About Santiago & Amy
We've been professionally dancing tango together since 2007. We studied with and learned from master teachers of several different styles until we were intrigued and eventually seduced by the Tango Salon coming from Villa Urquiza.
In 2010 we were invited to participate in the 6th edition of the National TANGO SALON CHAMPIONSHIP of Zona Norte of BUENOS AIRES where we won first place. This toke us to participate in the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for Tango Salon where 450 were participating and placed us 9th among 96 couples in the semi-finals and into the 40 finalist couples. We focus our tango on the subtleties of the embrace, the elegance, the connection and the quality of movement. Instead of putting together and collecting dozens of sequences, we challenge ourselves and our students to create steps in the moment, coming from a place of rudimentary knowledge and deep technique. We try to transmit in our dance and lessons the importance of celebrating tango from the intimacy of the embrace and the unique encounter of two people.
After traveling to the States for the first time with tango, we witnessed almost a different dance being danced. Since then our curiosities and fascination with culture, human behavior, and art have led us to investigate our teaching from a unique and important perspective. Our deep love for the traditions and origins of Argentine Tango bestow upon us a feeling of responsibility to carry on and transmit the knowledge we have.
Sensitive to the individual learning process of each of our students, we've developed a method of teaching which supports the student in his/her own environment. We try to create a space where the pressures to advance are relaxed and the journey of tango becomes more accessible to everyone. Though classes can be intense and challenging at times, we never lose sight of the trust our students have placed in us and the desire we have to accompany their progress. Each class we give, whether with 4 students or 40, is charged with motivation, focus and heartfelt spirit!
In 2010 we were invited to participate in the 6th edition of the National TANGO SALON CHAMPIONSHIP of Zona Norte of BUENOS AIRES where we won first place. This toke us to participate in the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for Tango Salon where 450 were participating and placed us 9th among 96 couples in the semi-finals and into the 40 finalist couples. We focus our tango on the subtleties of the embrace, the elegance, the connection and the quality of movement. Instead of putting together and collecting dozens of sequences, we challenge ourselves and our students to create steps in the moment, coming from a place of rudimentary knowledge and deep technique. We try to transmit in our dance and lessons the importance of celebrating tango from the intimacy of the embrace and the unique encounter of two people.
After traveling to the States for the first time with tango, we witnessed almost a different dance being danced. Since then our curiosities and fascination with culture, human behavior, and art have led us to investigate our teaching from a unique and important perspective. Our deep love for the traditions and origins of Argentine Tango bestow upon us a feeling of responsibility to carry on and transmit the knowledge we have.
Sensitive to the individual learning process of each of our students, we've developed a method of teaching which supports the student in his/her own environment. We try to create a space where the pressures to advance are relaxed and the journey of tango becomes more accessible to everyone. Though classes can be intense and challenging at times, we never lose sight of the trust our students have placed in us and the desire we have to accompany their progress. Each class we give, whether with 4 students or 40, is charged with motivation, focus and heartfelt spirit!
