Special guest instructors: Cristian Cisneros & Virginia Porrino
Dance exhibition at 11PM during the Milonga!!
Cristian and Virginia have been dancing since childhood. He started with folk dancing. Her background includes ballet, tap and flamenco. In 1992, they performed extensively throughout Argentina as part of a folk dance group. Attracted by Tango, they started to perfect their understanding under the tutelage of classic milongueros such as PEPITO AVELLANEDA , ROBERTO HERRERA Y VANINA BILOUS , ALEJANDRA MANTINIAN , EZEQUIEL FARFARO , HECTOR FALCON and continuously take classes and workshops with other renowned Buenos Aires tango masters.
In 1999, they traveled with orchestra of Beba Pugliese the daughter of Osvaldo Pugliese and performed alongside Vinana Bilous and Roberto Herrera. Cristian and Virginia have also performed with the orquestras of SEXTETO TANGO , ROBERTO FIRPO , ARMANDO CALO , JUAN DE DIOS FILIBERTO, ORQUESTA JUAN DARIENZO, and others. In 2000 they started performing in Gustavo Russo’s TANGO SEDUCCION and performed worldwide in theaters such as the OLIMPIA in PARIS , the KREMLIN in MOSCow, and RONNACHER THEATER in Austria. In 2006, they were invited to dance in FOREVER TANGO by Luis Bravo’s.
FOREVER TANGO ensemble and have danced throughout the US and other countries while receiving great reviews for their lighthearted style of dancing.
While in Argentia, they performed various years at" THE VENTANA Tango Show", and did tango exibitions at various clubs such as “EL QUERANDI”, “PIAZOLLA TANGO” and the famous “CAFÉ TORTONI”, performed in many theatres such as ASTRAL , METROPOLITAN , ALVEAR , CERVANTES and in the LUNA PARK stadium as solo accompanists for the singer RICARDO MONTANER. They have been featured in various TV programs among them a documentary on Tango in honor of Osvaldo Pugliese for National Geographic. They also were coreographers for a popular Argentine television Tango show” BAILANDO POR UN SUEÑO (Dancing for a Dream.)
The have performed at popular Buenos Aires milongas, Milonga Ideal and Torquato Tasso.
They taught and performed at the Montreal Tango Festival in 2008 as well as in Escuela Tango Libre, and Montango also in Montreal; teaching as well in LOS ANGELES , SAN DIEGO , CHICAGO , SANTA MONICA.
In 2009 and 2010 they taught and performed the SICILY TANGO FESTIVAL, the CORSINI TANGO FESTIVAL in Troina .
They continue teaching and dancing in schools and milongas in other Italian cities including Rome, Venezia, Catania , Milano,Regio Calabria. and Bulgary.
6: 30 - 8:00PM: Milonga Lisa & Traspie
8 - 9:30PM: Barridas
9:30 PM - 2 AM: Grand Milonga with Special Dance Exhibition (11PM: Performance)
Milonga Fee: $12 with any class or $15 general admission
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