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Damian Esell & Nancy Louzán - Argentina
Renowned dancers and teachers, Nancy and Damian both grew up in artistically stimulating environment and discovered tango as young adults. Since they met the first time on a milonga floor, they toured around Europe, Asia, Oceania and America since 1997 giving classes, seminaries and exhibitions.
They have studied under such influential teachers as Pepito Avellaneda & Susuki, Mingo & Esther Pugliese, Miguel Copini & Raul Bravo.
"We put the focus in the communication of the couple, looking for the comfort and well function of the dance, technically and expressively.
We like the harmonious and dynamic movements from the most subtle to the most exciting and vertiginous. Using all the possibilities coming from the traditional way of dancing tango in addition to the new elements of the new age.
In the lessons we teach the technique and the structures which compose the tango movements. We explain in detail and justify the origin of many figures, which are combinations of the elements analyzed in the structural exercises.
We work with the different possibilities of the tango embrace in relation with the way of moving legs and body according to the situation of dancing in the social place (milonga) or on the stage."
Damian Esell & Nancy Louzán
website: www.damianynancy.com
