Javier Antar & Kara Wenham

Kara and Javier are known around the world as teachers with exceptional presence, generosity, and effectiveness. Regardless of your level, they will profoundly improve your dance whilst inspiring your latent creativity. As dancers, they manage to be both exceptionally musical and entirely elegant whilst improvising difficult, risky material. Kara and Javier are some of the crème de la crème of Buenos Aires-based younger dancers who, after assiduous study of traditional tango, are now, through their commitment to improvisation, innovation and excellence, bringing tango forward into the future. Don’t miss this chance to study with them locally! Check out this video of Javier & Kara on youtube. It's phenomenal!

Guillermo Cerneaz & Marina Kenny

Guillermo Cerneaz was born in the heart of Buenos Aires and has been dancing tango since he was 19. He has been teaching tango for over 13 years in different studios such as Tango Brujo, Escuela de Carlos Copello, Mora Godoy studio, Tangocool and Soho Tango in Buenos Aires. He has also been travelling and teaching in Europe and Canada.
 
As a teacher he focuses on the social aspect of tango incorporating the elegant and traditional style. He has created a method of teaching using different exercises which allow the student to learn faster and dance in more dynamic way. His class is progressive and builds new elements on top of what you already know so you can be creative and be free. As a dancer he is known for his musicality, speed and precision.

Marina Kenny discovered tango at age 18 in the city of Rosario, where she lived for 6 years. Since then, she has studied with the most recognized tango teachers of the country. She also studied modern dance, ballet and contact improvisation. Since moving to Buenos Aires to deepen her work in tango, she has taught regular lessons in recognized studios and milongas, including Practica X, Tango Brujo, El Esquinazo and Milonga 10. She has also worked as a dancer and teacher in Beijing and Shanghai, China.

As a performer she stands out for her refined technique, precision and expressiveness. Her knowledge of other artistic disciplines gives her a very personal style in tango. Respecting the traditional tango essence, she also incorporates the most contemporary elements into her dance. As a professional tango teacher she is clear and accurate in her description of technical concepts, giving students the necessary elements to express themselves freely. Marina is also a Music therapist and Yoga instructor.

We are happy to welcome Guillermo & Marina to Philadelphia as part of their first US tour. Check out their dancing starting with this wonderful video of them performing with live music in my favorite venue in Buenos Aires.

Ciko Tanik & Adam Hoopengardner

Adam & Ciko are unique to the North American, and especially to New York, tango scene. They have had the opportunity to study with teachers from all over the world, who come from very different ideologies, which has allowed and fostered their own approach and character of dance. Their dance has evolved by blending these outside influences they had with their own personal growth as a couple. Their style is defined by its sensuality, musicality & creative playfulness.

They emphasize the importance of a good technique with a comfortable, musical walk over complicated moves. Their goal as teachers is to bring their students’ personality out in their dance by teaching them the music and the concept of countless possibilities the dance offers. They cannot over-emphasize the value of active followers which makes the dance much more interactive and fun. When teaching they are able to transmit their mastery of the complex concepts of tango while retaining their innate humor and humility.

This video exemplifies the playfulness and musicality of Adam & Ciko's style.

Monica Moya

A lifetime resident of Buenos Aires, Monica Moya is an Iyengar Yoga Teacher and runs a very successful yoga studio in Buenos Aires. She has traveled to India four times to study at the Iyengar Institute in Pune. She's also a tango dancer with over 15 years experience. Beyond that, she's one of the warmest, smartest and funniest people you could hope to meet. Monica is traveling all the way from Buenos Aires to help run the festival!