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Joel & Alina are the directors and teachers of Tangomanchester, an organisation which has played a decisive role in popularising Tango in the Manchester area and which introduced Tango Nuevo to the Northwest.

 

Joel started studying Tango ten years ago, after being for many years an enthusiastic Salsa dancer.  Very quickly, Tango became his main passion, which he vigorously pursued by travelling intensively to study with the best Maestros worldwide, including several trips to Buenos Aires.  In 2002, he founded TangoManchester. He brought to Manchester Tango Nuevo, notably the sophisticated tango technique of Pablo and Dana.

 

Alina came to the world of Tango from a musical background. Her classical training as a pianist helped her appreciate the subtelties of Tango Music and enhance her interpretation of the dance rapidly.  She started Tango with Joel in 2005, and then became his partner in dancing and teaching. In July 2009 they got married.  Together they travel extensively to keep up with the latest development of modern Tango. Among their most inspiring teachers with whom they have extensively studied are Pablo & Dana, Chicho Frumboli, Gustavo Naveira, Sebastian & Mariana, and Fabian Salas. They are currently the UK leading experts in the modern and evolving tango technique and teaching methods of the prestigious DNI Tango school of Pablo and Dana (Buenos Aires) which they visit for intensive training on an  annual basis. 

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