by Lorita Travaglia | Mar 4, 2026 | biographies
Umut Mete Saka started dancing tango at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. His student activity soon became his passion which led him to take incalculable classes from local and international tango maestros. Together with his passion to teach, Mete started...
by Lorita Travaglia | Mar 4, 2025 | biographies
Sarah Bella Originally from New York City, Sarah Bella began her Argentine tango journey ten years ago, drawn to its intensity and musical depth. Raised by musician parents and immersed in music and Broadway from an early age, including studying piano with her mother...
by Lorita Travaglia | Mar 4, 2025 | biographies
Jamie-Lynn Figure began her performance arts journey in competitive figure skating. After six national championships, she traded blades for heels in 2007 to study tango with Oscar Casas in Indianapolis. She currently teaches tango and other movement arts in Colorado...
by Lorita Travaglia | Mar 4, 2025 | biographies
Payman Dadashpour has been dancing tango socially for 20 years. What draws him to tango is not only the music, but also the connection and silent communication between two people. This is his third time working with Parasol Arts.
by Lorita Travaglia | Mar 4, 2025 | biographies
Sandy Zdunich has been performing since the age of eight. After 13 years of training in ballet, jazz, and lyrical dance, she discovered salsa in 2003 while working in Havana, Cuba—an experience that shaped her artistic path. In 2006, she formed an amateur partnership,...
by Lorita Travaglia | Mar 4, 2025 | biographies
Jeremy Nicholas’s first introduction to tango was through the music and not through the dance. He joined Nick Jones’ quartet Tangozo as the new double bassist in 2018. After four years of performing with the band he began to study the dance. ‘Carmen the Tango’ is...
