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Our instructors have years of experience and international certifications in Argentine tango.
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Our Instructors
Meet the professionals who will guide you on your tango journey
Carlos Ochoa
Carlos Ochoa, a tango, milonga, and waltz teacher and dancer from Bogotá with 16 years of experience, is a specialist in ballroom tango, two-time national professional ballroom tango champion, and third-place milonga world champion in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2023. Nationally recognized for his unmistakable traditional tango style—elegant, vibrant, joyful, creative, explosive, and expressive—that conveys a variety of emotions in both his dancing and his tango classes. These qualities make his tango teaching method invaluable for understanding tango not only through movement but also through feeling, enabling you to enjoy and understand the world of tango. Without a doubt, you will enjoy studying and learning from this great Colombian tango teacher and dancer.
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Jhonathan Pachon Giraldo
Tango Dancer and Instructor with over a decade of experience, participating in national and international festivals and competitions. He has represented Colombia in the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires (2018, 2022, and 2024), achieving semifinalist status in 2022. His career includes invitations as an instructor at the Cancun Tango Festival (Mexico), Costa Rica Tango Festival, and multiple editions of the Colombia Tango Festival. He has also performed in tours and shows in Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico, and has served as a judge at events like Expofest Latino in Cundinamarca. Recognized for his pedagogical and artistic work, he has promoted dance training processes and has become a leading figure in tango in Colombia, standing out for his innovative approach and representing the country on prestigious international stages.
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Marisol Rivas
A passionate advocate of milonguero style dancing, Marisol has been immersed in the world of Tango since 2005, receiving her training in Buenos Aires. She has performed in numerous shows across Argentina and Colombia and was a finalist in the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires. Now based in Bogotá, she teaches Tango with warmth and precision, while actively organizing milongas and cultural events in collaboration with renowned Argentine and local maestros. Her classes offer a deep dive into the essence of Tango—its technique, emotion, and community.
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Natalia Castaño
Colombian dancer and instructor with 15 years of experience in dance, and National Tango de Pista Champion 2022. Throughout her career, she has participated in festivals, tours, and productions both nationally and internationally, developing solid stage and teaching experience. Specialized in tango, she has taught classes and workshops in various countries across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, sharing the cultural and human richness of this dance. Her pedagogical work focuses on social dance, where connection, listening, and communication between partners form the foundation of learning.
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Nelson Nay Gallego Grajales
Nelson Nay Gallego is a dancer and dance theater therapist with over 30 years of experience, recognized for his work as a trainer of dancers and milongueros, as well as being one of the main promoters of tango in the city of Manizales and throughout Colombia. His talent has earned him numerous achievements, including multiple championships in national festivals, the title of champion at the Valparaíso Festival in Chile in 2018 in both Tango Salon and Stage Tango categories, and seventh place at the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the Tango Salon category, establishing him as a prominent representative of tango on the international stage.
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Julian Cataño
Julián is a Colombian dancer who, since the age of eight, has found in tango a passion and a heritage that runs through his veins. His childhood was shaped by a family legacy that, generation after generation, has devoted its life to dance. With more than 19 years of experience, he travels the world proudly bringing Colombian tango to festivals, theaters, and stages, where his dance becomes a cultural bridge that connects emotions, identities, and generations. His talent has also shone at home, being a nine-time champion in Colombia (2008–2022), fifth place at the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires (2017), and champion in Quito, Ecuador (2016). Currently, he teaches tango in several Asian countries, adapting his method to multicultural contexts and promoting this dance as an artistic and cultural bridge.
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Mauricio Alberto Galarzo Álvarez
A certified teacher and dancer from the Argentine Tango School, he has over 25 years of experience and is a national champion in ballroom and stage tango. He has participated in the World Tango Championship on several occasions, reaching the semifinals. International career.
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Mauricio Valencia
Tango dancer since 1991, with over 20 years dedicated to teaching tango. ✓ Member of the group La Peña del Tango – Manizales 1998-2006 ✓ National Tango Champion 2007 ✓ Member of the Tango Vivo Salsa Viva Company 2008-2011 and 2012-2013 ✓ DJ at La Matraca Cultural Center in Cali – Colombia 2011-2016 ✓ Pedagogy of Art with an emphasis on Dance 2016 ✓ Tango Musicalization Seminar certified by the Argentine Institute of Tango 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Orchestral Styles by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Waltz and Milonga by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2021 ✓ 14th place in the World Milongueros Championship, Buenos Aires 2022. *Organizer: La Milonga de Mauricio in Cali. *Dance partner: Paola Ortega.
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David Ospina
David Ospina Londoño Instructor, dancer and choreographer in Tango 1st Place Tango Salon International Championship of Tango and Milonga City Cali 2010 1st Place in Stage Tango and 2nd Place in Tango Salon International Tango Festival 2010 City of Bogotá 1st Place Stage Tango TangoVia Manizales Fair 2011 1st Place Stage Tango 1st Place Stage Milonga 1st Place Tango Salon Proam Tango World Championships 2011 Medellín Finalist Tango Salon and Stage Tango Festival and World Tango Buenos Aires - Argentina 2011 1st Place Salon Tango and Stage Tango 2nd Place III International Tango Festival City Bogotá 2012 Tango Salon Finalist Festival and World Tango Championships Buenos Aires - Argentina 2012 1st Place Tango Salon VIII International Tango Championship City Cali 2013
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Douglass Stevens Risso
Tango dancer with 16 years of experience *Ballroom Tango Champion at Tangovia Manizales 2015 *Jury, Manizales is Tango 2016 *5th Place, Ballroom Tango, World Tango Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2016 *5th Place, Waltz, Metropolitan City Dance Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018 *Ballroom Tango Champion, City of Ibagué 2018 **Runner-up in Milonga and 3rd Place in Tango, Medellín, Colombia 2018 *Judges and Official DJ of Tangovia, Manizales Dance Championship, Colombia 2019 *4th Place, Waltz, 5th Place, Milongueros of the World, and 6th Place, Milonga, Metropolitan Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina. *Organizer of La Milonga Del Ensueño for 15 years in Bogotá *He has been studying in Buenos Aires for 10 years, one month a year. *National Champion of Salon Tango, 2020, Manizales, Colombia. *Milonga Runner-up, TangoVia Manizales, 2023 • Milonga de Pista Champion, 2025, Tango Via Manizales, Runner-up, Salon Tango
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Carlos Ochoa
Carlos Ochoa, a tango, milonga, and waltz teacher and dancer from Bogotá with 16 years of experience, is a specialist in ballroom tango, two-time national professional ballroom tango champion, and third-place milonga world champion in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2023. Nationally recognized for his unmistakable traditional tango style—elegant, vibrant, joyful, creative, explosive, and expressive—that conveys a variety of emotions in both his dancing and his tango classes. These qualities make his tango teaching method invaluable for understanding tango not only through movement but also through feeling, enabling you to enjoy and understand the world of tango. Without a doubt, you will enjoy studying and learning from this great Colombian tango teacher and dancer.
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Jhonathan Pachon Giraldo
Tango Dancer and Instructor with over a decade of experience, participating in national and international festivals and competitions. He has represented Colombia in the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires (2018, 2022, and 2024), achieving semifinalist status in 2022. His career includes invitations as an instructor at the Cancun Tango Festival (Mexico), Costa Rica Tango Festival, and multiple editions of the Colombia Tango Festival. He has also performed in tours and shows in Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico, and has served as a judge at events like Expofest Latino in Cundinamarca. Recognized for his pedagogical and artistic work, he has promoted dance training processes and has become a leading figure in tango in Colombia, standing out for his innovative approach and representing the country on prestigious international stages.
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Marisol Rivas
A passionate advocate of milonguero style dancing, Marisol has been immersed in the world of Tango since 2005, receiving her training in Buenos Aires. She has performed in numerous shows across Argentina and Colombia and was a finalist in the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires. Now based in Bogotá, she teaches Tango with warmth and precision, while actively organizing milongas and cultural events in collaboration with renowned Argentine and local maestros. Her classes offer a deep dive into the essence of Tango—its technique, emotion, and community.
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Natalia Castaño
Colombian dancer and instructor with 15 years of experience in dance, and National Tango de Pista Champion 2022. Throughout her career, she has participated in festivals, tours, and productions both nationally and internationally, developing solid stage and teaching experience. Specialized in tango, she has taught classes and workshops in various countries across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, sharing the cultural and human richness of this dance. Her pedagogical work focuses on social dance, where connection, listening, and communication between partners form the foundation of learning.
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Nelson Nay Gallego Grajales
Nelson Nay Gallego is a dancer and dance theater therapist with over 30 years of experience, recognized for his work as a trainer of dancers and milongueros, as well as being one of the main promoters of tango in the city of Manizales and throughout Colombia. His talent has earned him numerous achievements, including multiple championships in national festivals, the title of champion at the Valparaíso Festival in Chile in 2018 in both Tango Salon and Stage Tango categories, and seventh place at the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the Tango Salon category, establishing him as a prominent representative of tango on the international stage.
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Julian Cataño
Julián is a Colombian dancer who, since the age of eight, has found in tango a passion and a heritage that runs through his veins. His childhood was shaped by a family legacy that, generation after generation, has devoted its life to dance. With more than 19 years of experience, he travels the world proudly bringing Colombian tango to festivals, theaters, and stages, where his dance becomes a cultural bridge that connects emotions, identities, and generations. His talent has also shone at home, being a nine-time champion in Colombia (2008–2022), fifth place at the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires (2017), and champion in Quito, Ecuador (2016). Currently, he teaches tango in several Asian countries, adapting his method to multicultural contexts and promoting this dance as an artistic and cultural bridge.
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Mauricio Alberto Galarzo Álvarez
A certified teacher and dancer from the Argentine Tango School, he has over 25 years of experience and is a national champion in ballroom and stage tango. He has participated in the World Tango Championship on several occasions, reaching the semifinals. International career.
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Mauricio Valencia
Tango dancer since 1991, with over 20 years dedicated to teaching tango. ✓ Member of the group La Peña del Tango – Manizales 1998-2006 ✓ National Tango Champion 2007 ✓ Member of the Tango Vivo Salsa Viva Company 2008-2011 and 2012-2013 ✓ DJ at La Matraca Cultural Center in Cali – Colombia 2011-2016 ✓ Pedagogy of Art with an emphasis on Dance 2016 ✓ Tango Musicalization Seminar certified by the Argentine Institute of Tango 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Orchestral Styles by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Waltz and Milonga by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2021 ✓ 14th place in the World Milongueros Championship, Buenos Aires 2022. *Organizer: La Milonga de Mauricio in Cali. *Dance partner: Paola Ortega.
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David Ospina
David Ospina Londoño Instructor, dancer and choreographer in Tango 1st Place Tango Salon International Championship of Tango and Milonga City Cali 2010 1st Place in Stage Tango and 2nd Place in Tango Salon International Tango Festival 2010 City of Bogotá 1st Place Stage Tango TangoVia Manizales Fair 2011 1st Place Stage Tango 1st Place Stage Milonga 1st Place Tango Salon Proam Tango World Championships 2011 Medellín Finalist Tango Salon and Stage Tango Festival and World Tango Buenos Aires - Argentina 2011 1st Place Salon Tango and Stage Tango 2nd Place III International Tango Festival City Bogotá 2012 Tango Salon Finalist Festival and World Tango Championships Buenos Aires - Argentina 2012 1st Place Tango Salon VIII International Tango Championship City Cali 2013
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Douglass Stevens Risso
Tango dancer with 16 years of experience *Ballroom Tango Champion at Tangovia Manizales 2015 *Jury, Manizales is Tango 2016 *5th Place, Ballroom Tango, World Tango Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2016 *5th Place, Waltz, Metropolitan City Dance Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018 *Ballroom Tango Champion, City of Ibagué 2018 **Runner-up in Milonga and 3rd Place in Tango, Medellín, Colombia 2018 *Judges and Official DJ of Tangovia, Manizales Dance Championship, Colombia 2019 *4th Place, Waltz, 5th Place, Milongueros of the World, and 6th Place, Milonga, Metropolitan Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina. *Organizer of La Milonga Del Ensueño for 15 years in Bogotá *He has been studying in Buenos Aires for 10 years, one month a year. *National Champion of Salon Tango, 2020, Manizales, Colombia. *Milonga Runner-up, TangoVia Manizales, 2023 • Milonga de Pista Champion, 2025, Tango Via Manizales, Runner-up, Salon Tango
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Meet the professionals who will guide you on your tango journey
Fran Zisko
Bogotá-born dancer who discovered tango in 2018 in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province. His style centers on shared enjoyment and partner care, seeing tango as a sensitive dialogue between two trusting bodies. With a popular and authentic Rioplatense style, he embodies connection, improvisation, and emotion. At the Colombia Tango Festival 2024, he earned third place in the taxidancers championship, honoring his warmth and commitment to a human, intimate tango full of shared pleasure in every embrace
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Ramiro Mateus
Bilingual, architect by profession, full-time milonguero, and contestant at several tango salón competitions. Milonguero at several countries around the world, Switzerland, France, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Brasil, and least but not last U.S.A, where I danced in Chicago,IL,Miami,FL, New york,NY, Portland,OR, Hartford,CT, Trumbull,CT,St.Louis, MO,Columbia,MO.
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NATHALI ALONDRA LOPEZ CORREA
My passion for dancing began more than 20 years ago. I started dancing professionally and participated in various competitions, winning the Tangovia Feria de Manizales, among others. In recent years, I have devoted myself more to being a milonguera, to social dancing and enjoying it immensely.
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Cristhian Mauricio López Parra
Teacher, choreographer, and professional ballroom dancer with over 30 years of experience in the field of tango dance. He has participated in numerous national and international dance shows, sharing the stage with Miguel Angel Zotto and Soledad Rivero. He has won several national champions in the ballroom and stage tango categories. He won fifth place at the 2004 World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the ballroom tango category. Ninth place at the 2005 World Tango Championships in the stage tango category. He has served as a judge for dance competitions in Cali and Manizales. He coaches dance couples in the city. As a choreographer, he has achieved podium positions. He has performed dance exhibitions with renowned figures such as Diana Giraldo, World Tango Champion, Ornella Simonetto, and Analia Centurión. He currently runs his own dance school in Cali: Dinastía Caleña, a school for dancers.
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Juan Felipe Franky
With more than 15 years of experience in the world of dance, I’ve had the privilege of being part of renowned companies such as Soho and El Desbande. My passion for tango led me to Argentina, where I had the opportunity to study with the renowned Olga Becio. Throughout my career, I’ve shared my knowledge as a teacher at institutions such as Idartes and Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. I’m currently continuing to refine my art alongside maestro John Galindo.
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Alan Martin Heredia
Hello, I am from Córdoba Argentina, 37 years, I have been dancing for just over 20 years, in national tango festivals and international festivals in more than 20 countries, I trained in Córdoba capital and then in Buenos Aires, I like to share tango in all its facets so I am predisposed to be part of this beautiful experience.
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Gloria Maria Jiménez
I have been dedicated to dancing Argentine rhythms for 20 years. My training has been with Colombian and Argentine teachers. I have participated in tango festivals and in tango companies such as Danzarte and Código 2x4.
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Mauricio Valencia
Tango dancer since 1991, with over 20 years dedicated to teaching tango. ✓ Member of the group La Peña del Tango – Manizales 1998-2006 ✓ National Tango Champion 2007 ✓ Member of the Tango Vivo Salsa Viva Company 2008-2011 and 2012-2013 ✓ DJ at La Matraca Cultural Center in Cali – Colombia 2011-2016 ✓ Pedagogy of Art with an emphasis on Dance 2016 ✓ Tango Musicalization Seminar certified by the Argentine Institute of Tango 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Orchestral Styles by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Waltz and Milonga by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2021. ✓ 14th place in the World Milongueros Championship, Buenos Aires 2022. *Organizer: La Milonga de Mauricio in Cali. *Dance partner: Paola Ortega
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Hugo Alexander Arias
Dancer and milonguero from the city of Manizales, with more than 25 years of dancing
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Santiago Zuluaga Ocampo
Hello, I am Santiago Zuluaga Ocampo, I am from Manizales, I have been in the world of tango for 6 years, learning, perfecting and embracing the tango technique, since the beginning my dance partner is my cousin, with whom a very nice learning and progress process has been consolidated in this beautiful world, I master English as a second language and Spanish as my native language.
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Fran Zisko
Bogotá-born dancer who discovered tango in 2018 in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province. His style centers on shared enjoyment and partner care, seeing tango as a sensitive dialogue between two trusting bodies. With a popular and authentic Rioplatense style, he embodies connection, improvisation, and emotion. At the Colombia Tango Festival 2024, he earned third place in the taxidancers championship, honoring his warmth and commitment to a human, intimate tango full of shared pleasure in every embrace
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Ramiro Mateus
Bilingual, architect by profession, full-time milonguero, and contestant at several tango salón competitions. Milonguero at several countries around the world, Switzerland, France, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Brasil, and least but not last U.S.A, where I danced in Chicago,IL,Miami,FL, New york,NY, Portland,OR, Hartford,CT, Trumbull,CT,St.Louis, MO,Columbia,MO.
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NATHALI ALONDRA LOPEZ CORREA
My passion for dancing began more than 20 years ago. I started dancing professionally and participated in various competitions, winning the Tangovia Feria de Manizales, among others. In recent years, I have devoted myself more to being a milonguera, to social dancing and enjoying it immensely.
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Cristhian Mauricio López Parra
Teacher, choreographer, and professional ballroom dancer with over 30 years of experience in the field of tango dance. He has participated in numerous national and international dance shows, sharing the stage with Miguel Angel Zotto and Soledad Rivero. He has won several national champions in the ballroom and stage tango categories. He won fifth place at the 2004 World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the ballroom tango category. Ninth place at the 2005 World Tango Championships in the stage tango category. He has served as a judge for dance competitions in Cali and Manizales. He coaches dance couples in the city. As a choreographer, he has achieved podium positions. He has performed dance exhibitions with renowned figures such as Diana Giraldo, World Tango Champion, Ornella Simonetto, and Analia Centurión. He currently runs his own dance school in Cali: Dinastía Caleña, a school for dancers.
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Juan Felipe Franky
With more than 15 years of experience in the world of dance, I’ve had the privilege of being part of renowned companies such as Soho and El Desbande. My passion for tango led me to Argentina, where I had the opportunity to study with the renowned Olga Becio. Throughout my career, I’ve shared my knowledge as a teacher at institutions such as Idartes and Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. I’m currently continuing to refine my art alongside maestro John Galindo.
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Alan Martin Heredia
Hello, I am from Córdoba Argentina, 37 years, I have been dancing for just over 20 years, in national tango festivals and international festivals in more than 20 countries, I trained in Córdoba capital and then in Buenos Aires, I like to share tango in all its facets so I am predisposed to be part of this beautiful experience.
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Gloria Maria Jiménez
I have been dedicated to dancing Argentine rhythms for 20 years. My training has been with Colombian and Argentine teachers. I have participated in tango festivals and in tango companies such as Danzarte and Código 2x4.
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Mauricio Valencia
Tango dancer since 1991, with over 20 years dedicated to teaching tango. ✓ Member of the group La Peña del Tango – Manizales 1998-2006 ✓ National Tango Champion 2007 ✓ Member of the Tango Vivo Salsa Viva Company 2008-2011 and 2012-2013 ✓ DJ at La Matraca Cultural Center in Cali – Colombia 2011-2016 ✓ Pedagogy of Art with an emphasis on Dance 2016 ✓ Tango Musicalization Seminar certified by the Argentine Institute of Tango 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Orchestral Styles by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2020 ✓ Musicality Course for Tango Dancers in Waltz and Milonga by musician and dancer Marcelo Pérez from Córdoba, Argentina 2021. ✓ 14th place in the World Milongueros Championship, Buenos Aires 2022. *Organizer: La Milonga de Mauricio in Cali. *Dance partner: Paola Ortega
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Hugo Alexander Arias
Dancer and milonguero from the city of Manizales, with more than 25 years of dancing
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Santiago Zuluaga Ocampo
Hello, I am Santiago Zuluaga Ocampo, I am from Manizales, I have been in the world of tango for 6 years, learning, perfecting and embracing the tango technique, since the beginning my dance partner is my cousin, with whom a very nice learning and progress process has been consolidated in this beautiful world, I master English as a second language and Spanish as my native language.
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