MAESTROS
NAIMA GERASOPOULOU & LUCAS GAUTO
Naima Gerasopoulou and Lucas Gauto are internationally renowned tango dancers and teachers. Their dancing is distinguished by a strong connection, exceptional musicality and natural elegance.
At the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, they placed fourth in the Tango de Pista category in both 2019 and 2024. In 2025, they achieved second place, before reaching the pinnacle of their competitive career in 2026, when they became World Champions, taking first place in the same category.
In their teaching, Naima and Lucas combine solid technical foundations with a refined understanding of partner communication and musicality. Their approach focuses on natural connection, conscious movement, and the development of an individual, authentic dance style.
Through workshops, private lessons, and performances, they share their extensive experience with dancers around the world. Their style is deeply rooted in the tradition of Argentine Tango, while bringing a contemporary perspective and a distinctive personal elegance to the dance.
PEPA PALAZÓN
SPECIAL GUEST
Pepa Palazón is a tango teacher, dancer, and musician. She graduated from the Superior Conservatory of Music of Buenos Aires with a degree in Tango and Folklore. Her specialty is teaching music to tango dancers through Musical Audioperception. Learning music through perception and movement.
Her musicality classes are 100% practical. Through dance, she explores the verticality of music: studying the different musical lines that coexist in tango. Once dancers learn to hear these lines, they can choose which one to follow and how to interpret it in movement.
She guides students to separate those lines and teaches, with dance and concrete musical examples, the essential rhythmic and melodic elements of traditional tango orchestras.
DANA FRIGOLI LAMBERT
Dana Frigoli Lambert is a multifaceted tango artist with more than two decades of international experience as a dancer, choreographer, actress and director.
She is the founder of DNI Tango and creator of the TTC technique (Conceptual Tango Technology), through which she has trained numerous professionals in the tango world. Her artistic work spans social tango, stage productions, film and advertising, and has received two Argentores Awards for Best Choreographic Creation.
Curious, bold and deeply creative, she brings a distinctive artistic voice to every project.
GUEST ARTIST
AYELÉN URRUTIA & MARTÍN VICENTE
Ayelén Urrutia and Martín Vicente are a tango dance duo who live the art form as a language, a creative expression, and a space of connection.
Their dance is rooted in the embrace, rhythm, and deep listening, honoring the essence of traditional tango while opening paths toward a freer, more inclusive and contemporary expression.
With a strong connection between technique, musicality, and emotion, their style blends precision, creativity, and a constant search for authenticity.
Together, they explore tango not only as cultural heritage but as a living practice that resonates with every body and every era. In each step, they offer an experience that is both intimate and universal.
