Jesús Velazquez & Valeria Carmel

The most sought after dancer on YouTube, Jesús Velazquez has also been acclaimed on stages around the world with the most prestigious tango productions: Tangokinesis, Forever Tango, Tango x 2, Tango Pasion and the Sexteto Mayor. He has been featured in the movies Evita and Saura's Tango.

Aside from his international success, Velazquez is also popular and known as “the tango dancer” in Buenos Aires, where he has been performing on the stages of La Ventana, Senor Tango, El Viejo Almacen, La Esquina Homero Manzi.

He is currently the choreographer for the brand new show at La Esquina Carlos Gardel. His own show, Costumbres de mi Tierra, featuring 18 artists on stage has been critically acclaimed in Buenos Aires. Velazquez has also been touring the US and Europe as a teaching maestro. Native of Santiago del Estero, Velazquez started by studying folkloric dancing with maestro Juan Saveedra and toured South America with the Ballet of Ayala “El Chucaro” and Norma Viola. In tango, Velazquez` elegant, sensual and pure tango style has earned him the comparisons with Fred Astaire and Rudolfo Valentino.

Valeria Carmel brings to tango a classical ballet and jazz background. She has been performing, teaching and touring all over the United States, France and Argentina with former partner Pampa Cortés. She has co-created and co-directed stage shows featuring up to 12 Argentine dancers on stage: ¡Argentina! Tango & Malambos, Destino de Tango, and Fantasìa Argentina. Her teaching is both charismatic and technically challenging.

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