Organizers

Hello dear friends and students. Thank you for your visit! We are very excited about the realization of this great project, at last in our beautiful Colombia!!! The FIRST INTERNATIONAL TANGO AND MILONGA FESTIVAL! September 4 to 8, 2012.

Long ago I had the idea of holding this event but waited for the universe to give me the right signal and here it is, finally, another dream is now a reality!! Thanks to the Lord!!!

In Colombia, the tango has been in the rise for nearly 80 years, and it is almost a part of our musical culture. What a beautiful heritage from Argentina. Thank you brothers!!! There is a high level of Tango in Colombia. We are home to extraordinary dancers of international stature, wonderful singers and musicians as well as connoisseurs, collectors and researchers of this musical genre.

We tango lovers are very excited about this grand event and the opportunity to interact with dancers of other countries.

We promise, as organizers of this Festival, that we will do everything possible to make your stay an experience you will never forget! And since you will be here with us dancing the tango, why not take advantage and extend your visit to other parts of the country?

We'd love for you to come to Colombia; not because it is my country, but because it is beautiful, safe, and offers many exotic locations for you to get to know.

Tangazos

Jorge nel & Milena

JORGE NEL & MILENA

JORGE NEL

Jorge Nel Giraldo, professor of physical education and dance he has been teaching and dancing for over 30 years.

The city of Miami has given him a proclamation naming the 15th of May as the day of Jorge Nel for being the pioneer of tango in Florida.

He has participated in films dancing tango, one of the films is Random Hearts with Harrison Ford, another film with Celia Cruz and Al Pacino. Jorge directed his own dance company, Tango Fever, for over 10 years.

He was the last dancer acting alongside Libertad La Marque, diva of the Hispanic cinema and Jorge was one of the first tango entrepreneurs to start the Tango Festivals in the United States.

At present he is considered one of the best salon tango dancers in his country and is currently well recognized in the United States for his Milonga interpretation.

SANDRA MILENA BUITRAGO

Sandra Milena Buitrago, has been performing since being cast in 2002 in the prestigious Danzarte Tango Company, where she appeared until 2004.

In 2005 she partnered with Mr Tango, Jorge Nel Giraldo, thus enbarking on a successful career, traveling and teaching the Milonguero Style in Colombia, USA, and Canada.

She was national runner-up three times in the Tango Salon division in prestigious championships in Colombia in 2008-2009; in Manizales her town she was national champion in Tango Salon in 2010 and in turn was National Runner-up in Stage Tango at the same event.

She represented Colombian in the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2010.

Participating in festivals across USA , she is currently working alonside her husband and stage tango partner Andres Bravo on their newest project, "Three toTango ", featuring three different styles of dance.