Great young couple! Graziella and Rino, from Catania Italy, are back to PTF. They bring precision and lightness to their way of dancing and of teaching tango.

Luciana Valle is both an expert leader and follower, and has won widespread recognition as one of the best female teachers. She teaches with fantastic energy and exuberance, has a wonderful eye for detail, and uses descriptive movement images, making complex actions accessible.

Dancers with a great stage presence, recognized worldwide as teachers and choreographers, they are part of the tradition of Argentine tango and are, at the same time, bearers of innovation.

Felipe & Ayano came together in the tango scene of the San Francisco Bay Area, and embody the global nature of tango, traveling full-time throughout North America, Europe, South America, and Asia to teach, DJ, and lecture about the music.

Due to unforeseen personal circumstances, Maxi Copello and Raquel Makow cannot come to the Portland TangoFest.

Gastón Olguín is a very talented teacher and tango dancer. Through his ballet training he was exposed to rigorous dance techniques which helped him develop his current method of  teaching tango.