The Yale Tango Fest is offered with support from the Yale Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the
Office of Student Life at the McDougal Center
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Alex Krebs Alex Krebs teaches Argentine tango for the social dance floor, emphasizing the improvisatory side of the dance through a strong communication between the lead and follow and on musicality. Alex tries to give his students the vocabulary necessary so that each person can find their own unique way of dancing -- dancing the tango of their own body. Alex's teaching is in high demand all over the world. In addition to teaching, he DJs, performs, and directs the Conjunto Berretin in which he plays the bandoneon. Alex will be assisted in class by Rebecca Schulman, and will also perform with Rebecca. |
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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. He has developed his dancing on social dance floors of
the world's tango capitals and with a great deal of guidance from some
spectacular teachers (Winkler, Jeurissen, Valle, Naviera, Krebs.)
Originally from Kansas City, Korey has spent the better part of the
last three years traveling and teaching tango in England, Holland,
Spain, Germany, Russia and Argentina, sharing his passion for tango,
music, expression, and connection.
Mila Vigdorova (Moscow), danced classic, folk, jazz since she was 5 years old. She discovered tango in 2000 and has hardly missed a milonga since.In 2003 she opened her tango school in Moscow and worked successfully for 3 years, teaching, organizing workshops with Argentine maestrors, and staging tango shows. Her tango is influenced by such masters as Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa, Pablo Inza, Brigitta Winkler, Erik Jeurissen, Luciana Valle, and also music and feelings. Since they met at El Corte in 2005, Mila and Korey travel and teach together, trying to balance between their home communities Moscow and Kansas City and their long European and Argentine tours. |
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Felipe Martinez & Rosa Corisco Felipe and Rosa embody a very fluid style of dancing, moving seamlessly through all ranges of the embrace. Their dance is at once dynamic, smooth and extremely musical. As teachers, their dedication, enthusiasm, and sheer knowledge of the dance always come across with great clarity. To watch them and to work with them is extremely inspiring and instills a real joy and respect for the dance. Felipe and Rosa have an extensive background in other forms of movement and have been influenced by the most respected tango masters and dancers. They are prominent tango teachers in the San Francisco/Bay Area and share their passion for tango all over North America and Europe. |
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Robin
Thomas and Kyla Mares 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 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. |