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A native of Buenos Aires, Andres began dancing tango over
20 years ago at age 11. While still a child, he studied with
and performed in the dance companies of Gustavo Naveira, Juan
Carlos Copes, and Rodolfo Dinzel. At the age of 17, he partnered
for a year with Geraldine Rojas, performing together in Buenos
Aires milongas over 20 times. Later on, Andres participated
in the closed rehearsals organized by Fabian Salas in which
the new style of "nuevo tango" was essentially developed.
Andres began teaching tango in Buenos Aires in 1997, and
spent 2 years developing the tango community in Belo Horizonte,
Brazil in 2000-2001. In 2006, he began partnering with Meredith
Klein (now his wife). A Classical pianist with a B.A. in Music
Theory, Meredith began dancing tango in 1999 in Massachusetts.
In 2005, she moved to Buenos Aires to deepen her study of
tango and to work with Andres.
Andres & Meredith launched their career together with
a 6-month, 20-city tour in the US. In 2007, they returned
to the US as well as traveling to Europe to teach in four
countries. Although they have only been working together for
2 years, Andres and Meredith have already taught over 2,000
students in over 30 cities on 4 continents.
Although widely known as a dancer of “nuevo tango,”
Andres spent 10 years studying and dancing traditional tango
before the “nuevo” style was developed. He strongly
believes that a foundation in traditional tango is essential
for anyone who wants to explore the movements and methods
of anaylsis associated with “nuevo tango.” Through
their teaching, Andres and Meredith strive to give students
a sure grasp of the fundamentals of tango, thus providing
a strong foundation that will support students in whatever
style they choose to dance.
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