MAESTROS
CLARISA ARAGON & JONATHAN SAAVEDRA
Clarisa Aragón and Jonathan Saavedra are part of the new generation of tango dancers. Young milongueros, jury in prestigios competitions and tango social teachers. World Tango Champions in Tango Pista category in 2015. They started as a tango couple in 2012, they empowered each other, creating a unique balance in the couple. Their dance style, their teaching, their responsibility and their charisma, made them a complete and unique couple, and they bring their tango to the most important Festivals in Europe, Asia and North America. Even nowadays they keep projecting themselves and developing their dance into a much deeper and honest one, which they share with their audience and students. Trying to share and give much more in their shows and classes for the audience to have a bigger enjoyment and meeting with Tango.
CLARISA ARAGON
JONATHAN SAAVEDRA
HORACIO GODOY
MARICEL GIACOMINI
HORACIO PEBETE GODOY & MARICEL GIACOMINI
Tango Company
Horacio Godoy Tango Company. Tanguera, Forever Tango, Chantecler, Tango Argentino (last show ever in Buenos Aires, 20.000 people) Festivals.
Festivals
Participated in more than 100 International Tango Festivals in 39 Countries. Milongas Organizer of La Viruta Tango in Buenos Aires.
Milongas
Currently more than 1200 students per week. The biggest school and Milonga in Buenos Aires during the last 22 years. Producer of two CDs of Tango (Ojos de Tango and Esteban Morgado), currently working for the third. Tango DJ from 1991. 27 years musicalising more than 5000 Milonga nights in the best Milongas in Buenos Aires, now only in La Viruta Tango Club. Tango Festival and Mundial in Buenos AiresJury.
Tango Festival and Mundial in Buenos Aires
Consultant of the musicalisation of the Tango Festival in Buenos Aires. Tango Historian student of the Universidad del Tango and Academia Nacional Del Tango. Tango Record Collector. Maricel Giacomini born in Buenos Aires, Tango was always present in Maricel´s childhood given that her grandparents were part of those fans of the genre that the “golden times” of tango left behind. So dance, singing and hearing tango was something daily in her family house and when She was around 15 years old, She started taking tango clases and going to the milonga (place), which would definitely make her fall in love with tango. With the time She started to teach and dance professionally In 2005 She was the Metropolitan runner-up of Tango Salon, in 2007 She got the third place in the Tango Salon World Championship and in the 2008 She was the runner-up of the Stage Tango World Championship with her partner at that moment, Maximiliano Cristiani. She was being part of the cast of tango shows in Buenos Aires like Cátulo Tango, Esquina Homero Manzi, Tango Palace, Café Tortoni, La Cumparsita, and several tango companies traveling around the world, like “M¡longa” (2012-2017) that had performed tango in prestigious theaters around the world like Moscu Bolshoi, Sydney Opera House, Oslo Opera House, Taiwan National Theatre, London´s Sadler Wells, New Your City Center among others. Since 2009 She is part of “La Viruta Tango Club” where She is currently giving lessons and dancing with Horacio “Pebete” Godoy. In 2021 Maricel got the “Ontological Coaching Certification” that trained her with specific tools for facilitate the learning, the connection and the communication.
MANUELA ROSSI & JUAN MALIZIA GATTI
Manuela Rossi and Juan Malizia Gatti have been dancing together for 11 years, since 2012.
Juan started tango very young at the age of 14 in his hometown of San Nicolas, and later added support from other disciplines such as jazz, ballet and also martial arts.
Manuela was a ballet dancer all her childhood until she turned 19 years old. She graduated as a Professional Ballet Dancer from Argentina's National Ballet School: "Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón" and made a two year intensive program at "Ècol
e Superièure de Danse de Cannes" in France with a scholarship from UNESCO.
Both of them started tango with other partners but had many of their main teachers in common, like Melina Bruffman and Claudio Gonzalez, Sabrina and Ruben Veliz and Martin Ojeda.
Dancers, teachers and choreographers, they have been part of many shows and companies all over the world, such as 'Cafe de los Angelitos', 'Tango Lovers', 'Tango Legends', 'Dramatic Tango' and 'Ayres de Tango'.
Juan was part of the show 'Tango Fire' for many years, and also of 'Tango a Tierra', 'Corporación Tangos', 'Piazzolla Tango', 'Tango Palace', 'Rojo Tango', 'Tangos Corazónicos' and 'Tango x 2'
Manuela on her own was part of 'Tanguera', 'Tango Porteño', 'Esquina Carlos Gardel' and had the leading role in 2010 Volkswagen Polo advertisement "Last Tango in Compton".
In 2014 they were part of the world renowned movie "Our Last Tango" where Juan had the leading role as a young Juan Carlos Copes.
Also it was the same year where they won the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires in the Stage Tango category; on earlier editions Juan was subchampion in 2006 and Manuela in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Other competition titles include Vals Champions at 2014 Metropolitan Tango Competition, and Subchampions of both Tango and Vals on the 2013 edition.
Since 2015 they have been part of the most important Tango Events around the world including the Tango World Cup as part of the Jury.
They are also part of some of the most important Tango Festivals around the globe such as Socal Tango Festival, Recuerdo Tango Festival, Tango to Istanbul, Tango to Rome, Tango Emotion, Taipei Tango Festival, Mucho Tango, European Tango Championship, Beijing Tango Festival, Tango Salon Extremo and Tango Salon Argentina among others.
Since 2021 they have been part of the German Cornejo Company “ Tango After Dark “ and Tango Dynasty by Vanesa Villalba and Facundo Piñero.
In 2021 they choreographed a piece for “Ariel” Tango movie, in which Juan had a lead role as the dance partner of the main character. The movie premiered in 2023 and has gained recognition in many international festivals.
They spend their work year traveling around the world to perform in festivals, events, teaching at schools and preparing students for competition.
When in Buenos Aires, they normally perform in the Show “ Cafe los Angelitos”.
MANUELA ROSSI
JUAN MALIZIA GATTI
ADRIEN BARIKI-ALAOUI
IRO DAVLANTI -LO
IRO DAVLANTI - LO & ADRIEN BARIKI-ALAOUI
Bio:
- Youngest ever UK Champions (2023)
- MEET Champions - Vals & Milonguera (2024)
- European Champions - Milonguera (2024) & Vice-champions in Milonga (2024)
- Finalists of the Mundial (2023)
- Founders of The Argentine Tango School, UK Biggest School