Our 2025 TANGO MASTERS

 

Giselle Anne

Throughout her academic dance training, which included contemporary dance, ballet, and folklore for more than 10 years, Giselle Anne simultaneously pursued tango in a largely self-taught manner due to the limited availability of tango instructors in the 1980s. Nevertheless, she had the opportunity to learn from two of the most renowned "milongueros" of the time: Antonio Todaro and Pepito Avellaneda.

With nearly four decades of professional experience, Giselle Anne has showcased her talent as both a dancer and choreographer, performing and teaching worldwide.

Early in her career, Giselle Anne collaborated with prestigious artists, including Libertad Lamarque, Argentino Ledesma, Mariano Mores, José Collangelo, Los Solistas de D'Arienzo, Dragone, and Tripodi, among others. She toured extensively across Europe, America, and Asia, as well as performed in Buenos Aires' tango houses and theaters. Her notable shows include the famous "Tango Argentino" and "Tango Pasión”. Over those years, she danced with a wide range of partners and true milongueros, showcasing her versatility and deep connection to the tango tradition.

During her five-year residence in Spain (1992-97), Giselle Anne deepened her work in tango by founding a school, creating her own ballet productions, and inaugurating the "Casa del Tango" in Seville. 

In 1995, she introduced her Tango Technique classes in Europe, developing a robust teaching method based on her years of experience. 

Together with Gustavo Naveira, she co-created a comprehensive tango methodology focused on a deep analysis of tango movement and structure. This method has been tested and refined through years of teaching worldwide and at her tango studio in the United States.

In their 29 years of dancing together, Giselle Anne and Gustavo Naveira have participated in countless festivals globally, sharing their artistry through teaching and performances. 

Her dancing is characterized by a remarkable balance of strength and grace, consistently maintaining a high standard of excellence.

 

Los Totis

Virginia Gómez & Christian Márquez are renowned for their strength, maturity and defined tango style. They have been working together since 1997, participating in many important national and international shows, directed by prominent dancers and choreographers.

Since 2002, they have been traveling to different cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, to give workshops and participate in tango festivals. In 2006, they were invited to be the lead couple of the video clip ¨Diferente¨ by Gotan Project.

In Buenos Aires, they are invited to participate in the most important tango festivals such as CITA, Tango Salón Extremo, Argentina Tango Salón, and Mujercitas, among others. They also travel to different cities in the country to transmit their knowledge to new generations of tango dancers.

They are regularly invited by the Government of Buenos Aires to serve on the jury of the Metropolitan Tango Championship and World Tango Championship.

Their dance is characterized by the precision and quality of their movements. They are beloved for their elegance, musicality, and the way they distill and preserve the purest essence of tango.

 

FAUSTO CARPINO AND STEPHANIE FESNEAU

Are professional dancers, teachers and DJs of Argentine Tango.

FAUSTO CARPINO (Syracuse, Sicily). He had his first encounter with dance at the age of six, for twelve years he has studied, practiced and participated in many Ballroom dance competitions, regional and national, who have seen him always among the first places. At the age of sixteen, thanks to his sister Barbara (also dancer) and his partner Claudio, who had recently discovered argentine tango, Fausto had his first contact with this dance, remaining fascinated. After many years of Ballroom training, his learning was very fast and shortly after Barbara, Claudio and Fausto decided to open the first school of Argentine tango in Syracuse, Paladanze. Since 2004 he teaches and is also a well-known tango DJ, participating in important festivals, marathons and milongas in Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Canada and Argentina. From 2006 to 2012 he was a member of the organization of the Syracuse International Tango Festival. He has previously worked with Veronica Toumanova, Anna Solakius and Maria Filali. Since July 2011 he’s in a fix dancing couple with Stephanie Fesneau.

STEPHANIE FESNEAU (Paris, France)

Dance and theater were always present in her life since she was a child. At the age of sixteen she discovers tango, thanks to a friend of her’s, and from that moment on, tango has been always more and more present in her life, until it became it’s essential part. In a short time she starts to teach in one of the most successful schools in Warsaw, Zlota Milonga, where she taught until 2009, before returning to Paris, place of birth, where she taught in one of the oldest schools and milongas of the city, Le Chantier. Afterwards, in 2011 she moved to Florence, where she taught for two years at the ‘Pablo’ school. In her short but intense tango career, she collaborated with several dancers in various schools in Warsaw, Paris and Florence. Since July 2011 she’s in a fix dancing couple with Fausto Carpino.

THE COUPLE

Fausto and Stephanie, are a dance couple since July 2011.

After an intense period of preparation, they begin to participate in various tango events as teachers. So far they have taught in more than 31 different countries and 115 cities.

Their lessons are focused on how to propose oneself to the partner in a comfortable way within the embrace, based on logic and natural movements. They believe that connection, musicality and technique are the keys to fully appreciate the beauty of tango.

 

Guest Artists

 
 

Adrian Veredice & Alejandra Hobert

Emblematic figures of Argentine tango, recognized as dancers, choreographers and judges. From 1998, they have performed in different cities around the world, captivating audiences with their fascinating shows.

They were protagonists of the most important and acclaimed international tango festivals of the last years (in cities such as Berlin, Rome, London, Paris, Lisbon, Athens, Istanbul, São Paulo, Dubai, Chicago, Sitges, Moscow, Kuala Lumpur , Taipei, Catania, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Brussels, Miami, Montreal, Boulder, New York , Philadelphia and others).

Main teachers and dancers at C.I.T.A. (International Congress of Argentine Tango) and the World Dance Championship organized by the World Dance Council since 2012.

Between 2003 to 2010 they were captain dancers, choreographer and main couple of the Otango show & Cincotango show which were highly successful in Belgium, France Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania , Latvia, Slovenia.

Adrian & Alejandra have also shared stage with Sexteto Mayor, Color Tango, El Arranque, Los Reyes del Tango, Sexteto Canyengue, Tanguisimo, Beltango, SoloTango, La Juan D’arienzo and Tango Bardo.

They spread their Argentine essence as Masters of Masters in Fred Astaire's studios as well as in several ballroom dance schools in the United States.

Since 2012 they have been teachers and members of the jury of the tango world championship in Buenos Aires, ATUSA, International Tango Summit, Premios Tango and coaches for the reality show TangoChamps.

They are currently dancers of Anibal Berraute Orchestra and Tango Dream, TANGO CONCERT with tango Lovers Orchestra, and GOTAN! Tango Show Cabaret & Dinner. They are part of FOREVER TANGO directed by Luis Bravo and WE CALL IT TANGO on tour in the US at the moment.

As Professors, Teachers, Dancers, Organizers and Producers they are a fundamental part in the development and growth of the tango community in Miami and the entire state of Florida.

 

Noelia Guerrero & Martin Cardoso

Official 2023 USA Argentine Tango Champions.

A dynamic duo that, with passion, love, and determination for dance. They are Argentine Tango and Ballroom Dancers originally from Argentina and have been dancing since they were eight. Martin doing folk dances and Noelia, salsa, and ballet.

6 years ago they founded the M&N Dance, currently renamed Dance Flow Fort Myers. They met in Buenos Aires in 2006 and started taking ballroom dance lessons at Noelia’s sister’s dance school. And a couple of years later, they became the first South Americans to be officially Certified as professional ballroom dance instructors.

Even though they were training and then working together, It wasn’t until later in 2011 that they started dancing together. A perfect mix of love and passion bonded them till nowadays.

They have traveled and danced around Europe and America, performing, teaching, and coaching. They have competed in the Professional leagues since 2013, obtaining mainly podium results with their breathtaking Argentine Tango and Rhythm Dances.

Diego Blanco

Diego started his Tango career at the age of 9. Later, Diego studied at the University of Florida where he received his Bachelor’s degrees in the Performing Arts and graduated with honors under the direction of Daniel Lewis at New World School of the Arts. As stage performer, choreographer, and teacher, he has danced and taught in tango festivals throughout Europe, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas. Diego lived in New York City for the past 17 years, where he co-founded his dance company Tango For All. Aptly named, Diego feels deeply that tango is for all and that everyone can learn to dance. Diego's approach to teaching is distinguished by its basis in the student's deep understanding of the body. He firmly believes that musicality, expressivity, and intricate improvisation cannot flourish without this central element, in the same way that a compelling use of language cannot emerge from an untrained mind. Diego's deep understanding and mastery of the expressive potential of tango earned the Soka Gakkai Malaysia award, which recognized his “dedication to Argentine tango as a form of expression through dance.” He is very happy to have moved back to his hometown of Miami Beach and is looking to expand tango here. 

 

BioStretch-elongation by Biomechanics

Marta Renata Adamczyk is a valued Argentine tango teacher, professional tango dancer, and biomechanics stretching instructor.

“As instructor, she has a great sense of humor and a passion for sharing her knowledge.She builds a creative atmosphere and creates a place for questions and deep inquiries.She was born to dance and share her passion and joy, that dance brings, with other people”– that’s what her students say about her.

“As dancer, thanks to her skill, she combines tango salon with elements of stage