Pepito Avellaneda (1930-1996) Dancer and teacher, particularly admired for his talent for milonga, creating a great number of new steps. He was raised among the club regulars in his neighborhood and although he was a pizza maker by inheritance, he began to perform tango professionally when he was very young. He started at age 15 with a show at Teatro Roma in the neighborhood of Avellaneda and he later landed contracts to work in the rest of the country. He also began to work as a curtain raiser in between cinema performances and it was then when a representative gave him the pseudonym Pepito Avellaneda (first he was Pepito “from” Avellaneda, making reference to his home neighborhood). In the mid-80s, he began traveling abroad to give courses on tango and milonga. He was accompanied by his second wife and dancing partner, Suzuki. Many of the most outstanding professional dancers in the mid-90’s were his students. He is commemorated in “Milonga para Pepe Avellaneda”, composed by Domingo Federico and Fabián Russo.Here Pepito Avellaneda unveils the secrets of his dance by explaining a repertoire of steps. Intermediate level.

10Tango Dance Lessons. First Steps. Teacher: Camila Villamil. Both a dancer and a teacher with a comprehensive training in contemporary dance, ballet technique and acting, Camila Villamil has learned the secrets of tango from maestros such as Miguel Angel Zotto, Graciela González, Natalia and Gabriel Angió. As a tango dancer she traveled to Mexico, France, Brazil, Japan and Lebanon. She performed with the Orquesta de Tango de Buenos Aires and the band La Chicana. She is a recognized salon tango teacher; an occupation she has had for the last fourteen years. 10Tango chose her to lead this Salon Tango Course for beginners which will allow you to learn and practice the basic steps of this dance, as well as appreciate its stylistic features.

Long-lasting dance partners, highly experienced on both national and international stages. As a teacher, Eduardo many times transmitted his own experience as a dancer in dance halls, with total control of different styles. The dance couple was formed in 1959 and only two years later, they went on their first tour to Japan accompanied by Francisco Canaro. Eduardo and Gloria’s career is linked to most of the greatest tango orchestras: in addition to the above-mentioned Canaro orchestra, they danced with the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Mariano Mores, Florindo Sassone, José Bassi, Alfredo de Angelis, Miguel Caló; also with Pedro Laurenz’s Quinteto Real. In the 1960’s, at a time when there were very few professional tango dancing couples – they were choreographers and interpreters of two very celebrated television programs: Yo te Canto Buenos Aires and Grandes Valores del Tango. They were part of the original cast of Tango Argentino, by Segovia y Orezzolli (1984) and performed together with Astor Piazzolla in the movie El Exilio de Gardel, by Argentine Director Pino Solanas (1987). In 1990, they choreographed Forever Tango, for which they were nominated and received awards on the west coast of the United States. They have produced many and very stylish tango shows. As of 1996, they began to perform at the Michelangelo nightclub with their own company. At this club, they presented the shows Supertango, Tango Tango and Alma de Tango, the latter created in 2004. In 1985, Gloria and Eduardo designed and played the leading roles in this series of educational videos which propose a step-by-step method of teaching tango dance on the basis of basic elements.

Long-lasting dance partners, highly experienced on both national and international stages. As a teacher, Eduardo many times transmitted his own experience as a dancer in dance halls, with total control of different styles. The dance couple was formed in 1959 and only two years later, they went on their first tour to Japan accompanied by Francisco Canaro. Eduardo and Gloria’s career is linked to most of the greatest tango orchestras: in addition to the above-mentioned Canaro orchestra, they danced with the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Mariano Mores, Florindo Sassone, José Bassi, Alfredo de Angelis, Miguel Caló; also with Pedro Laurenz’s Quinteto Real. In the 1960’s, at a time when there were very few professional tango dancing couples – they were choreographers and interpreters of two very celebrated television programs: Yo te Canto Buenos Aires and Grandes Valores del Tango. They were part of the original cast of Tango Argentino, by Segovia y Orezzolli (1984) and performed together with Astor Piazzolla in the movie El Exilio de Gardel, by Argentine Director Pino Solanas (1987). In 1990, they choreographed Forever Tango, for which they were nominated and received awards on the west coast of the United States. They have produced many and very stylish tango shows. As of 1996, they began to perform at the Michelangelo nightclub with their own company. At this club, they presented the shows Supertango, Tango Tango and Alma de Tango, the latter created in 2004. In 1985, Gloria and Eduardo designed and played the leading roles in this series of educational videos which propose a step-by-step method of teaching tango dance on the basis of basic elements.

Long-lasting dance partners, highly experienced on both national and international stages. As a teacher, Eduardo many times transmitted his own experience as a dancer in dance halls, with total control of different styles. The dance couple was formed in 1959 and only two years later, they went on their first tour to Japan accompanied by Francisco Canaro. Eduardo and Gloria’s career is linked to most of the greatest tango orchestras: in addition to the above-mentioned Canaro orchestra, they danced with the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Mariano Mores, Florindo Sassone, José Bassi, Alfredo de Angelis, Miguel Caló; also with Pedro Laurenz’s Quinteto Real. In the 1960’s, at a time when there were very few professional tango dancing couples – they were choreographers and interpreters of two very celebrated television programs: Yo te Canto Buenos Aires and Grandes Valores del Tango. They were part of the original cast of Tango Argentino, by Segovia y Orezzolli (1984) and performed together with Astor Piazzolla in the movie El Exilio de Gardel, by Argentine Director Pino Solanas (1987). In 1990, they choreographed Forever Tango, for which they were nominated and received awards on the west coast of the United States. They have produced many and very stylish tango shows. As of 1996, they began to perform at the Michelangelo nightclub with their own company. At this club, they presented the shows Supertango, Tango Tango and Alma de Tango, the latter created in 2004. In 1985, Gloria and Eduardo designed and played the leading roles in this series of educational videos which propose a step-by-step method of teaching tango dance on the basis of basic elements.

Long-lasting dance partners, highly experienced on both national and international stages. As a teacher, Eduardo many times transmitted his own experience as a dancer in dance halls, with total control of different styles. The dance couple was formed in 1959 and only two years later, they went on their first tour to Japan accompanied by Francisco Canaro. Eduardo and Gloria’s career is linked to most of the greatest tango orchestras: in addition to the above-mentioned Canaro orchestra, they danced with the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Mariano Mores, Florindo Sassone, José Bassi, Alfredo de Angelis, Miguel Caló; also with Pedro Laurenz’s Quinteto Real. In the 1960’s, at a time when there were very few professional tango dancing couples – they were choreographers and interpreters of two very celebrated television programs: Yo te Canto Buenos Aires and Grandes Valores del Tango. They were part of the original cast of Tango Argentino, by Segovia y Orezzolli (1984) and performed together with Astor Piazzolla in the movie El Exilio de Gardel, by Argentine Director Pino Solanas (1987). In 1990, they choreographed Forever Tango, for which they were nominated and received awards on the west coast of the United States. They have produced many and very stylish tango shows. As of 1996, they began to perform at the Michelangelo nightclub with their own company. At this club, they presented the shows Supertango, Tango Tango and Alma de Tango, the latter created in 2004. In 1985, Gloria and Eduardo designed and played the leading roles in this series of educational videos which propose a step-by-step method of teaching tango dance on the basis of basic elements.

Long-lasting dance partners, highly experienced on both national and international stages. As a teacher, Eduardo many times transmitted his own experience as a dancer in dance halls, with total control of different styles. The dance couple was formed in 1959 and only two years later, they went on their first tour to Japan accompanied by Francisco Canaro. Eduardo and Gloria’s career is linked to most of the greatest tango orchestras: in addition to the above-mentioned Canaro orchestra, they danced with the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Mariano Mores, Florindo Sassone, José Bassi, Alfredo de Angelis, Miguel Caló; also with Pedro Laurenz’s Quinteto Real. In the 1960’s, at a time when there were very few professional tango dancing couples – they were choreographers and interpreters of two very celebrated television programs: Yo te Canto Buenos Aires and Grandes Valores del Tango. They were part of the original cast of Tango Argentino, by Segovia y Orezzolli (1984) and performed together with Astor Piazzolla in the movie El Exilio de Gardel, by Argentine Director Pino Solanas (1987). In 1990, they choreographed Forever Tango, for which they were nominated and received awards on the west coast of the United States. They have produced many and very stylish tango shows. As of 1996, they began to perform at the Michelangelo nightclub with their own company. At this club, they presented the shows Supertango, Tango Tango and Alma de Tango, the latter created in 2004. In 1985, Gloria and Eduardo designed and played the leading roles in this series of educational videos which propose a step-by-step method of teaching tango dance on the basis of basic elements.