OFFICIAL VIDEOS of the Argentine Tango USA Championship & Tango Festival 2014
Produced, Organized, and Directed by:
Andrea Monti and Hugo Valdez
Why you should buy these videos:
• STUDY and LEARN! 3 HRS of FOOTAGE! These videos feature 100% Argentine Tango in STUNNING HD resolution by some of the best competitors in the USA. The best available angles from each camera have been edited to highlight footwork, embrace, and musicality.
• Each episode ends with a bonus clip of renowned Argentine Maestros featuring their spectacular show performances.
What it is:
A unique four-day Tango event including both an international Tango festival (with workshops, performances, live music and social dancing), and the only Official Argentine Tango Competition in the US. (San Francisco, April 17-20, 2014)
Held at the magnificent San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, the Argentine Tango USA Championship is a sanctioned official branch in The United States to Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup by the Office of Festivals and Central Events of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the Autonomous City Of Buenos Aires, which is the highest authority regarding the organization, program planning and overall execution of Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup (Mundial de Tango).
Argentine Tango USA Official Salon Tango Champions 2014, title were awarded to:
• First Place: NICHOLAS TAPIA & STEPHANIE BERG, from Berkeley, CA (Official US representatives at Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup 2014)
• Second Place: JEVGENI DADIDOV and ZOYA ALTMARK, from Edgewater, New Jersey
• Third Place: JERRY PEREZ and AMY CHANG, Los Angeles, CA
Credits:
ATUSA Organizers, Producers and Directors
Andrea Monti and Hugo "Gato" Valdez
Official Judges
Facundo Posadas
Daniela Arcuri
Gabriela Rojo
Christy Cote
Makela Brizuela
Salon Couples (leader/follower)
Joe Banks Jen Greer
Kenneth Bell Chooi Goh
Nicholas Tapia Stephanie Berg
Kenneth Brown Patricia "Gigi" Jensen
Brian Buckley Svetlana Knayzeva
Dennis Cante Anna Radzikowska Folkerth
William Chen Rebecca Camargo
Russell Cline Joanne Canalli
Count Clover Lisette Perelle
Cesar Cuba Chantal Eril
Steven Curlen Elsie Tai
Jevgeni Davidov Zoya Altmark
Konstantin Dubov Janine Rodrigues
Angel Ricardo Echeverria Juliette Friedgen
Guillermo Elkouss Vitttoria Natale
Jose Espinoza Ann Marie Montalbano
Yunzhong Gao Anne Snowball
Diego Gorostiaga Hyun Jou Rhee
Rick Harris Amber Nikole
Leo Landa Alona Gorer
Robert Le Brenda Maroney
Daniel Ledesma Lauren Woods
Jay Lee Laurence Christine Martin
Charles Lucas Joan Shum
Farnyuh Menq Liliana Espinosa De Hoyos
Robert Miller Xiaomin Jiang
Kaz Mizuno Merle Morgan-Grainge
Steven Moss Mirabai Deranja
Johnny Nguyen Reina Gould
Rommel Oramas Daniela Borgialli
David Orille Victoria Gray
Kaveh Pahlavan Farzaneh Pahlavan
Roberto Pena Jacklyn Shapiro
Jerry Perez Amy Chang
David Phillips Jennifer Phillips
Igor Polkovnikov Meilian Sung
Marcos Questas (Fuks) Jacqueline Goudreau
Roberto Reyes Emy Reyes
Nathaniel Smith Elizabeth Voiles
Mekhael Srour Marta Slater
Dale Diego Stotts Anna Bent
Derek Tang Rachelle Lin
Paul Vladimirsky Caelyn Casanova
Tango Masters from Buenos Aires
Roxana & Fabián Belmonte
Omar Ocampo y Mónica Romero, “Los Ocampo”
Patricio Touceda & Eva Lucero
Maximiliano Cristiani & Jesica Arfenoni (2013 World Champions)
Guest Dancers
Tomas Galvån y Gimena Herrera from Buenos Aires
Marcelo Molina & Carolina Vazquez (USA Stage Tango Champions 2011 and 2013)
Tango DJ’s
Rodrigo “DJ Charrua Tango” Saraibe – Montevideo (Uruguay)/Chicago, USA
Glenn Corteza - San Francisco, USA
Mark Sakowski – Baltimore/Washington DC, USA
Marcelo Solis – Buenos Aires (Argentina)/ San Francisco, USA
Master of Ceremonies
Dorcas Hendershott
Video Camerawork
Richard R. Rey
Janine Parziale
Sean Bogle
Dawson Kwong
Video Assembly and Distribution
Zack Coffman, One World Studios Ltd.
