Alex Krebs |
 Alex has been dancing Argentine Tango since 1997 and teaching worldwide since 1998, including performances in Buenos Aires. He has run his all-Argentine tango studio, Tango Berretin, in Portland, Oregon since 2001 and has also studied the bandoneon since 2001 currently directing his sextet. He is completely fanatic about the dance, and shares his passion with his students. He teaches 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. |
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Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt |
 Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt are dedicated to inspiring students to dance tango with feeling, musicality, cadencia, and connection – the way it is danced in Buenos Aires. The atmosphere in their classes is relaxed, personable and lively, and they place equal emphasis on the lady’s role as the man’s. Technique and the essence of tango, both fundamental to dancing well, are stressed in whatever step is being shown. Their instruction is highly respected and sought out by beginning and advanced dancers. Ney and Jennifer have toured together since 2005. They have taught and performed in Italy, England, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Romania, Turkey, Slovenia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as extensively all over North America. |
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Homer & Cristina Ladas |
 Homer and Cristina both started their tango obsession in 1997. They finally met each other at the all-nighter in Berkeley, CA in 2001. After signing-up as dance partners at a Portland Tango Festival in October of that year they fell in love and were married 8 months later in May of 2002. Each brings with them over a dozen years of social dance experience emphasizing a fusion of tango ideologies, via the ‘one tango’ philosophy. As teachers they are committed to creating a positive class environment and try to reduce barriers that may inhibit students from really finding their own dance! Small epiphanies can & do occur in their students all the time… It has been said, on more than one occasion, that few dancing couples improvise with such skill, personality, and fluidity of movement. As each year passes Homer & Cristina continue to explore deeper facets of their relationship to each other and to tango. |
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Mike and Carrie |
 Mike Malixi and Carrie Field have been teaching Argentine Tango in Taos, New Mexico since 2009. Mike has performed with Luciana Valle, Tara Fortier and Alicia Pons. Carrie holds a bachelors degree in Dance. She has taught Pilates, Yoga and Gyrotonic® for the last 19 years and holds certifications in all three practices. Mike and Carrie teach Tango with the University of New Mexico and are committed to building a community of dancers in Taos. Their dance and teaching style has been influenced by their many trips to Buenos Aires and studies with Gustavo Naveira, Julio Balmaceda, Corina de la Rosa, Cecila Garcia, and Mariella Sametband. Mike and Carrie’s distinct tango philosophy is based in martial arts and a passion of the mechanics of the moving body. |
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Vanja Modzelewski |
 Vanja has been dancing since she was 9 years old, starting with folk dances and competition ballroom and latin. In 2000 she discovered and immersed herself in Argentine tango. Within a year, she was also taking classes as a leader. With her extensive dance background, natural talent, and quickly developed skill, she started teaching in 2002. Over the years, Vanja has continued to hone her skills in the various tango styles – salon, stage, milonguero and nuevo – because she sees the beauty in each of them and believes that each style may suit different dancers. As a dancer and performer, Vanja is known for her sensual elegance, exquisite musicality, amazing embrace, creativity and playfulness, which have made her a sought after performance partner for many visiting teachers with various dancing styles. In her teaching Vanja concentrates on the technique necessary for making tango steps easy to execute and pleasant to the partner. She pays special attention to three key areas: precision of movement, creating a comfortable embrace for leads and followers, and musicality. |
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