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Carmen de la Rosa was born on the 9th of May near the Tablas de Daimiel, the same year that man stepped on the Moon. She moved to Madrid when she was twenty and has lived there ever since. She has always wanted to sing and dance and her special love for music made her want to learn to play an instrument. She is doing so presently thanks to a little piano that she keeps beneath her bed.

She took Flamenco lessons in the Escuela Rafael de Córdoba between 1994 and 1995. Between 1996 and 1999, she did an actor’s course in the Dance and Theatre School “Estudio 3” in Madrid, with Agustín Belucci (theatre and movement teacher) and Fernando Becerra (voice technique teacher).

During those years she realized that she had inherited a passion for tango during her childhood that went from grandmother to mother to daughter. She started going to a large number of Argentine Tango lessons and meetings to develop her training with a variety of well-known teachers and still continues doing so.

In 1997, she met Giuseppe with whom she began a very special professional and personal relationship. Together they decided to open a centre called La Cava de Humilladero in 2002 and in 2003, they started jointly directing the Cultural Association Clave 53. She worked as a Director and Event Coordinator in Clave 53, and has been giving Argentine Tango lessons since 2002.

Carmen’s interest for Tango is not only related to the dance, but also to Tango in itself. She has developed a variety of documentary-type works about artists such as Troilo, Pugliese, Piazzolla etc. Her next project of the kind is about the influence of avant-garde contemporary art on the world of Tango.

She has complemented her Tango dance by taking Classical Dance lessons with Carlos and Elizabeth in the Academy “A Bailar”, and with Clara Obejo in the renowned Dance School of “Karen Taft”. She also went to the “Marta de la Vega” School, and has taken part in a number of Intensive Contemporary Dance Courses with dancer Gabriela Solini. She presently continues complementing her dance with Floor Bar Exercises and Stretching with Marisa Fuentes from the Association Clave 53.

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Director and Founder of the Cultural Association Clave 53: Cultural Management; Event Coordination; gives Argentine Tango lessons since 2002.

Coordinator of Tango Seminars and Events for Argentine teachers and dancers.

Argentine Tango teacher in the School Progreso Musical, Calle Tutor, 52, in Madrid. Since 2008 (ongoing).

Research in both roles of the elements of the Tango to create a more fluid, dynamic, easy, creative and organic dance in which both roles express.

Argentine Tango teacher in the Casino de Madrid, Calle Alcalá, since 2002.

Argentine Tango teacher in the Academia de Bailes in Vista Alegre, Spain, between 2004 and 2006.

Regularly collaborates as a teacher with the dancer and teacher of Argentine Tango, Juan Manuel Nieto, in the “Madrid 47” Academy, in Madrid.

Directs the radio programme called “Corazón Tango”, broadcasted every Friday at 4pm on Radio Intercontinental de Madrid (2002-2003).

Founding Member along with three other people of the Intercultural Centre La Cava de Humilladero. Gives Argentine Tango lessons (2002-2003). Coordination of performance projects involving dance, theatre, storytelling, poetry readings, music, etc.

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• Performance and participation in the Encuentro BIO’Tango in Barcelona: Workshops and Tango presentation (March 2008)
• Tango - Contact-improvisation Laboratory Research (since 2008)
• 2007 - Participation in the II Buyucada Tango Weekend 18-19 August - 2007.
• Workshop (Intermediate and Advanced) and Performance with Burak Koyuncu. Buyukada, Istanbul, Turkey.
• 2007 - Performance in the Milonga Point-Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, with Burak Koyuncu.
• 2007 - Performance in the Restaurant Mosaic, in Madrid, Spain, in honour of the Commemoration of the Argentine Independence Celebration.
• 2007 - Participation in the Short Film called "El rapto del hombre número 14" - "The Kidnapping of Man Number 14".
• 2006 - Performance in the ExpoSex 2006 Fair in Leganés, Spain, with Burak Koyuncu.
• 2006 - Performance in the Cultural Association Clave 53, for its 3rd Anniversary, with Burak Koyuncu.
• 2005 - Performance for the Anniversary of the Disco Pub "La Ida", in Madrid.
• 2005 - Performance in the "Retiro Parc", in Madrid.
• 2004 - Performance for the Anniversary Dinner of The Women’s Association of Hoyo de Manzanares. Celestino and Carmen de la Rosa.
• 2002 - Performance in the Multicultural Centre La Cava de Humilladero. Juan Manuel Nieto and Carmen de la Rosa

Contact me for special events and performances.

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1996-1997 Tango lessons with Domingo Rey and Néstor González (Beginner’s level)
December 1997 Intensive workshop with Lorena Hermocida and Osvaldo Zotto during the Encuentro con los Grandes, in Madrid, organized by Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero.
1998 Tango lessons with Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero (Intermediate level)
1992-2002 Tango lessons with Alma Sanmartino and Juan Manuel Nieto (Advanced level).
November 2002 Intensive Women’s Technique workshop with Alma Sanmartino.
November 2001 2002 Intensive Women’s Technique with Mora Godoy during the International Tango Festival in London, Organized by the UK National Academy of Tango.
December 2001 Intensive Women’s Technique workshop with Mora Godoy during the Encuentro con los Grandes, in Madrid, organized by Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero.
2001-2002 Private lessons with Juan Manuel Nieto.
July 2002 Women’s Technique workshop with Lorena Hermocida in the International Tango Festival in Sitges organized by Fernando López del Amo and Pilar Fernández.
July 2002 Advanced lessons with Geraldine Rojas and Javier Rodríguez during the International Tango Festival in Sitges.
December 2002 Intensive Women’s Technique workshop with Natacha Poveray during the Encuentro con los Grandes, in Madrid, organized by Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero.
December 2002: Advanced lessons with Carlos Gavito, Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo, Marisa and Ricardo, Beatriz Romero and Pablo Ojeda, during the Encuentro con los Grandes, in Madrid, organized by Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero.
July 2003 Advanced Milonga lessons with Ricardo and Marisa Talomani during the International Tango Festival in Sitges.
December. 2003 Advanced lessons with Gabriel Angio and Natalia Games, Luis Castro and Claudia Mendoza, Claudia Codega and Estéban Moreno, Diego Di Falco and Carolina Zokalsky Pupi Castello and Graciela González during the Encuentro con los Grandes, in Madrid, organized by Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero.
July 2004 Advanced Milonga lessons with Diego Riemer “El Pájaro” and Mecha Espinel during the International Tango Festival in Sitges.
December 2004 Advanced lessons on colgadas and volcadas with Sebastián Arce and Mariana Montes during the Encuentro con los Grandes, in Madrid.
August-September 2005 Advanced lessons with Pablo and Dana, Luciana del Valle, Aurora Lubitz, Roberto Firpo, Marisa Galindo and Elina Roldán in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
January 2006 Advanced Seminar on colgadas, volcadas, cuarta sacada, planeos and enrosques with Luciana del Valle, in Madrid.
April 2006 Advanced Seminar for both roles on colgadas and volcadas with Raúl Masciocchi and Karina Colmeiro, in Madrid.
June 2006 Advanced Seminar on Tango Nuevo with Chicho Frúmboli and Eugenia Parrilla, Esteban Moreno and Claudia Codega, Damián Esell and Nancy Louzan, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa during the International Edition of Tangocamp Italia en Roma, in Italy.
December 2006 Coordination and participation in the Second Advanced Seminar for both roles on colgadas, volcadas and piernazos with Raúl Masciocchi and Karina Colmeiro, in Madrid.
May 2007 Coordination and participation in the Third Advanced Seminar for both roles on Soltadas, Tomadas and Rebotes, Voleos and Barridas with Raúl Masciocchi and Karina Colmeiro, in Madrid.
November 2007 Coordination and participation in the First Advanced Seminar for both roles on Milonga lisa, Milonga with traspié and Valsecito with Ana Gregori and Carlos Tedeschi, in Madrid.
Nov.2007 Medium Seminar as the leader and Advanced level in the woman’s role on rhythm and musicality, posture, boleos, sacadas, barridas, pasadas and tomadas with Gustavo Naviera and Giselle Anne, in Las Palmas, Spain.
June 2008 Advanced lessons on different themes with Gustavo Naviera and Giselle Anne, in Halmstad, Sweden.
2009 participation in different seminars with Sebastián Arce and Mariana Montes. Subject matters: "Musicalidad", "Abrazo cerrado".

				Listen to what each colour tells you.
				To me, life and music are united and colour represents life.

Regular Courses 2015-16 (from October to June)

Intensive courses in Madrid (weekends). Click for information about upcoming dates:: (Tango, Milonga, Vals, Technique).

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Private lessons and special lessons for weddings.

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Tango Practicas

Espacio Temporal.

Tangos, Milongas and Valsecitos! And Neo-Tango won’t be left out.
Good music and a nice atmosphere…
Come along! Don’t miss the opportunity to dance!!!

Practice!! Dance!! Enjoy!!
 dance
        feel
           communicate
                               play...

I’ve just come back from dancing Tango, and I’ve been discussing ways of bringing this dance to people and transmitting the fact that Tango is more than just a dance, it’s more than just learning a few steps: Tango is a way of life.

We’re eating at the rhythm of a suave little Tango, accompanied by a bandoneon, served on a smooth floor on which high heels swerve and whirl around, stretching the fishnet stockings out from below the light skirts. Then comes a sweet desert topped with a little Creole valsecito: “Desde el alma” - “From the Soul”, please. Let’s have a drop of Milonga.

When I dance, I try to transmit this feeling, which flows from the tip of my toes, all through my veins, into my soul, and reaches the heart of my being. I am fascinated by the fact that others can discover and enjoy this same passion, this way of communicating which is really worth experiencing. What brings us to these sensations?

First of all, Tango is a big embrace, which allows a strong flow of communication. A dialogue is initiated through this embrace, in which one person is leading and the other responds. The embrace is the dance in itself, a game of emotions that we may or may not get carried away by, and which reach our partner like a splash of pure tenderness. The embrace is a circle of intimacy, penetrated by the music that accompanies one all along. It’s an act of love, which happens through the connection with the other. The connection is a communication, a communion, as in a ritual that one performs together.

In order to reach this communication, we use our eyes: we look at each other. I usually tell my students: “It’s not about looking into each other’s eyes without blinking”. But it’s no use looking if there isn’t anyone to look back at you, or to listen to you. It’s about being open to the music, to the silence, to the other person’s body. It’s about listening to what is being expressed through the movements of the torso, through the hands, the steps, the tempos, the breathing. It’s basically tuning into the other person’s whole being.

This communication happens on the ground and brings us right up to the skies, and that is why our feet and posture play such an important role. Tango can be heard from the earth up to the skies. Both forces stretch us from the centre. Tango goes right through the bones.

Embrace, intention, eye contact, listening, breathing, music, silence, movement, a pause, stillness, walking… and, little by little, your soul will be filled with Tango.