Joe's Tango podcast

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...

Today's guest is an internationally renown tango instructor and performer. She has trained closely with tango masters Chicho Frumboli, Lucia Mazer, Gustavo Naveira, Julio Balmaceda, Corina de la Rosa, among others. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, she also has a background in ballet and contact improvisation. In 2000, she moved to New York City, where she directed the Argentine Tango program at the Sandra Cameron Dance Center. She has taught at numerous tango festivals, including Portland Valentango, Chicago Tango Week, the New York City Summer Tango Festival, CITA (Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino), DC Tango Sutra, and there are many more on that list. As a performer, she has toured with several high-profile tango shows, including "Romance de Tango," by Leonardo Paz, and "Tango Glamour," which was directed by world-renown pianist Polly Ferman. Let's meet Mariana Galassi...

More on Mariana:

Website: http://www.marianagalassi.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariana.galassi.3

Today's guest is an instructor and organizer in Lincoln, Nebraska. Seeing that her local tango community needed growth, she took some bold steps to generate interest by organizing more social events and bringing in big-name dancers to conduct workshops. On top of that, she also managed to create a tango class at Southeast Community College. After making steady progress, she's become a major player in the Nebraska tango scene, and continues to hold regular classes and events. Let's meet Candi Woods...

More about Candi here:

https://www.facebook.com/tangovaliente/

And tango in Nebraska:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lincolnargentinetango/

Today's guest is a central figure in the Minneapolis Tango community, and is one of the founders of the Argentine Tango Club at the University of Minnesota. She's been dancing ever since she was a child, having studied jazz, classical ballet, and ballroom. After moving to the US from the Netherlands and starting a family, she eventually fell in love with Argentine Tango. Immersing herself in learning the dance, she embarked on a life-long adventure that has taken her all over the world. In 2016 she was invited to teach at CITA (Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino), which is arguably the most prominent tango event in the world, and the longest running tango conference in Buenos Aires. Presently, she teaches at Dance Life Ballroom studio in Minneapolis, and she is heavily involved with innovating the tango learning process. Let's meet meet Sabine Ibes...

More information on Sabine:

Website: http://www.tangoandi.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tangoinminneapolis/