About Homer and Charity

Homer Ladas is an inventive enthusiast of the
popular "New Tango" school while also
reflecting the traditional roots of the dance.
Entering his ninth year of tango obsession and
fourth year as a full-time teacher, Homer
continues to grow and discover new ways to
create a positive class environment where small
epiphanies occur in his students all the time. In
her own worlds, Charity Lebron is "absolutely
obsessed with Argentine Tango!" Charity began
her dance studies with classical ballet and folk
dancing in junior high and high school, and
studied movement while attending Cornish

College of the Arts in Seattle for acting. She started learning tango with Homer in 1999 while simultaneously pursuing and teaching other social dances. Since then, Charity has become a full-time social dance teacher with focus on tango. She has developed a skill and passion for teaching dance to anyone - to take them to their full potential and beyond!

Together, Homer & Charity focus on unifying and teaching open and close embrace tango ideas while emphasizing the social aspect of connection,
musicality, and floorcraft. Their creative energy and utter joy of tango dance is simply beautiful to watch.

The About Homer from Providence Tango:

Homer Ladas has been a powerful influence on the development of Providence Tango's dancing, personallity and community. Through his unrelenting support of traditional and alternative tango dance and music, he has nurtured and inspired each of Providence Tango's instructors in our teaching, dancing and community development.

Homer's generosity is famous throughout the Tango community. Always willing to share in a discussion, teach a a new trick, or guide an old one, Homer is a true role model and an asset to Tango.

Come experience the warmth, creativity and perspective of Homer Ladas. You can find the schedule here.