Alicia Orlando and Claudio Barneix Alicia and Claudio, a husband and wife dance team from Buenos Aires, started their distinguished career after intensive studies in ballet, contemporary dance, jazz and popular Latin-American dances.  They performed in Argentina with several contemporary dance companies and in theatre and musicals before they turned their creative talents to tango in 1986.    They studied intensively with Carlos Rivarola and then decided to branch out on their own, developing a unique style of tango.  Alicia took charge of the choreography, blending her own sense of aesthetics with a unique interpretation of tango, while Claudio developed the setting of all their shows, ensuring that the lighting and visual effects of their performances reflected their own particular artistry. This combination of skills and creativity led to their rapid success and still works for them today.    Alicia and Claudio can boast of dancing with the most famous of tango orchestras and performers.  As early as 1987, they were soloists in the popular show at the Opera Theatre in Buenos Aires, Los Grandes del Tango with Osvaldo Puglieses’ tango orchestra and Roberto Goyeneche, the Argentine icon of tango singers.  From that time on, they were invited to dance with the most well-known tango orchestras and vocalists in Argentina, including the Osvaldo Requena Trio, the Juan de Dios Filiberto Orchestra, Colortango Orchestra, Sexteto Tango, Camerata Porteña, Miguel de Caro Quartet, the Astor Piazzolla Foundation Quintet, the Raul Garello Sextet, Miguel Cantilo Group, among others.  One of the highlights of their long career was to be the featured dancers with the Tango Orchestra of Buenos Aires (conducted by Maestros Carlos Garcia and Raul Garello) from 1989 through 1994.  Since 1996, they have been the soloists with the Astor Piazzolla Foundation, which produces concerts and shows of the late Maestro’s music throughout the world.   Alicia and Claudio performed for the Pan American Symphony Orchestra in 2008 for the Second Annual DC Tango Festival and drew a standing ovation at the historic Avalon Theatre in Easton, Maryland.

Carolina Jaurena, dancer Carolina Jaurena (Dancer) Influenced by her parents, Carolina was bound at an early age to follow a desire to perform. Under the guidance of some of the most recognized names in dance she has specialized in Argentine Tango along with her formal training in ballet, Latin Ballroom, Salsa and Flamenco.  Carolina’s credits include Tango & Tango at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, Tango Fantastico at the Bellearyre Music Festival, Tangos and Dances of South America at the Purchase Performing Arts Center, and her role as instructor for argentine tango and salsa at the Colorado Dance Festival in Boulder, CO.  She was a featured dancer, singer and actress in the Two River Theatre Company production of Blood Wedding and performed in the Buenos Aires month celebration at the World Financial Center. The height of her professional career is marked by her role as a primary dancer in the feature film Random Hearts directed by Sidney Pollack. Carolina was also invited to be part of the Hispanic Month Celebration at Pfizer central research center and The 10th Annual Orlando International Fringe Festival in Orlando, Florida. She has performed with the Orchestra and Chambers Music Festival at Penn State University, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Thalia Spanish Theatre. She has performed on broadway at Town Hall’s not Just Jazz series “Tangos for la Milonga” with Romulo Larrea’s Ensemble and traveled to Europe to perform with the Sudwestfalen Philarmonic at the Symphonic Tango night in Hilchenbach-Lutzel, Germany. Other performances include "Tango Summit" with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra, “Dreams” a Tango Extravaganza, and "100 años de tango, de Villoldo a Piazzolla" along with Fabian Peralta in Montevideo's prestigious Solis Theatre.  She has appeared on several Television shows including Fox 5 “Good Day New York” with Penny Crone, "Today in NY" on NBC, and was first prize winner on the popular television program Sábado Gigante on Univision. Most recently, she was invited to teach at Nashville Tango and performed with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra in Tennessee. She was also invited to perform and teach several workshops at “Tango Norte” The Stockholm Tango Festival 2007.

Annatina Luck, dancer     Annatina Luck started dancing from a very early age on. Her training includes Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Composition. She received a scholarship to study in New York, and after graduating from the Alvin Ailey School, started to perform, choreograph and teach extensively in the U.S. and abroad. She has taught at Empire Dance from 2003-2005, at the Tango Society of Boston in 2006 and 2007, and conducts regular Musicality Workshops in Manhattan.   Together with Hernan Brizuela, Annatina is the founder and host of two popular weekly Milongas in New York City, "La Milonguita Ideal" and "A media Luz". She performed with cast members of Tango Argentino, with "El Indio" from Argentina, for Academy Award Winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla from Bajofondo Tangoclub, for Bandonen Master Tito Castro and Raul Jaurena, for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Evansville, at important festivals such as the New York Tango Festival, the Boston Tango Festival, and the "Four Tango Seasons" at the Thalia Theatre. She credits the following teachers: Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Mariano "Chicho"  Frumboli, Natacha Poberaj, Claudio Hoffman & Pilar Alvarez.