Instructors of Argentine Tango in NH
(Listed alphabetically by name.)
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Cameron Bennett - Concord/Manchester
Cameron Bennett, dancing Argentine Tango since 1997, studying many styles with many tangomasters, and most extensively with Ron Gursky, Daniel Trenner, Roxanne McKenney, and Luciana Valle. He has been sharing his knowledge of the dance in Manchester, NH since 2002 and is one of the first teachers of Argentine Tango in the state. In 2005, Cameron led the founding of the Argentine Tango Association of New Hampshire (ATANH), which holds milongas and brings in visiting teachers and performers. Cameron is currently teaching at the Lets Dance Studio in Concord, NH.
More details about Cameron: manchestertango.blogspot.com
Elmira Cancelada - Seacoast region
(UNH-Durham, etc.)
Elmira Cancelada grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2004, she started taking Argentine Tango lessons with Ron Gursky, and is still his student, because learning tango is always a work in progress. Elmira started learning tango by taking almost all her lessons as a leader. Dancing both leader and follower roles gave her a unique perspective on how the tango can be danced and taught. She has also attended classes by Cameron Bennett’s. She teaches Argentine tango at UNH in Durham, and she helps to organize community events of all kinds. Elmira is also the host of Tango Tales on 106.1 FM in Portsmouth and streaming online at 9am Saturdays.
Isabel Costa - Franconia Notch, NH
Isabel co-founded and worked as a tango instructor for six years at Estudiotango in Hadley, MA, until she moved north in early 2007. She teaches tango in Franconia, NH, and in St. Johnsbury, VT. She has studied tango through classes and workshops in Buenos Aires, Argentina (where she was born), and in the United States. Isabel has performed and danced tango at Amherst College, the University of Massachusetts, and in the 2004 Christmas Revels at Dartmouth College. Also a painter, she graduated from Prilidiano Pueyrredon Art School in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires and tango are some of the subjects she likes to paint. She’s designed the images of couples dancing tango for Estudiotango T-shirts.
Gene Eckhoff and Judith Schwartz -
Keene, NH and Brattleboro, VT
Gene (president of Brattleboro-Area Argentine Tango Society) and Judith (BrAATS co-founder) have been dancing tango in the Brattleboro area for years, and are now offering classes at the Family YMCA in nearby Keene, NH, and at the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough, NH.
More information about BrAATS: BrAATS.org
Ron Gursky - Portsmouth
Ron Gursky has taught dance in the Boston area for more than 20 years and has trained many of the area’s fine amateurs and professionals. He is on the faculty of many professional training conventions locally and nationally. In addition to the current fashions in partner dance, Ron also has an extensive background in Historical and National dance. He and Nancy Murphy (pictured), teach at Rugcutters Dance Studio in Watertown, MA. They also teach every first and third Sunday at Portsmouth Ballroom Dance Studio in Portsmouth, NH.
More details about Ron and Nancy at: portsmouthballroomdancestudio.com
Adriana Pinto - Portsmouth and Rochester
Adriana Pinto started dancing Argentine Tango in Brazil, her native country, at Escola de Danca Edson Nunes, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, performing on stage after one year of studies. After moving to the U. S., she continued her studies intensively, participating in workshops and taking private lessons with various acclaimed tango teachers from Buenos Aires. Adriana has danced and practiced tango in the Boston area, developing her technique and skill on the dance floor. She has also danced in New York, Miami and Denver. She began teaching tango in 2000, including special tango program for parents at the Cambridge Montessori School in 2003 and 2004. Adriana is known for her energy and sense of humor. She brings her Latin heritage and knowledge of rhythm to the dance when teaching. Adriana teaches Tango in Arlington, MA; in Kittery, ME; and in Portsmouth and Rochester, NH.
More info about Adriana at: havetotango.com
Brian Sullivan (pictured) and
Liya Roudaia - Hanover (Dartmouth College)
Dartmouth Argentine Tango Society was formed in January 2005. It is a small and growing tango society managed by the undergraduates, graduates, and faculty, and staff of Dartmouth College in Hanover. It is open to all students and community members. We have held Monday milongas and guest workshops. Free beginners’ lessons taught by Brian & Liya in Collis Common Ground, Dartmouth College, Hanover.
More details about DATS: dartmouth.edu/~dats (newly redesigned!)
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