Homer and Cristina Ladas
Homer and Cristina both started their tango obsession in 1997. They finally met each other at the all-nighter in Berkeley, CA in 2001. After signing-up as dance partners at a Portland Tango Festival in … Read More
Liz and Yannick Vanhove
Knowledge, Tradition, Connection Liz and Yannick Vanhove started dancing Tango together when they were teenagers. Since 2002 they have spent years learning and uncovering the best kept secrets this elegant dance has to offer, … Read More
Housing Options
The room block has sold out and closed. If you have a room reserved and can not attend please notify the festival by email at info@TucsonTangoFestival.com and not the hotel. We will take over … Read More
Paloma and Maximiliano
Teachers and dancers of Argentine Tango with 20th years of experience and knowledge in Stage and Salón tango style. Our philosophy is to inspire our students to enjoy the embrace and love for tango, … Read More
Oscar Casas and Marie Roach
Oscar has a distinct style both in his dance and his teaching. He is very milonguero, and is highly respected by the old guard in the milongas of BA. He also is extremely popular … Read More
Santiago Castro and Fernanda Valdovinos
Santiago & Fernanda met in Santiago, Chile in 2007 when Fernanda took lessons from the prestigious Tango Academy (Libertango) that Santiago founded and directed in Chile. Then, Santiago left for Europe and Fernanda for … Read More
Jennifer Bratt and Ney Melo
Ney Melo is an internationally renowned Argentine Tango teacher known for his innovative teaching methods and passion for teaching. His tango instruction is sought out by beginning and advanced dancers, as well as other … Read More
Murat Erdemsel
We are absolutely thrilled to have a very special appearance by Murat Erdemsel. Murat with his former partner Michelle Lamb were a huge influence on the growth and development of both the Tucson Tango … Read More
DJ Jessica Schilling
After years of spinning discs for community radio, ballroom dancers and even a few weddings, Jessica Schilling came to her senses and started DJing tango in 2010 after realizing that it was a great … Read More
Rusty Cline and Joanne Canalli
Rusty Cline Founder of Tucson Tango Festival www.learn-to-tango.com Rusty Cline has danced, competed and attended more than 60 festivals and 4 trips to Buenos Aires, the vast experience of this master teacher is remarkable … Read More
Pre-Festival Tour of Arizona
Because of concerns about the weather in March in Northern Arizona we are moving the tour to 2020 since we are moving the festival to the 3rd weekend in April. That means the tour … Read More
Thank you all.
The 2018 festival was awesome. I had a great time and hope everyone else did as well. The instructor, dj’s and all staff hit on all cylinders. I am very great-full for the time … Read More
DJ Michelle McRuiz
Michelle McRuiz has been a tango DJ for seven years, a tanguera for 11, and a dancer for as long as she can remember. She DJs traditional milongas and practicas regularly in Albuquerque and … Read More
DJ Adam Cornett
Adam Cornett started DJing in 2001 cutting his teeth at the Portland 50/50 Wednesday milonga. He also DJ’d Tango Berretin and his own milonga in Portland. Adam has DJ’d at many festivals and now … Read More
DJ Georges Naasan
Georges Naasan has been dancing tango since 2002. His journey debuted in Lebanon, at a time where there was no tango community or milongas to attend. He took classes with traveling teachers and taught … Read More
DJ John Hess
John started his Tango journey in 2005 and has been a DJ since 2008. He is a passionate collector of Traditional, Modern, and Alternative music genres for social tango dancing. He is known to … Read More
DJ Homer Ladas
Homer’s first major dj act was to put 50 cd’s (including assorted classic tangos, alternative songs and the ‘Last of the Mohicans’ sound track) into a player and press the random button. People loved … Read More
DJ Vania Rey
“A DJ since 2008, Vania has DJ-ed at major festivals and milongas in Buenos Aires, the USA, Canada and Europe. She knows how to put together one good tanda after the other, in order … Read More