Gustavo Benzecry Sabá & María Olivera, are back in the US, teaching, performing and giving lectures about the history of Tango Dance. This young couple of dancers represents the most authentic way of experiencing an artistic expression known around the world for its elegance, sensuality and expressiveness.  Dancers of the so-called “Tango Salón”, they show this dance the way it is danced in its original ambience: the “milongas” of  Buenos Aires, the Capital city of Argentina. They teach regular classes at one of the most prestigious dance halls of that city, the “Salón Canning” located in the Palermo quarter. They started working as a couple 4 years ago, and soon they became one of the most distinguished couples of Tango Salón, being recognized by their peers because of their elegance, musicality and creativity. During 2008 and 2009 they’ve toured more than 20 cities including New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago (where they participated in the last Chicago Mini Tango Fest with great success (you can click on the following link to watch their performance during the festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ9Y7-eoEpc) and in Portland, where they got the highest marks for their instruction in the October Festival. On their next visit, they will be touring NYC, Vermont (Moonlight in Vermont tango weekend), Missouri (Meet in the middle Tango Fest), San Francisco, Portland (where they’ve been re-invited to participate of the October Festival), Seattle, Chicago, Memphis and Albuquerque among others.

Besides teaching and performing, Gustavo Benzecry Sabá has written two tango-related books, the Tango Danza Glossary – Key Tango Argentino Dance Terms (Abrazosbooks -  2004, endorsed with a prologue written by Carlos Gavito and Juan Carlos Copes, and an epilogue by Miguel Angel Zotto) a dictionary containing more than 300 terms, and Embracing Tango – Techniques and metaphors between Tango and life (Abrazosbooks, 2006 - prologue by María Nieves and epilogue by Aurora Lúbiz). This last one, translated by María Olivera, is the first written approximation to the original Tango Salón (also known as “close embrace”) style, that has been danced in Buenos Aires for over a hundred years. It includes the explanation of 6 basic sequences as well as articles related to the embrace, the improvisation, the dance floor and the surrender. It is finally the first written guide to the so-called “milonga codes”, the rules of behavior and interaction of people in the context of the “milonga”. Copies of this last book are going to be available for purchasing during the workshops. For further information you can contact them at info@tangosalon.com.ar, or visit the website: www.tangosalon.com.ar.