Born in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina, Daniel may be credited with bringing authentic Argentine tango to Charlotte, NC, in the year 2000.
His tango and his teaching of the art form is enriched by his background in martial arts, modern dance, folkloric dance, and competitive ballroom dance. In addition, his childhood memories of watching Argentinean tangueros inform his dancing to this day.
Over the years, Daniel has studied with several world-renowned tango dancers including Facundo and Kely Posadas, Pablo Veron, Fabian Salas, Gustavo Naveira, Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau, Osvaldo Zotto, Lorena Ermocida, Susana Miller, Marcela Duran, Jorge Firpo, Gachi Fernández, Alicia Pons, Oscar Casas, Ana Miguel, Carlitos Espinoza, Horacio Arcidiacono, Alberto Paz, Valorie Hart, Rene Torres, Junko Mori, among others.
Daniel has collaborated in multiple opportunities with the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Education Institute of Charlotte, the Levine Museum of the New South, the Mint Museum, and the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte. He has performed in many national tango events including the Argentine Embassy in Washington DC, Atlanta Tango Exchange, Charlotte Latin Fest, Fiesta del Pueblo in Raleigh, Spoleto Tango Festival in Charleston, Asheville Regional, Fiesta Latina in Asheville, Charlotte French Festival.
Over the past several years Daniel has taught workshops in many cities including Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Raleigh, NC; Virginia Beach, VA; Columbia, SC; and Asheville, NC. In collaboration with Madeleine Hackney, PhD, Daniel has co-taught Parkinson’s and Adapted Tango, a continuous education class in the NC Area Health Education Center. He has also DJ’ed in major tango events across the nation.
Daniel hosted an ongoing Monday night class and practica for almost 20 years, Charlotte's longest-running tango event, offering weekly classes for dancers of all levels. Meanwhile, he teaches private lessons, and is the founder of Passion For Tango; an organization dedicated to teaching authentic Argentine Tango.
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.
Koichiro Suzuki has a Master’s Degree in Music Performance at Duquesne University and has performed Euphonium internationally since 1996. Koichiro incorporates his complex music background and deep understanding of musicality into his DJing. Koichiro DJs regularly in Pittsburgh, PA and has DJed in many other cities in the United States, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe. Koichiro is the founder of the annual Pittsburgh Tango Fierro Marathon & Pittsburgh Tango Festival in Pittsburgh. In 2022, he was invited to DJ at Toronto Tango Marathon, Austin Spring Tango Festival, Itacha Tango Marathon, Spoleto Tango, Toronto Tango Festival, Windy City Tango Festival, Columbia Tango Marathon, South East Tango Festival. `
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Javier Sánchez has been playing the bandoneon for almost 30 years.
In 2016, he relocated to the New York metropolitan area and started collaborating with a variety of tango groups. In August of the same year, he won the First Prize at the renowned Che Bandoneon International Competition judged by bandoneon legend Victor Lavallén.
At the same time, he began DJing in large number of milongas in tri-state area, including All Night Milonga, Astoria Tango Club, La Nacional, Tango Café, Triangulo, NYC. For the past year he’s been a house DJ at weekly Firehouse Milonga in NJ and was invited as a guest DJ to milongas in Boston, MS, Paramus, NJ, and Nutley, NJ just to name a few. Making him the only professional musician/DJ on the East coast.
In 2019 Mr. Sanchez completed writing a repertoire of tango arrangements specifically for social dancing and put together a tango quartet “Mala Junta”. Since then Mala Junta performed in NY, NJ, and CT.
John Singletary has been dancing and sharing his passion for tango in his native Durham, North Carolina, since 2006.
Organizing local events for over 10 years in the Research Triangle, John found his appreciation of traditional tango music expressed in its original recordings as well as modern orquestas. From hosting house milongas to DJing hundreds of weekly practicas over the years,
John loves showcasing classic and contemporary tandas and looks to fill the pista from the first to the ultima.
He is honored and thrilled to DJ at the Columbia Tango Marathon!
We are very excited to announce and invite all amateur dancers to a Mini Competition, part of the Columbia Tango Marathon 2024!
Showcase your skills and demonstrate your creativity, technique and connection with your partner in a friendly and supportive environment!
Your judges:
We are excited to announce that Meridian Tango Group will be delighting us with Wonderful Live Music during the Columbia Tango Marathon 2024!
Join us for a great weekend of dancing!
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