florencia y rodrigo

tango@florenciayrodrigo.com.ar

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Our first encounter was in El Beso. We met while dancing Canaro's Poema. We discovered that we wanted to dance together at that common place where young and old generations of milongueros united. The older generation is the sole possessor of that secret called tango.

In the nights of milonga in Buenos Aires, in between clubs and neighborhoods, is where our eyes met with those men and women that been raised in tango. In their profound understanding of this very distinctive and particular dance, they had been able to create through the tango not only a way of life, they had made it their life.

Tete was our first professor and he continues to teach us something new in every single one of his classes. He teaches us rhythm, passion, devotion and so much moreHe has always encouraged us. He invited us to work with him in his group courses as well as in buenos Aires Tango festivals in 2005 and 2006.

Carlos Gavito was also our professor. He taught us how to embrace each other, walk together, how to stand not only in tango, but also in life. First, we were students at his Estilo Gavito school, but later became instructors. His teachings and his dancing will never leave ours, and neither will his confidence in us.

In March of 2005 we were selected to integrate the School Ballet of the Secretary of Culture of the Argentinean Government. At this institution we continue learning from other tango dancers and choreographers such as: Puppy Castello, Gloria and Eduardo Arguimban, El Chino Perico, Pablo Vern, Mayoral y Elsa Maria amongst others.

We were then particularly drawn to Pupy Castello's style.While teaching us, he started considering us as his disciples.

This fruitful relation led the three of us to give an intensive course -which took place in Bien Porteño October and november 2006- about this master's basic and complex tango steps along with musicality.

Presently, we enjoy both of our passions: dancing (in shows and exhibitions throughout Buenos Aires) and teaching in our group and private courses, tango, waltz and milonga in our Palermo studio.

During may and june 2008 we will be making our 3º tour around Europe, wich will include workshops and shows in Austria, Italy, France and Spain.