Our Argentine Tango Stars:
LEANDRO PALOU & MARIA TSIATSAINI
LEONEL DI COCCO & CAMILA DANELLI
RAFAEL BITTENCOURT & ROXANE CAMARGO
Also featuring Argentine Tango Rising Stars:
Ozan Toker & Despina Violari
MARIA TSIATSIANI
A passionate dancer, teacher, director, and choreographer. She started ballet and gymnastics at an early age in New York City and competed in Latin Ballroom Nationals for over 10 years. Those styles enriched her Tango training and performance repertory. She has taught Latin Ballroom dance modules at Kingston University, Alexanders Ballroom, Dance Academy, Dance Studios and The Chorus Line. After discovering Argentine Tango, she quickly starred in Tango shows in the UK such as Tango Motion, Tango Siempre and London’s West End Midnight Tango with Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace, having toured with both shows in theatres around the UK Europe. Now partnering with Leandro Palou, they are regularly seen performing at renowned International Tango Festivals, workshops, corporate events, charity events, VIP events regularly in the UK, Europe, Asia, North & South America.
LEANDRO PALOU
One of the leading Argentine Tango professional dancers around the world. With a career of over twenty five years of uninterrupted professional activity, both as a teacher and as a performer. Leandro is a regular choreographer and coach for Strictly Come Dancing and performs in Theatre shows around the world, starring also in London’s West End!
He has performed in over 250 cities of 35 countries to acclaimed success. From London’s West End to theatres in New York, Boston, Chicago, Alaska, Miami, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, Santa Fe, Denver, Washington DC, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Paris, Nice, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Athens, Geneva, Zurich, Venice, Florence, Napoli, Sardinia, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels, Salzburg,Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Ankara, Bulgaria, St Petersburg, Moscow, Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Amman, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and many more. His performances has been seen by millions of people around the globe; he has also appeared in countless TV appearances, music videos and commercials.
CAMILLA DANELLI
CURRENTLY TOURING WITH TANGO MODERNO – WITH FLAVIA CACACE & VINCENT SIMONE
From a very young age, she began her studies of classical/ballet with the teachers Liliana Belfiore and the prima ballerina Olga Ferri. Later on, she completes her training, with audio-perceptive studies and Dalcroze Technique, in the National Conservatory “López Buchardo” of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. In addition to having studied piano for four years at the Conservatory of Music of the City of Buenos Aires, she has also appeared in numerous show in the Colon Theater (Royal Ballet of Buenos Aires). She started her Tango studies in Brazil but then continued in Buenos Aires with some of the greatest Masters of Argentine Tango. She became Stage Tango Brazilian Champion in 2011. Now, with over 20 years of experience as a professional dancer and teacher, she is one of the youngest and most successful tango dancers of our time. She is also trained in Classic, contemporary jazz and Brazilian dances.
LEONEL DI COCCO
CURRENTLY TOURING WITH TANGO MODERNO – WITH FLAVIA CACACE & VINCENT SIMONE
Trained as a professional dancer in Brazilian Ballroom dances, and classic ballet & contemporary, he has been working continuously as a professional Argentine Tango dancer for over 10 years. He has received the legacy of some of the greatest Tango masters in Buenos Aires, making him one of the most sought-after show dancers in Argentina. He has toured extensively in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America, performing in the best Tango shows, in theatre and television. He is currently the choreographic director of the traditional show Señor Tango in the of Buenos Aires.
ROXANE CAMARGO
She started her Tango studies in Brazil but then continued in Buenos Aires with some of the greatest Masters of Argentine Tango. She became Stage Tango Brazilian Champion in 2011. Now, with over 20 years of experience as a professional dancer and teacher she is one of the best tango mentors. She is also trained in Classic, contemporary jazz and Brazilian dances. Roxane has countless appearances in theater, cinema and television with worldwide tours including Europe, Asia, Africa and all around South America. She has been the lead dancer for the last 4 years at Señor Tango, Buenos Aires’ most traditional Tango show.
RAFAEL BITTENCOURT
From a very young age, he has trained as a professional dancer in Brazilian and Argentinean folklore, classic & contemporary dances. Rafael has toured extensively in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa and South America, performing in the best Tango shows in theatres, music videos and live television shows. He is currently coaches and mentors many young couples competing in the World Tango Championships in the heart of Buenos Aires.