Augusta Tango Mini Fest
Argentine tango Mini Festival comes to Fusion Ballroom in Martinez, Georgia.
Meet Our Artists and DJs
Roxana Marinoff y Cesar Davalos
Roxana and Cesar, from Argentina, are Professional dancers and Argentine Tango teachers. They have been working together since 2014 and have participated in countless shows. They have taken their skills and passion throughout the eastern United States, giving workshops and shows at various dance schools. They are also the choreographers of numerous shows for many Argentine Producers.
They have been part of great companies, such as Tango Desire Company, Tango Legends, Mora Godoy Tango Company, Tango Genuine and Marcos Ayala Tango Company, making national and international tours. They have joined the staff of renowned Tango Shows in the City of Buenos Aires, such as El Gran Cafe Tortoni, Madero Tango, Tango Porteño and currently working in the Viejo Almacén.
They are the principal couple of “Tango The Musical”, a wonderful tribute to Astor Piazolla. In 2015 they were part of Stravaganza Tango, an amazing theatrical show, in which Tango was fused with aerial skills and malambo. They have participated in shows for Argentine television, like “Dancing with the Stars”.
Thanks to their initial training in other disciplines, such as rhythmic gymnastics, aerial silks, acrobatics, modern dances, and a little bit of ballroom dance, they have a versatile and unique dance style that stands out for its flexibility and dexterity.
Jonatan Baez
Jonatan has been dancing Argentine Tango since 1996 and Argentine Folklore since 1990. Throughout his career, Jonatan has received many prestigious dance awards along with placing first at various regional and national competitions in Tango and Folklore. He has performed with the National Folklore Ballet of Argentina and in several Tango shows including: the famous Café Tortoni, Añoranzas Tango, the legendary “Sabor a Tango”, "Tanguera", and “Che Tango". In addition, Jonatan has performed at multiple famous milongas (Salon Canning, Porteño y Bailarin, El Beso, Gricel, Sunderland, La Nacional, Confitería Ideal, La Baldosa, etc.) and with various orchestras: Color Tango, Los Reyes del Tango, Sans Sousi, Bajofondo, Sexteto Milonguero, Romantica Milonguera and many others.
Kayla Maree Tango
Kayla began her Argentine tango studies in 2005 at the age of 10. While simultaneously training in other genres such as ballet, jazz, and various Latin dances, she quickly found her passion within tango.
Throughout her career, Kayla has had the pleasure of teaching and performing in many different milongas, festivals, and concerts along the East Coast with various outstanding partners. She is now based in Charlotte, NC. In sharing her passion, Kayla encourages adaptive, sensitive, mindful techniques to be used within the embrace and on the social floor.
Harby Gonzalez
Harby is from Medellín, Colombia. He started learning tango at the age of 13. By the age of 18 he was performing in local tango venues and festivals in the city and around Colombia. He competed in the National Championships held in Manizalez, Colombia where he earned first place. After that, he was hired as one of the two Colombian couples to ever join an Argentine cast in a tango show. Harby moved to the US in 1995 and settled in Columbia SC. He has been helping bring tango to the south of the US and beyond through teaching and also performing. Harby had the opportunity the travel with Quintango for 7 years performing around USA and abroad. Currently he owns Esmeralda dance studio in Columbia SC and continues to share his love for this art.
Jesus Aranguren
Jesus, a life dedicated to tango from Venezuela to Atlanta GA. Ten years ago Jesus began his career in the only Stage of Tango company in Venezuela (Tango Kambalache). He was a special guest at various national and international festivals in 2018. He traveled to Colombia and lived there for 4 years while he continued learning and working with Argentine Tango. While in Colombia he was a DJ at Reminicencias Tango Show on the street of Tango in Manizales and a Taxi Dancer at the Colombia Tango Festival. Jesus is currently living in Atlanta where he is the organizer of the Atlanta Milonguero Championship and continues his training as a professional dancer of Argentine Tango.
DJ Ken Broom
Ken Broom is a multi-faceted DJ with more than 15 years experience playing music for dancers. Since 2004, he has been playing Latin dance music (salsa, chacha, bachata, and merengue), Argentine Tango music (traditional as well as nuevo/alternative tandas of tango, vals, and milonga), and Ballroom dance music (International (ballroom and latin) and American (smooth and rhythm)).
Ken has been a guest DJ at Spoleto’s Tango on the Beach (2006 to present), Columbia’s Mad Hot Tango Marathon (2010-2012), Columbia’s Argentine Tango Regional (2014-2015), Charlotte’s Candlelight Alternative Milonga (2016), Queen City Tango Marathon (2018 to present), Dancing with the Stars (9 seasons), Las Carolinas Tango Marathons, SouthEast Tango Festival, and Milonga La Pantera along with numerous private tango events and grand openings
As event organizers, Ken and his wife (Zenaida), have hosted Spoleto Tango Festival (Charleston, SC) 2006-present, Tango by the Lake (Columbia, SC), WinterHeat Salsa Weekend (Columbia, SC), and The Columbia Tango Marathon (Columbia, SC). In 2022, Ken and Zenaida launched Dragon Productions LLC, a company focused on providing event planning, audio, video, and theatrical lighting services.
As an Audio Engineer, Ken has been honored to mix live performances by Alejandro Ziegler Orchestra, Pittsburgh Tango Trio, Osvaldo Barrios, Athens Tango Project, De La Noche, Orquesta MaCuba, and Palmetto Latin 9.