Steven Spura - Owner, Director, Teacher, Organizer
Steven has been involved in many dance forms for over three decades. After finding his passion in Argentine Tango, he has danced 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. 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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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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Doria Jianu - Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Facebool event Coordinator
doria@Providencetango.com
Doria has been dancing tango since 2009. She feels very lucky to have had the chance to be a part of the wonderful Providence Tango community. In 2010, Doria started teaching tango classes at Brown University and her students have since founded the Brown Tango Club. Doria is a regular teacher at Providence Tango where she is cherished for her enthusiasm, skill and dedication.
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Ellen Mayer - Founder, Mentor and Teacher
Ellen founded
Providence Tango in the summer of 2000 and made tango fun and accessible to students and enthusiasts
in the greater Providence area for over 12 years. Her excitement and love
of dance 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." In 2012 Ellen generously gifted the Providence Tango business to Steven Spurra and the dedicated Providence Tango community. She looks forward to continuing to enjoy dancing without the responsibilities of ownership.
ellen@providencetango.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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Leslie Killgore - Volunteer Coordinator for Events + Queen of the Vegan Birthday Cake
Leslie@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 - DJ + Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Organizer
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Sue has been dancing since she was 7 years old and now as an adult enjoys many forms of dance including swing, salsa, ballroom, & cajun. Her greatest dance love is for the Argentine Tango. Sue's goal in teaching is to make her classes both informative and fun. Her goal is to make students comfortable getting out on the floor, not be afraid to make mistakes, but will smile and have a blast in the learning process. She also gets a kick out of finding milongas whenever she travels abroad- so far she has London, Sydney, Copenhagen, Montreal and Buenos Aires on the list. When she's not dancing, Sue works as a counselor in a local middle school. SueDavis@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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Tanya Perkins - Friday Introductory Class Teacher |
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Zumi Potts - Friday Introductory Class Teacher + Energy Coordinator
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