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Competitions

 
4th Place Winner
Tango Escenario
2011 5th USA Tango Championships

2nd Place Winner
Tango Escenario

2010 4th USA Tango Championships (Celebrate Tango NYC - Results)
USA Representative
Tango Escenario
2010 Tango Mundial - Buenos Aires Argentina
3rd place - Formation Dance 2010 Berkeley Ballroom Classic - Choreography for "Secret Agent Man"
  2010 Stanford Cardinal Classic - Choreography for "Gran Guignol"
3rd place - Formation Dance 2009 Stanford Cardinal Classic - performing "Berretines" & "El Choclo"
1st place - Formation Dance 2009 Berkeley Ballroom Classic - performing "El Choclo"
  2008 Stanford Cardinal Classic

1st place - Argentine Tango

2008 Berkeley Ballroom Classic
1st place - Formation Dance 2008 Berkeley Ballroom Classic - performing "Tango del Atardecer"

Performances & Shows

2013 "2nd Hong Kong Night - Live in Concert" - Theatrical Tango Performance
  "Hispanic Celebration - Cinco de Mayo" - Theatrical Tango Performance
  "Aida Ballroom Dance Club 58th Anniversary" - Exhibition performance
  "FAMES Pre-Valentines Mixer " - Exhibition performance and instructors
  "FilAm Courier 25th Annual Gala Event" - Exhibition performance for dinner
2012 "Salsa Mambo Festival - New Years Eve 2012-2013" DanceSport CA, (Featured dancer and Instructor)
  "FAMES 8th Annual Gala Event" - Exhibition performance for dinner, Hosts for post dinnr dance party
  "AIEA Ballroom Dance Club" - Exibition performance for dance club (Featured dancer)
  "Espectacular" Fashion Show, Carlos Saran Productions, (Featured dancer)
  "Pasadena Dance Festival" Lineage Performing Arts Center ( Performer, Instructor)
  "Tapas and Tango" Charity event in Malibu CA, (Host, Choreographer and Dancer)
  "Argentine Association of Los Angeles Anniversary Milonga" (Special Guest Performer)
  "History of Tango" Performance at Arroyo High School, El Monte, CA (Motivational Speaker, Dancer)
2011 "Salsa Mambo Festival - New Years Eve 2011-2012" DanceSport CA, (Featured dancer and Instructor)
  "Tango Noir" Murder Mystery Dance Show Created for the Pala Casino Resort and Spa (Choreographer, Performer)
  "Passport to the Arts" at the Museum of Latin American Art (Featured dancer)
  "Rainbow Dance Festival" DanceSport CA, (Featured dancer, Instructor)
  "San Fernando Dance Festive" (Performer)
  "Cornucopia of Dance" Creations Dance Theater, (Featured dancer)
  "Salsa Mambo Festival - Summer" DanceSport CA, (Performer, Instructors)
  "Noche de Elegancia" Carlos Saran Productions, (Featured dancer)
  "Dia de la Mujers" Carlos Saran Productions, (Featured dancer)
  "Tango Prohibido" UCSC Spring show (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  "Pasadena Dance Festival" Lineage Performing Arts Center (Performers, Instructors)
2010 Tango Mundo Tango Festival, Choreographer, (Tango:"Gran Guignol" and "El Choclo" )
  "Tengo Tango" UCSC Spring show (Tango: Director, Choreographer and Performer)
  "History of Tango" educational lecture and performance at Oxford Academy (Tango: Performer)
  International Festival of Music and Dance at UCSC (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  Formation Dance at Berkeley Ballroom Classic (Tango: Choreographed "Secret Agent Man")
  Formation Dance at Stanford Cardinal Classic (Tango: Choreographed "Gran Guigno")
  Haiti Relief Fundraiser at Tartusa's Restaurant in San Mateo (Tango: performed "Tango to Evora")
2009 "Tango Xtravaganza! II", The Mello Center Watsonville (Tango:Director, Choreographer and Performer)
  "A Night in Buenos Aires" Dinner show, UCSC (Tango: Director, Choreographer and Performer)
  Random with a Purpose, UCSC Dance Performance (Head Choreographer)
  "What’s Erotic?", Theater Show, (Tango: Assistant Choreographer)
  "Dance Collision", Make a Wish fundraiser, (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  "Birth of the Word" Festival hosted by Rainbow Theater (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  Formation Dance at Stanford Cardinal Classic (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  Formation Dance at Berkeley Ballroom Classic (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  National Dance Week, Santa Cruz, Downtown Santa Cruz (Tango: Improv)
  Senior Citizens Opportunity Program, Community Outreach (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  Tandy Biel's "Dance Around the World" hosted by UCSC (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  "Tango Prohibido" UCSC Spring Show (Tango: Director Choreographer and Performer)
2008 Monterey Mystique Show at Wave Street Studios (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  "Tango Extravaganza!", The Mello Center Watsonville (Tango: Director, Choreographer and Performer)
  University of California Advisers Conference in Monterey, CA (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  Formation Dance at Stanford Cardinal Classic (Tango: Choreographer)
  International Festival of Music and Dance at UCSC (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  Formation Dance at Berkeley Ballroom Classic (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
2007 Insight Argentina Fundraiser, (Tango: Choreographer and Performer)
  International Festival of Music and Dance at UCSC (Tango: Performer)

Promotions, Films, TV and Music Videos

2012 GLOBAL TV 57.8 Show "EL SHOW DEL JAROCHO!" (Featured Tango Dancer)
2011 Commercial for Nail Salon (Featured Tango Dancer)
2010

Music Video for Masoud Darvish (Choreographer, Featured Tango Dancer)
Bacardi Torched Cherry Promotional Event (Featured Tango Dancer)

2009 "Una Leccion de Tango" - Film by Kristina Vega- (Featured Tango Dancer and Lead Actor)
2008 "Keeping the Spirit Alive: A Tribute to Henry Mello" (Featured Tango Dancer)

Modeling

2010  
2009 "Tango Chemistry" - Art Installation, Blake Chiao (Tango dancer)

Other Training and Special Skills

Other Dance Forms: Modern, Flamenco, Tahitian
Martial Arts: Okinawan Kempo
Vocal and Musical Training: Formally trained Tenor, Trumpet, Bugle
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, page layout and graphic design
Theater Skills: Stage direction, Stage design and lighting
Languages: Spanish (4-years college, Medical Spanish, conversational)
Health and Fitness Skills: CPR and First Aid, National Association of Sports Medicine - Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Senior Fitness Specialist
 
Classes - Current & Past
HONOLULU, HAWAII
Beginning Argentine Tango - UH Outreach College Course, Honolulu, HI, May 31-Aug 9, 6:00-7:30 pm Fridays
Open Level Argentine Tango - Arthur Murray Dance Center, Honolulu, HI, On going 1:00-2:00 pm Sundays
LOS ANGELES, PASADENA, ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Beginning Milonga - Dancesport CA, Signal Hill, CA, was on-going, FINISHED, 7:00-8:00 pm Sundays
Beginning Vals - Dancesport CA, Signal Hill, CA, was on-going, FINISHED, 8:00-9:00 pm Sundays
Intermediate Argentine Tango - Dancesport CA, Signal Hill, CA, was on-going, FINISHED, 8:00-9:00 pm Wednesdays
Beginning Argentine Tango - Dancesport CA, Signal Hill, CA, was on-going, FINISHED, 7:00-8:00 pm Wednesdays
Open Level Argentine Tango - Fred Astaire Dance Center, Pasadena, CA, was on-going, FINISHED, 1:00-2:30pm Sundays
Beginning Argentne Tango - Pasadena Dance Festival, February, 2012
Wine and Tango - Lineage Performing Arts Center, Pasadena, CA Saturday, April 16th, 6-8pm
Open Level Argentine Tango - Fred Astaire Dance Center, Pasadena, CA, On going, 8:30-9:15 pm Thursdays
Beginning Argentine Tango - Buena Park, CA, 6 week series Starting April 23rd, 2011, 9-10 am
Intermediate Argentine Tango - Buena Park, CA, 6 week series Starting April 23rd, 2011, 10-11 am
Beginning Argentine Tango - Buena Park, CA, 6 week series Starting June 4th, 2011, 9-10 am
Intermediate Argentine Tango - Buena Park, CA, 6 week series Starting June 4th, 2011, 10-11 am
Beginning Argentne Tango - Pasadena Dance Festival, February 17th, 2011