Tango Magic

Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne, Special Guest Artists and Artistic Advisors are the directors and founders of BTS (Boulder Tango Studio) and BTF (Boulder Tango Festival), since 2010. Giselle Anne has demonstrated her abilities as a dancer and choreographer by...

Diana Cruz is an investigator of movement and expression. She pursues her passion through dance, music, choreography, directing, and performing. Originally from Paraguay, Diana lived two separate dancing lives, the pure and the raw. During the day Diana was the...

Donato Juarez is one of the most talented of the new generation of Tango dancers in Argentina. From his hometown of Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires), he continues to tirelessly explore the intricacies of this dance. He has taught and performed in International Festivals...

Nicholas Jones has been dancing & studying dance since 1996, with a focus on Argentine Tango. He was one of the first North American tango dancers invited to teach and perform at a festival in Buenos Aires (Pulpo's Tango Week), and with his dancer partner, Diana...

Domenico Luciano Rau from Naples Italy is a former principal dancer with the Colorado Ballet having enjoyed a 20year career in Europe and the USA. He is currently the Academy Principal of Colorado Ballet Academy and has performed with Parasol Arts in “Angels and...

Sarah Tryon was born in Hanmer, Ontario, Canada and started ballet at the age of 12 with Canada's National Ballet School. During her six years with NBS, Sarah was selected to partake in exchange programs with various international schools including Pacific Northwest...

Francisco Estevez Born in Quito, Ecuador, Francisco started his dance studies in Louisville, KY. At the age of 16, Francisco moved to finish his studies at the School of American Ballet in New York City. After graduating in 2008. Francisco has danced for Boston...

Lorita Travaglia, Creative Director, is a former professional Ballet dancer who after a 22 year performing career that took her all over the world, is currently Ballet Master at The Colorado Ballet. She has been dancing tango since 2005 and won the title Best...

Joey Wishnia, Narrator was born in South Africa and began performing as a child in 1942. He was educated at Rhodes University and received a teaching diploma from Trinity College in London. He joined the professional actors’ union in 1962.. In 1993 he came to...

Amy Anderson has been a professional dancer in Denver, Colorado, for over 25 years. She has performed with Pacific Northwest Ballet, as a soloist with Colorado Ballet, a principal dancer with David Taylor Dance Theatre, Colorado Repertory Dance Company, and the Jan...

Gregory Gonzales is a graduate from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Sports Fitness/ Kinesiology and Dance. He has trained in many styles of dance and danced professionally in modern, ballet, opera and musical theater genres. Gregory was a...

Ervey Castillo has been dancing tango since 2007 and in the last 6 years with Michele Delgado, More Than Tango. He assists Michele in teaching tango classes and private lessons. He has danced in Parasol Arts’ productions of “Carmen the Tango” in 2018 and 2019 and in...

Sarah Genung has been dancing tango since 2005 but has been dancing in some capacity since she could walk. Whether it was growing up with ballet, belly dancing in restaurants or capoeira in the streets dance has always been an essential part of her life. She has...

Nina M Cachanosky. Nina’s love affair with Tango started in the Fall of 2017.  Always a dream to learn, she decided to go down the path that many have taken before.  She found herself a student of Michele Delgado of More Than Tango and has not looked back.  Tango has...

Nicolas Cachanosky. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nicolas started to dance tango with Michele Delgado soon after he moved to Denver in 2013. Tango did not only become his second family, it also drove him to his life partner and beautiful daughter. Nicolas performed...

Mauro Romo was born in Mexico in 1970 and discovered Argentine Tango in 2013. He danced in Parasol Arts’ production of “Angels and Devils” in 2018 and has performed and taught with Lorita Travaglia at Maria Empanada, and the BDC festival in Boulder.

Paula Kirkland has dedicated her life to the study of dance, movement and the art of teaching. She holds a BFA in Dance from Wright State University and is a former professional ballroom dancer. Paula has been performing with Parasol Arts since 2017 and is thrilled to...

Patrick Bohn was born in Nebraska and has been dancing tango since 2017. He teaches locally with Paula Kirkland and is the current President of Tango Colorado. Patrick has danced in Parasol Arts’ productions of “The Seasons” and “Tango Portraits of Love”

Vanessa Stephan is based in Boulder and is a Tango Instructor and Performer at Intimo Tango. She also teaches at Tango Colorado and is a former instructor at the Boulder Tango Studio. Vanessa created the role of Lead Gypsy in Parasol Arts’ production of “Carmen the...

Grisha (Gregory) Nisnevich Is a Concert Classical Guitarist, Argentine Tango performer and teacher based in Aurora, Colorado. Grisha’s repertoire as a soloist includes Baroque, Classical, Spanish, South American, Argentine tango and 20th century music. His unique...