Christa Rodriguez is one of the most influential dancers in the city of Seattle and serves as the primary inspiration for a whole generation of dancers. Christa takes great pride in the progress of her students and continues to pursue her study of dance as a student and a teacher.
Homer & Cristina started their tango obsession long before the met each other. Each with over 11 years of experience emphasizing a fusion of social tango ideologies... As teachers they are committed to creating a positive class environment where small epiphanies can & do occur in their students.
Brigitta Winkler lives in New York and Berlin and has taught tango for over fourteen years. A master of multiple styles, she has co-taught milonguero workshops with Cacho Dante and partnered with Gustavo Naveira at classes in Berlin. Trained in ballet and modern dance, she discovered Argentine tango in 1980, and soon afterwards sought out the instruction of many masters in Buenos Aires. She is a frequent guest teacher at Dance Manhattan, and incorporates Body Mind Centering (which she studied in a four-year program with Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen) into her interpretation of tango.
Fabienne Bongard became fascinated with tango in 1991, and in her travels to Buenos Aires studied with Pepito, Petaca, and Manolo, all kings of milonga dancing. She has also trained with Gustavo Naveira and Fabian Salas. Fabienne has been teaching at Dance Manhattan since 1995 and hosted a Friday night "milonga" there. Since 1994 she has held a weekly Men's Tango Class, in the style of the men's classes of Buenos Aires from the 1940's.
