Ryo&Hazuki
set up Alma de Tango Academy in 1999. They were the champions in THE 2ND TANGO DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ASIA 2005, and runner-ups in THE 3RD TANGO DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 in Buenos Aires. Ryo and Hazuki are not only wonderful dancers, they are also great teachers. Some of their students have gone on to become professional dancers, performing at Tango Amor2, Mi Vida, Hamlet in Tango.
THE 2ND TANGO DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ASIA 2005
CHAMPIONS（CATEGORY: STAGE TANGO）
THE 3RD TANGO DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2005
SECOND PRIZE（CATEGORY: STAGE TANGO）
Yukako
Born in Osaka. Graduated from the WATANABE Stage Jazz Center to later become part of the company Dinios for which she participated in different concerts, shows and musical shows.
2002 moves to New York to study at the H.B Studio theater and musical. She also attends the Stepping out Studios of dance as a scholarship student where she meets salsa, social dance and tango. Then she continue studing tango in Buenos Aires.
Since January 2009, she is the owner of the Tango Bar Cafetín de Buenos Aires where she is dedicated to promoting tango in the Kansai area.
Ernesto Borgonovo
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he began to dance tango in 1997. Among his most important teachers are Gabriel Angio and Natalia Games, Mingo and Esther Pugliese, Raúl Bravo, Néstor Ray, Walter Lampazo, El Gallego Manolo, Vanina Bilous, Fernando Galera , Vilma Vega, Natalia Hills, Gabriel Misse, Petaca, Jorge Dispari and María del Carmen, Damian Esell and Nancy Louzan among others. Since 1999 he has been dedicated to the teaching of tango. In 2001 he settled in Japan where he has his own academy "El Porteño", and he is the organizer of one of the oldest milongas of that country (La Típica de Kitano) where he is also a DJ. In 2002 he starred in the tango documentary "Nosotros" along with other great dancers like Petaca and Hernán Álvarez Prieto. Since the fundation of the Tango Ensemble Coqueta has been performing as a principal dancer for 10 years, in his numerous concerts and shows.. He is also invited to teach in China and other Asian countries for 15 years. Lately he is tempted to teach and give demonstrations in various cities of Europe. He is also the organizer of major tango events and festivals in Japan.
Rodrigo & Natsuko
They appeared as a guest dancer on 2008 Event of the Brasilian 100th anniversary,
Flower Festival, Hotel Century 21 (The Sekisui House sponsorship), Hiroshima Kokusai Hotel, Argentine music lover's society Dinner Show, Clayton Bay Hotel, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Angel Parte, Grand Lacere Higashi Hiroshima, ANA Crown Hotel, Righa Royal Hotel and others.
They stayed in Buenos Aires from January to April 2010.
After returning to Japan, they appeared as a guest on AMIGO de MILONGA 2010 Nagoya, Mielparque Hiroshima Dinner Show, Hiroshima Home TV at program Ichioshi.
In Tango Asian Championship 2010 they won The 4th place of the Stage Tango
& Best Couple Award.
September 2010, they opened Studio EL ABRAZO DE TANGO Hiroshima Dance Company.
Special appear on The 90 year old commemoration concert of bandoneon player Mine Sagawa.
Special appear on the Argentine Show Tango Emotion in Hiroshima public performance.
In Tango Asian Championship 2011 they won The 5th place of the Stage Tango & Best Dress Award, they were finalist for 2 consecutive years.
They were starred in Brazil Perfect TV program featuring Tango.
Performance in TAIPEI TANGO FESTIVAL as an international dancer.
IWAMOTO HISAKO(Chaco )
Chaco learned the basics of Argentine tango with Ryo & Hazuki, renowned tango dancers and founders of Alma de Tango Academy. After a while, she became a leading teaching staff and devoted herself to teaching at the academy for years. And In Argentin, She learned from maestras Vanina Bilous,Alejandra Mantiñan, Lorena Ermocida etc.. In 2011, she won the 8th Tango Dance Championship in Asia in the stage tango division. In the same year, she moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina in order to further her tango abilities and to be immersed in Argentine tango. During two years of stay in Buenos Aires, she performed numerous exhibitions in major milongas including Sin Rumbo, Salon Canning, la Baldosa, la Ideal, Villa Malcolm, old la Nacional, etc., and in many city festivals and cultural events as well. She worked as assistant of notorious tango maestros, Toto Faraldo and Silvio la Via. She also conducted tango therapy sessions for elderly, and taught private lessons during her stay. In order to broaden herself as a tango dancer and performer, she has learned ballet, jazz dance, pilates and stretch classes. Chaco has performed in various shows and events such as Imperial Hotel and Toho Dance Hall, etc. since coming back to Japan. She has been based in Kobe and Osaka, and has been teaching tango lessons nationwide including Yomiuri Culture Center, etc. In 2014 she stayed for another year in Buenos Aires in order to maintain and further her tango skills. In 2015 after returning to Japan, she has been actively performing, teaching and organizing events on a regular basis amongst international tango dancers across the country.
Yukarin
She were born in Kashihara city, Osaka as the second daughter in the Okabe family. My birthday is on 27 Feb.
As a child, She were trained in classical ballet, jazz dance, tap dance, Japanese dance. She also took drama and vocal lessons. She loved classical ballet the most though and I rushed to classes everyday after school ended.
She encountered Argentine tango through a television drama featuring a composition by Astor Pantaleon Piazzolla. In an instance, She fells in love with the sweet delicate sounds of the bandoneon. She were crazy about the music and listened to CDs of Labyrinth everyday.
Shortly after, I started learning tango at a school at Amagasaki, Kansai. As She tend to be quite obsessive in the pursuit of my interests, She were in Argentina before I realized it.
On my return to Japan in February 2005, She started dancing with Jimmy and we havebeen partners ever since.
Why do I continue dancing the Argentine tango? Sometimes, She wonder. Tango is a dance where two persons can become one. She wants to pursue tango further. She can't seem to get enough of it.
