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ANDRÉS AMARILLA
andres@andresamarilla.com
Buenos Aires, Argentina
54-11-4951-2188

Argentine Tango dancer, choreographer, and teacher

TANGO TRAINING

2005-present Exchange of ideas in nuevo tango with Meredih Klein, Ana Carla Romera, Milo Quadros-Smith, Kina Rezende, Carlos & Tova Moreno and Rebecca Rorick Smith.
2005 Organized a Nuevo Tango Investigation Group in which young professional dancers from Argentina, the US & Europe exchanged steps and ideas.
2001-2004
Exchange of ideas in nuevo tango with Carla Marano and Federico Farfaro
1997-1999
Nuevo Tango Investigation Group organized by Fabian Salas. Other participants included Gustavo Naveira, Chicho Fromboli, Walter Nuñes, and Milo Quadros Smith.
1991-1993
Studied with Raul Bravo
1990-1991
Studied with Rodolfo Dinzel
1988-1993
Studied with Juan Carlos Copes
1987-1990
Studied with Gustavo Naveira

PERFORMANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY

2006 More than 45 performances with Meredith Klein in 19 US cities, including New York, San Francisco, Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and many more.
2005 Performances with Marcela Trapé at Villa Malcolm and in the Festival del Lupulo in Patagonia. Performances with Meredith Klein in Villa Malcolm, Milonga La Vikinga (with live music by Otros Aires) and in Termas de Arapey, Uruguay. Danced with Meredith Klein & four male contemporary dancers in "Cabaret Mojado" by Norwegian choreographer Gitte Bastiansen.
2004
Choreographed (with co-choreographer Marcela Trapé) and performed the show “Metangomorfosis,” which ran for four months at El Teatro Ombligo de la Luna
2003
Performances with Marcela Trapé at milongas including El Cachafaz (with Orquesta Color Tango), La Catedral, Salon Canning, and Torcuato Tasso, and at the Universidad de Palermo
2002
Choreographed (with co-choreographer Marcela Trapé) and performed the show “Nada Nuevo” in the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and at the Milonga Torcuato Tasso
1998-1999
Performances with Natalia Mazer at milongas including La Catedral, Torcuato Tasso, and Sin Rumbo
1997
Choreographed and performed the show “Poesia, Amor y Tango” with Teresita Brandon for the Sociedad Hebraica Argentina Theatre
1997
Performances with Natalia Mazer and Erica Giordano at venues including Café Tortoni and the Municipalidad de Quilmas, as well as at milongas Almagro, Catedral, Torcuato Tasso and Salon Canning
1997
Choreographer of three tango pieces that were performed in Argentina, Japan and the US by the Irma Nievas ballet
1993
Over 20 performances with Geraldine Rojas at milongas includinig Akarence, Sin Rumbo, Viejo Correo, Sunderland, Villa Malcolm, Salon Canning, and Cuartito Azul, as well as at the Club Municipalidad de Buenos Aires
1991-1993
Performances with the “Tango Magia y Seducción” show under the direction of Juan Carlos Copes, with partners including Mariana Fresno, Natalia Orozco, and Geraldine Rojas
1990-1991
Performances in shows by Rodolfo Dinzel at La Calesita, El Viejo Almacén, and the Escuela Carlos Pellegrini
1987-1990
Performances with Ballet de Gustavo Naveira y Olga Besio at Municipalidad de Ramos Mejia, Municipalidad de Morón, Teatro Municipal General San Martín de la cuidad de Buenos Aires, Subterraneos de Buenos Aires, Sociedad Hebraica, Club Macabi, Club GEBA (Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires), Club Ferrocarril Oeste, Milonga Cuartito Azul, Milonga Sin Rumbo

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2006 Taught at five US tango festivals, including DC Tango Marathon, TangoJoven, Valentango, Ann Arbor Winter Light Festival, and Yale Tango Fest, and gave 14 additional weekends of workshops in the US (in New York, San Francisco Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Ojai, Portland, Houston, Pittsburgh, State College, Eugene, Boston, and Providence) and in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2005
Taught weekly classes in nuevo style to intermediate and advanced students with Marcela Trapé
2004
Taught weekly classes with Marcela Trapé at Piazzolla Tango
2002-03
Taught weekly classes with Carla Marano and hosted a weekly practica at La Galeria del Tango Argentino
2002
Taught weekly classes with Paula Rubin at El Centro Cultural Torcuato Tasso and taught classes and hosted a practica at Club Belgrano (Cochabamba 444)
2000-2001
Provided advanced training for tango teachers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
1999
Taught weekly classes with Walter “Chiche” Nuñez at La Galeria del Tango Argentino
1997
Taught weekly classes for Parakultural
© Andrés Amarilla 2005-2007