quinteto Real, Hugo Marcel, Volpe Quartet, Orquesta Color Tango, Sexteto
Canyengue, Ernesto Baffa. They have also toured the United States and
Europe, receiving rave reviews from the press for their performance in these
works.
Facundo’s innate sense of tango was influenced by the tango salon style of his neighbourhood, Villa Urquiza. He started dancing at 17 years old in what was known as the “estilo tango Villa Urquiza”. After 7 years he met three tango icons + pioneering teachers … Gustavo Naveira, Luciana Valle and Chicho Frumboli. Since working with them and finally understanding the essence of tango, his style evolved into a delightful combination old Tango Salon mixed with the dynamics of Tango Nuevo.