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Ellen Mayer
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Ellen Mayer - Owner, Director, Teacher, Organizer
Ellen founded
Providence Tango in the summer of 2000. She has since been
making tango fun and accessible to students and enthusiasts
in the greater Providence area, and her excitement and love
of dance has inspired a growing, creative tango community.
Ellen's experience dancing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and
traveling to dance around the United States has made her
an elegant and imaginative "tanguera." Her teaching
emphasizes personal style and inventiveness, while maintaining
a strong focus on form and technique. ellen@providencetango.com |
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Robin Pfahning - Teacher, Organizer, Website + Email Coordinator
Robin is a visual artist and RISD graduate who has become fascinated with Tango as a form of artistic expression between two people. She has evolved as a dancer in a community that is nurturing and open minded about the dance and brings these same qualities to her teaching. Skilled in both following and leading, her teaching focuses on the simple mechanics of movement while emphasizing the importance of refining technique and maintaining continuous connection with your partner and the music.
www.robinpfahning.com
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| Bill Pease - Senior DJ + Educator of new DJs Bill is a classically trained musician who has been able to extrapolate his musical knowledge into the performance of Tango music. As a DJ, Bill's goal is to play the most inspiring music from all musical genres with heavy emphasis on the traditional Tango repertoire. Having a degree in music theory and composition from Boston University has given Bill a unique technical and theoretical insight into the harmonic and rythmic structure of Tango music which, under the tutelage of Ben Bogart, he has applied to creating programs of contagiously danceable music. Bill is committed to the playing of great music in all social Tango events everywhere. Bill and his wife Anne help organize the Friday night Tango Incident Milonga. |
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James Oh - DJ
James found and fell in love with Argentine Tango at Providence Tango in summer of 2007. His dance has evolved through the years with the direction from some of the greatest tangueros and tangueras throughout the US and Argentina. His journey and interest continued beyond the dance...under the direction of Bill Pease DJing was the next step. His goal is to play the most inspiring music from all musical genres with heavy emphasis on the both traditional Tango and Nuevo repertoire. James has been committed to playing of great music in many social Tango events both in the US and S.Korea.
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| Jose Itzigsohn- DJ |
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Radu Jianu - DJ and Friday Introductory Class Teacher
radu@providencetango.com |
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| Milena Anatchokova - Friday Introductory Class Teacher |
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Ramunas Balcetis - Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Quality Control Advisor |
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Sue Davis - Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Organizer
Sue has been studying dance since she was 7 years old. As an adult, she enjoys many forms of dance (swing, salsa, ballroom, cajun, to name a few) but has found a special connection with the Argentine Tango. Sue's goal in teaching is to make her classes both informative and fun. Her hope is that students will be comfortable getting out on the floor, not be afraid to make mistakes, but will smile and have a blast in the learning process. In her own dancing, Sue delights in that special connection and communication between herself and her partner. She also gets a kick out of finding milongas whenever she travels - so far she has London, Sydney, Copenhagen, & Montreal on the list-- one day soon she hopes to add Buenos Aires. When she's not dancing, Sue works as a counselor in a local middle school. SueDavis@Providencetango.com
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Doria Jianu - Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Facebool event Coordinator
doria@Providencetango.com |
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Leslie Killgore - Volunteer Coordinator for Events + Queen of the Vegan Birthday Cake
Leslie@Providencetango.com
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Tanya Perkins - Friday Introductory Class Teacher |
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Zumi Potts - Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Energy Coordinator
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David Reynolds - Friday Introductory Class Teacher |
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Steven Spura - Friday Introductory Class Teacher, Website Administrator and Technical Director
Steven has been involved in many dance forms for over three decades. After finding his passion in Argentine Tango, he has attended workshops in major US cities as well as Montreal, Tel Aviv and Istanbul. His many teachers have come from Buenos Aires, New York, San Francisco and other noted Argentine Tango hot spots. Steven brings his joy and excitement for this dance form into his teaching, concentrating on fundamentals to establish the foundation for a long and successful tango experience. Steven is a regular teacher at Providence Tango in Rhode Island and South Shore Tango in Massachusetts. When he is not in the tango studio, Steven is a software engineer, working in the Boston area. Steven@Providencetango.com |
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Susan Gabriela-Spura - Friday Introductory Class Teacher and Food Coordinator for Events + DJ in training.
Susan@Providencetango.com
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Elena Stone - Remote Promotional Assistant
Elena is a Registered Dietitian who fell in love with Argentine Tango during her first class in 2006. Her dance has evolved with direction from some of the greatest tangueros and tangueras. She is eager to be able to continue on this journey. Elena has enjoyed dancing in Milongas in Argentina and throughout the US.
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