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We are fortunate to be able to present a number of guest instructors in the DC area throughout the year. The following artists are our most consistent collaborators.
Korey Ireland is a professional composer turned tango-addict. He brings a lifetime of musical experience and an unquenchable thirst for tango to his teaching. Korey's dance style is informed by miles of dance floor experience in Buenos Aires, Berlin, Nijmegen, Moscow, Istanbul, London, New York, San Francisco, Portland...as well as guidance from some phenomenal teachers (Valle, Naviera, Krebs, Jeurissen, Winkler, Guittierez, Castillano, Gonzalez). Korey is serious about the craft of teaching tango; he has attended both levels of the El Corte Teacher Training week, and has engaged in professional training seminars and personal explorations with many of the art form's leading instructors. Since early 2004, Korey has been traveling full time and is grateful for the opportunity to share tango with literally thousands of students around the world. He will be visiting DC frequently throughout 2010 to teach classes and direct Mercurio's Community Tango Orchestra.
Arona Primalani is a Guild-certified Feldenkrais practioner and a highly versatile and admired Argentine tango dancer and teacher for over 10 years. She is well versed in the structure, vocabulary and dynamics of the Tango which helps her reach and relate to both leaders and followers. In the San Francisco Bay area, she is recognized both for her originality and authenticity as a leader, and her elegance and power as a follower. She has studied tango with Gustavo Naveira, Chico Frumbolli, Lucianna Valle, Mauricio Castro, Fabian Salas, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Jean Sebastian (France), Cecilia Gonzalez and El Pulpo & Louisa. Her approach focuses on embodying the underlying movement patterns of the tango vocabulary; the implicit dialogue between the couple; and the movement finesse essential in expressing the nuanced tango music. Arona will be visiting DC to teach and perform in August 2010. Arona's website
Javier Rochwarger is a warmly intense and generous talent belonging to Buenos Aires' new generation of tango dancers. Grounded, sensual, and musical, in the past ten years he has traveled throughout the U.S. and in Japan and Spain to teach classes. Javier's fluid and intimate style of dancing defies easy classification. He seamlessly integrates a variety of influences, making his insights valuable whether you consider yourself a devotee of milonguero style or a nuevo tango renegade. Rarer still is his practical understanding of how the body moves and how to communicate complex concepts to students of all levels. As one who has come the long road from novice to professional, Javier has a unique and compassionate perspective. His students praise him for the exceptional personal attention that he provides even in group classes, and for his patience and his warm sense of humor. Javier teaches and performs annually in DC in February.