Alberto Paz and Valorie Hart
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Through most of the nineteen nineties, ALBERTO developed long lasting friendships with and benefitted from the guidance and linfluence of Orlando Paiva, Eduardo Arquimbau, Rodolfo Cieri, Carlos Gavito and other great 'bailarines de tango.'
From early 1990 ALBERTO PAZ, was a broadcaster, a historian and a lecturer all over the United States, researching and studying the history of the Tango music and dance. In April 1997 ALBERTO PAZ and his dance partner VALORIE HART, a ballet trained with off-Broadway and summer stock dancing experience with a unique quality for dancing and teaching Argentine Tango, traveled to Buenos Aires to study for a teaching career with renowned master Mingo Pugliese. Upon their return to the US they began touring the country developing a clear and fair methodology for teaching based on the circular structure of the dance. They have been successful in promoting the authentic form of Argentine tango dancing in communities from Anchorage to Dallas, from Honolulu to New York, From Chicago to New Orleans and scores of cities in between.
Since 1997 they have organized an annual tango festival in Reno first and for the last four years in New Orleans. Since May 2002 they have toured various European countries every year receiving praise for their solid understanding of technique and their clear and fair method of delivery.
ALBERTO and VALORIE are well known for successfully developing a logical process to introduce, review and reinforce the essential elements of the structure of the dance, the codes and protocols associated with it, and the rituals that define the personal styling that characterizes a "bailarin de tango."ALBERTO and VALORIE cover basic, intermediate, and advanced technique, floor craft, and music awareness. Their classes are specifically designed to move beyond step collection, overcome short attention span, and correct the bad habits that result from imitation.
In addition, they publish El Firulete, the Argentine Tango magazine, and are the authors of the inspirational series Tango, Our Dance, which is available on line at Planet Tango's web site.
Mingo Pugliese is a disciple of Carlos Alberto Estevez, better known as Petroleo, widely recognized as one of the innovators of Tango in the dawn of the Golden Era.
CREDITS
Workshops and classes
Exhibitions and performances:
Dance for the Planet Festival, Dallas, TX on April 15, 2000
University of North Texas Millenium Mosaic 2000 Performance Festival, Denton, TX on April 6, 2000
Tango Society of Boston, MA on December 1, 1999
Casperkill Country Club, NY on May 22, 1999
World Trade Club, San Francisco, CA on April 16, 1999
Gallerycafe, Miami, FL on February 2, 1999
Club Internacional de Tango, Hallandale, FL on January 31, 1999
Sugar Palm Ballroom, Tampa, FL on January 21 and 28, 1999
Top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, June 98 - March 99
Casablanca Night at the Spirit of San Francisco Bay cruise ship, December 1998
1997-98-99 Labor Day Weekend Tango Getaway at the Reno Hilton in Reno, Nevada
Top of the Mark, San Francisco, CA on June 1998
Tango nada mas, Chicago, IL on June 1998
St. Francis Yatch Club, San Francisco on April, 1998
Tango Generations Weekend in Ithaca, NY on December 15, 1997
First Los Angeles Tango Festival on October 5, 1997
Tango Libertad Gala at the Westmor Dance Studio in Los Angeles on August 1997
La Galeria in Buenos Aires - April 16, 1997
Novecento Club in New York City
Keywest Cafe in Ithaca, New York
Night of the Stars at The Dance Spectrum in Campbell, CA on May 1997
Argentine Night at UC Berkeley, CA
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