Please note that this Milonga falls on the 3rd Sunday in August. Mark your calendars!
DJ – Ilene Marder
Performances by Santiago Steele & Yamila Viana
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Marcel “ChuLo” Manfredi & Michelle Dougherty
Michelle Dougherty and Marcelo Manfredi, mostly known by everyone as “ChuLo”, are two professional Tango dancers who, together, teach at central Jersey based TangOblivion Dance studio.
Born in Villa Urquiza, a traditional tango neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Marcelo has always been drawn to tango. He has been a professional musician for more than 16 years. At the age of 21 he worked as a music producer in several independent recording studios where he recorded,produced and published more than one hundred albums between 2002 and 2006
While in Buenos Aires, Marcelo studied with traditional tangueros. Since moving to NYC in 2007 he has been a guest instructor at Mariela Franganillo’s classes at Dance Manhattan and he has been invited to perform at NYC milongas such as La Nacional, La Milonguita Ideal and Lafayette Grill, in addition to numerous milongas in NJ and Philly. They are TangOblivion Dance Studio stable teachers together with prestigious Angeles Chañaha and Michael Nadtochi. The studio offers several monthly events for every level of dancers… such as guided practices, tango social events with live music, private lessons and beginner’s courses.
for more information please you can check their website www.milongasargentinas.com.
WHERE: Mirelles – 170 Post Avenue Westbury, NY 11590