Michael 'El Gato' Nadtochi
Michael Nadtochi has been a professional dancer for more than two decades. His vast dance experience consists of performing, competing, choreographing and educating dancers and professionals all over the world.
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​ Michael traveled the world and taught at major tango events and festivals & performed at some of the most spectacular venues. A total of 30 countries had welcomed him as a teacher, special guest and performing artist.
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His extensive list of maestros consists of Carlos Gavito, Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida, Julio Balmaceda & Javier Rodriguez, Ricardo Barrios and many others who have been as an inspiration on a path of discovering his own Tango.
Michael is a founder of Argentine Tango Academy of New York & New Jersey and the creator of The Art Of Tango concept. As an artist he believes that the most important aspect of becoming a greater dancer is the process of self-discovery. Classes and workshops are only tools that give the necessary technique and help dancers to discover who they really are.
Past dance experience
Michael started to dance at the age of ten in Moscow, Russia. Ever since, dancing has been the main focus of his life. By the age of eighteen, his success as a performer and competitor in the global ballroom dance scene granted him the Russian National Youth Champion title and an honor to represent his country in the World Championship held in Slovenia.
With extensive travels all over Europe (France, Germany, England, Denmark, Norway), Michael earned international recognition as a Ballroom Latin Dance competitor. In 1998, he moved to the United States and achieved even greater success and in two short years was awarded the title of “Top U.S. Professional National Dance Couple of the Year”. As a worldwide recognised dancer, he regularly took part in dance festivals, major concert hall and theatre shows all over the globe, as well as made numerous TV commercial and film appearances as a principal dancer.
For the past 19 years Michael focused entirely on performing and teaching the art of Argentine Tango and in 2013 he was one of the core dancers at Malbec & Tango House NYC - the first authentic nightly Argentine Tango show produced in USA.
"Giving priority and value to the most traditional form of this beautiful dance I do realize that Argentine Tango is first and foremost a social dance that cultivates improvisation, communication, musicality & elegance. However being a performing artist I believe that by fusing it with a more flexible and modern approach one can break the limitation of the style and use the body as an instrument for the ultimate expression of emotion."
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Michael 'El Gato' Nadtochi
Elvira Lambo
Elvira's whole life is connected to dance and music.
Professional dancer, teacher and choreographer with more than 30 years of dance and 20 years of teaching experience. She studied and worked in such dance styles as classical ballet, folk dance, modern and jazz dance, classical Indian dance. Her interest in Tango came through contact improvisation in 2009.
With seminars and performances, she visited a good number of cities in Russia, as well as performed in Europe and Argentina.
In 2018 - hosted milonga "Bien Porteña" in Moscow
In 2019 - became the champion of Russia in the Milonguero category (official Russian Argentine Tango Championship)
Maestros that were important in forming her personal Tango style: Alejandra Mantignan, Julio Balmaceda, Vanessa Vishalba, Facundo Pinheiro among others.
Endlessly drawing inspiration from music, vintage videos of Tango heritage, live performances, communication with other dancers, teaching and practicing, performing and social dancing at milongas, Elvira is constantly looking for her own unique way of expression.
Silvina Tse
Silvina Tse started dancing at the age of 6 training in rhythmic gymnastics, skating, swimming and later on continued with hip hop, gyrotonic, contemporary and modern dance. Her love for Argentine Tango started in 2009 and shortly after she was studying with the well renowned maestros from Italy and Buenos Aires.
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After receiving a degree in civil engineering Silvina decided to dedicate her life exclusively to dance and received FIDS (Federazione Italiana Danze Sportive) professional teacher diploma. Her approach to Tango is based on mastering a variety of styles in order to understand the entire subject and help every single student to find a personal style.
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In 2015 Silvina has won the first place at the ANMB (Associazione Nazionale Maestri di Ballo) Italian Tango competition.
For many years she has been a full-time teacher at two established Tango schools in Bologna - ​ Streetango & ArteDanza.
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Silvina Tse took part as a principal dancer in the shows ‘Rosso Tango' and ‘Napoli Buenos Aires' featured in the most prestigious theatres in Italy.
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Silvina was a director of a theatre show called “Tango a Spillo” performed at ‘Forum Manzoni’ and featuring a vast variety of Argentine Tango styles involving professional dancers, musicians and actors.
