We've been professionally dancing tango together since 2007. We studied with and learned from master teachers of several different styles until we were intrigued and eventually seduced by the Tango Salon coming from Villa Urquiza.

   We focus our tango on the subtleties of the embrace, the elegance, the connection and the quality of movement. Instead of putting together and collecting dozens of sequences, we challenge ourselves and our students to create steps in the moment, coming from a place of rudimentary knowledge and deep technique. We try to transmit in our dance and lessons the importance of celebrating tango from the intimacy of the embrace and the unique encounter of two people.

   After traveling to the States for the first time with tango, we witnessed almost a different dance being

danced. Since then our curiosities and fascination with culture, human behavior, and art have led us to investigate our teaching from a unique and important perspective. Our deep love for the traditions and origins of Argentine Tango bestow upon us a feeling of responsibility to carry on and transmit the knowledge we have.

   Sensitive to the individual learning process of each of our students, we've developed a method of teaching which supports the student in his/her own environment. We try to create a space where the pressures to advance are relaxed and the journey of tango becomes more accessible to everyone. Though classes can be intense and challenging at times, we never lose sight of the trust our students have placed in us and the desire we have to accompany their progress.
   Each class we give, whether its with 4 students or 40, is charged with motivation, focus and heartfelt spirit!

We met in a traditional milonga in Buenos Aires back in 2004 when Amy was visiting the city to see a friend we have in common. Stumbling along together, Tango became a bond that was formed even before language, as neither of us spoke each others language. Soon it became the hearth for our passion and love.....and eventually, due to part of Tango's nature, it became fertile ground for endless conflict. Thus, Tango became Tango, in all its mysterious ways.

Having met towards the end of Amy's trip, a mere 4 days together sealed the return for Amy 4 months later. From there 4 years passed, living, learning and dancing.

The day Santiago decided to pursue Tango professionally, Amy was opening a boutique shop with a friend in Villa del Parque. Differences in personal experiences in the Tango environment led to a fork in the road of their artistic visions. A reunion in that road didn't happen until 2007.

Which leads us to our current day, where we are really enjoying teaching and dancing together. Tango started as a bridge for us. It continues to allow us to cross that bridge when we dance. Each time we find ourselves in the embrace, we fall into dancing our personal love story.

    At an early age I began studying guitar at the Albistur Music Conservatory of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Later I attended the Juan J. Castro National Conservatory of La Lucila, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I studied music and percussion. At age 17, theater became my interest, and I dedicated myself entirely to drama, studying in Buenos Aires with masters such as Rubens Correa, Carlos Gandolfo, Ricardo Bartis, and Cristina Banegas and others for more than 12 years.
   My education and development in theater included study in voice technique and movement. It was then that I discovered tango, and I became devoted. I began taking Argentine tango lessons with acclaimed teachers such as Carlos y Rosa Perez, El chino Perico, Puppy Castelo, El "Turco" Jose, Raul Bravo, Ernesto Candal, Rodolfo Dinzel, Gabriel Misse, Damian Esell and Nancy Louzán, Julio Balmaceda y Corina de la Rosa among others.

   I continued to further my study of tango along with other forms of dance and body awarness such as Modern dance, Ballet, Feldenkrais, Yoga, etc. at the ODC dance studio of San Francisco, Alonsos lines dance studio of San Francisco, C.C. San Martin of Buenos Aires and C.C. Ricardo Rojas of Buenos Aires, with other renowned artists.

   As part of my formal education, the coin intead of choosing psycologist, toke my to finished my university education with a degree in computer systems. Training my self in a methodic mind, looking for details in simple forms of life to explain reality and how things works, College ending giving me the tools to be precise and understanding better the dance of tango.!
   By that time, my creative and artistic soul could not stay quiet and I started be interested in colors and forms and ending putting the focus in graphic design, absorving as much information I could. But, tango became stronger and ending been my way of living.

   To me, Argentine Tango gives us the opportunity to explore the potential of human connection in all it’s forms. Whether it be the meeting of the feminine and masculine within oneself, or going deeper into understanding these aspects in your partner. Tango gives us the tools to reflect and communicate life in a most subtle and profound way. To me, Tango is about refined communication, a quintessential game in its human form and constant improvisation, with music to move the soul. It is a statement of identity and interaction...of life and love.

    Amy loves to dance. Her parents soon caught on when impromptu performances were held in the family room on a weekly basis (the fireplace hearth made a perfect stage for a 6yr old in full make up and costume). Unfortunately classes at that age were halted when Amy was extradited for having chicken pox and was too humiliated to return until a much older age...high school. There she was an active participant in the dance team and went on to explore her love of dance in festivals as prestigious as the American Dance Festival after graduation.
   It was then that her focus changed from Modern and Contemporary to ethnic dances, such as Tribal Bellydance, West African, Flamenco, East Indian, and Japanese Butoh. Here she found her fascination with ethnic cultures, language, dress and customs enabled her to express herself through movement.

   Her focus and passion settled on Bellydance and she went on to perform with local troupes, Dance La Femme and the Big Sur Natives. Her relationship with the Natives developed a more theatrical side of her dance which lead her to study with Gabriel Roth and the 5 Rhythms, and Vin Marti’s Soul Motion. Here an interesting element of moving meditation and inner reflection was able to come forth in her dance.

   So how did Argentine Tango follow all of that? Unintentionally, really. When invited to visit a friend in Buenos Aires their first night out was to a local milonga in the historic San Telmo neighborhood. The walls seemed to breathe as crackly muffled tango music forced itself through the wafts of cigarette smoke and she watched as bodies clung to each other as if the world was going to end when the song did. That might have done it, but surely what sealed the deal was when a certain young man by the name of Santiago asked her to dance….and the rest is pure Tango.

"During their extended visits to San Francisco, Santiago and Amy have influenced my Tango more than any other Maestros. Taking classes with Santiago and Amy is the closest thing to studying in Buenos Aires."

Paul Sanville
[San Francisco, California]

"There are many skilled teachers out there, but few are so entertaining. I'd rather go to your class than to the movies!"

Cynthia and Terry
[Fort Bragg, California]

"Amy & Santiago's classes are fun! While learning precise and correct technique, there is often lots of laughter in their class settings as the make everyone feel at ease. They are extremely approachable and will always answer any question with the utmost consideration for every student. Their classes have become very popular, very fast here in San Francisco. Word of mouth has spread about their classes and the classes have become full, which is always the best compliment students can give to a teacher. I highly recommend taking any and all classes they teach."

Randy Cervantes
[San Francisco, California]

"I am very thankful for having encountered such inspiring, generous, and dedicated teachers."

Marc SF Queer Tango
[San Francisco, California]

"I love to dance, and about seven years ago I fell in love with the Argentine Tango, since then I have taken many lessons and workshops. Amy and Santiago are by far my favorite couple who have taught me so much and made it so easy to explain,they are both two beautiful genuine people"

Benjamin Porto
[Sacramento, California]

"I really enjoy that you are helping to educate the Bay Area about the older masters, bring a deeper dimension to the Bay Area Tango Community."

Jason Yim
[San Francisco, California]