El Abrazo Tango Monday with Yesica y Ariel
El Abrazo Argentine Tango Milonga
Hosted by: Passion For Tango and Dragon Productions, LLC
June 2, 2025
Lynn's Dance Club, 4819 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28217
Meet Your Instructors and DJ
Yesica Esquivel & Ariel Leguizamon
Professional Tango and Argentine Folklore Dancers
As professional dancers with 19 years of shared experience in dance, Yesica and Ariel have traveled the world as part of renowned tango and Argentine folklore companies.
*Experience in Shows and Festivals*
- Participation in the best Dinner Shows in Buenos Aires, such as Café de Los Angelitos and Rojo Tango Hotel Faena.
- Champions of Pelando Variación 2016.
- Participation in international festivals of renown, including:
- Portland Tango Festival 2017 (USA): An annual festival celebrating tango music and dance.
- Baden-Baden Tango Festival 2019 and 2022 (Germany): A festival gathering the best tango dancers and musicians from around the world.
- CITA 2022 (Argentina): A festival celebrating tango culture in Argentina.
- ATUSA Official Argentine World Championship in the USA 2025: A championship gathering the best tango dancers from Argentina and around the world.
*Teaching and International Tours*
In recent years, we have traveled the world, sharing our passion for dance through classes and workshops in different countries, with a special emphasis on the United States. Some of the countries we have visited include Germany, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, England, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala, China, Japan, Thailand, and England
DJ Dragon (Ken Broom) - Columbia, SC
DJ Dragon (Ken Broom) is a multi-faceted DJ with more than 20 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 (2006-2024), Columbia’s Mad Hot Tango Marathon (2010-2012), Columbia’s Argentine Tango Regional (2014-2015), Columbia Tango Marathon (2016-2024), Charlotte’s Candlelight Alternative Milonga (2016), Queen City Tango Marathon (2018-2022), Queen City Tango Festival (2021-2022), Dancing with the Stars (9 seasons), Las Carolinas Tango Marathons, SouthEast Tango Festival, Bosthón Tango Marathon (2023-2024), Pittsburgh Tango Festival (2022-2023), Pittsburgh Tango Fierro Marathon (2022-2024), 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, Palmetto Latin 9, and Meridian Tango Group.