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Teachers         Cecilia Gonzalez and Somer Surgit Well respected by the tango community in Buenos Aires, Cecilia Gonzalez has taught and danced at numerous festivals around the world. Along the way she has partnered with some of the most famous tangueros of her generation: Osvaldo Zotto, Fabian Salas and Mariano 'Chicho' Frumboli, to name a few. The technical precision,fluidity and elegance of her movements and notable capacity of improvisation characterize her dance. Her complete knowledge and her passion for teaching makes her a very appreciated and requested tango teacher being invited regularly to give workshops in Europe and North America since 1996. She has taught in Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand,Indonesia,Malasya, Sinagpore, Canada and US. Since its inception in 1999, she has been a member of the teaching faculty of the Argentine International Tango Congress (C.I.T.A) held annually in Buenos Aires. Somer Surgit is an internationally acclaimed dancer who embodies musicality, elegance and creativity.  He is recognized and respected for his clarity as a teacher and fluidity and impeccable technique has a dancer. In his teaching, Somer emphasizes core techniques and fundamentals in both close and open embrace, as well as individual expression and the deep connection between partners. His profound understanding of both technical and interpretive movement and his excellent interpersonal skills, allow him to convey the principals of tango, enabling his students to advance quickly and consistently. A versatile performer, Somer is accomplished in his interpretation of both traditional and new generation tango in a natural and genuine style.  With his keen sensitivity to music and his ability to improvise, he creates richly nuanced choreographies with fluidity and elegance.         Kara Wenham and Javier Antar Kara has been dancing tango since 2000 and has lived in Buenos Aires since 2001. With a background in theater and dance in Chicago, she toured professionally as a tango dancer for six years with Matias Facio, participating in international festivals in Argentina, Europe and Asia. As a dancer, Kara moves with great presence and vitality. Hers is a subtle and communicative dance that is inspired and guided by the music, as well as the nuances of the embrace. She aims to achieve a personal tango aesthetic that clearly reflects and transmits her inner sensibility. Javier Antar is a top-level dancer and instructor from Buenos Aires, having toured the world since 2000. His message and philosophy: conquer your own style. His musicality, grace and elegance make Javier a riveting dancer to watch, his technical knowledge makes his dance fluid and precise. Javier is known for his generosity as a teacher. While his group lessons require focus and work, he also gives students an important degree of freedom so that students can use what they have learned and add their own new material. Based in Buenos Aires, it is easy to find Javier performing and teaching at local milongas or practicas, when he is not touring. These days it's not unusual to find international and well-respected tango instructors taking group or private lessons with him in Canada, Europe or in Argentina.         Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi Daniela Pucci and Luis Bianchi's tango is best described as joyous and heartfelt. Dancing together since 2006, they have rapidly become known for their musicality, connection and infectious energy. As performers, they are engaging, vibrant, and emotional. As instructors, their ultimate goal is to help students move better, achieve deeper connection, and find their own voice in the dance. Students in their classes can expect thorough instruction on tango technique, encouragement to increase their body awareness, lots of personalized feedback, and a healthy dose of humor to complement the mix.         Jenna Rohrbacher and Robin Thomas To Jenna Rohrbacher, dancing tango is an ongoing search for the complete. Balanced by complexity in movement and purity of sensation, her elegant dance embodies the traditional roles of Argentine tango and beyond. In teaching, Jenna encourages students to discover their individual connections to the music as well as focus on laying a foundation of solid technique upon which they can build their dance. Jenna has taught and performed for the last three years around the U.S. with several acclaimed dancers, including Alex Krebs, Robin Thomas, and Dominic Bridge, and has also performed in Europe and Buenos Aires. In September 2010, Jenna wrote, produced, and directed Tango Éxtasis! for the Miracle Theater’s La Luna Nueva festival in Portland; the following month, she taught and performed at Portland Tango Fest. Jenna is currently in New York teaching classes with Robin Thomas and private lessons. A well-known and respected dancer and DJ, Robin's enthusiasm for tango can be seen most clearly in his wholehearted dedication to teaching. He believes that it is very important for students to dance simply and musically from the very  beginning. Building that strong base of connection and musicality early, Robin believes, will allow even very new beginners to feel comfortable and confident on a crowded dance floor and will also lead to a more comprehensive and fluid understanding of more complicated techniques later on. Robins teaching style reflects this philosophy, and his students appreciate the humorous and down-to-earth way he presents the material. On the rare occasion that he is neither teaching nor DJing, Robin can always be seen on the dance floor, either working to expand his  own understanding of tango, or own understanding of tango, or simply enjoying the connection he works so hard to share with others. He is originally from Belfast, Ireland and now lives in New York City.