Paloma & Maximiliano, native from Santiago – Chile, has been dancing together for 25 years. Since they were young, they share the passion for Argentine Tango as a heritage from their parents. They were formed in Chile and Buenos Aires, with many argentine masters.
Based in Miami – Florida, USA, they have been touring through South, North America and part of Europe, teaching and performing in uncountable Casinos, Convention Centers, Hotels and TV shows. Invited to teach and perform in the biggest and the most renown Tango Festivals across US. They won the 2nd place in 2007 in the Worldwide Tango Championship in Buenos Aires and the 1st place in 2008 in the Trex Games TAFISA worldwide competition in South Korea.
They define their style as a salon tango, developing their style like a permanent laboratory, experimenting the movement of the body from the simplicity of the life, convinced that the Tango dance is for everybody. It doesn't matter the age, the background or if you never danced before. Their teaching, it’s characterized as energetic, didactic and detailed. Focused on promote the argentine Tango and their culture around the world inspiring their students from the connection, the joy through the embrace, the improvisation between the couples and the love for the social dance.
Maestro
George Garcia
Master of Ceremony, Honolulu.
George Garcia has been teaching and performing dance for more than thirty years, teaching a variety of dances.
For the past twelve years, he has devoted his passion exclusively to the art of the Argentine Tango. George has studied with the tango world's finest master teachers.
He has taught and performed at various Tango festivals in the USA, and was a featured performer in the 2006 and 2007 Tango Libertad Show in Tokyo, Japan, where he served as a judge of the World Tango Festival competitions. George is known for his clear and precise teaching.
He stars with Christy Coté in Dance Vision USA’s 24-volume Ultimate Argentine Tango Instructional DVD Series. ( YouTube).
He is a DVIDA National Examiner. George’s instruction maintains the true essences of Argentine Tango as it is danced and performed in Buenos Aires, and is well known for his elegance of style and poise.
George is the founder of IslaTango and Hawaii's Argentine Tango community.
In Honolulu, he presented his innovative Argentine Tango Boot Camps, ran weekly classes, gives workshops, private lessons and organized workshops with visiting celebrity instructors.
He still performs at various productions and is the host and DJ of the IslaTango Milongas, Practicas and other special events. George has organized tango festivals and marathons and is proud to continue developing the tango community of Hawaii.