Antonio Martinez: tango milonguero.

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Antonio Martinez dances a beautiful and personal "milonguero" style and he is considered one of the top dancers in the popular milongas of Buenos Aires, like Cachirulo and El Beso. Antonio started dancing 16 years ago under the instruction of Cristina Pugni, one of the stars of the original cast of Forever Tango. Over the years he had the opportunity to study under the directions of several of the most prominent dancers and teachers like Jorge Firpo, Coca y Osvaldo, Natacha Poberaj, Fabián Peralta, Hector Falcon, Edit Paez and Carlos Gavito.

Significant to his growth as a teacher were the classes he taught at "Cosquin en la peña" of musician Ica Novo in 2001, at Club Bohemios (La Boca) in 2002, and at Club Español,( (La Plata). In 2005-2006 he collaborated and taught for Unitango. He has worked assisting Oscar Casas in his classes at Region Leonesa and Fernando Lores and Geri Gluzman in their classes at Maipu 444 on Sundays.

He has been teaching for 10 years, first in Argentina (Buenos Aires and Greater BsAs) and now in Italy with his partner Francesca Bertelli.

With Francesca, he recently founded FrAnTango Buenos Aires, and he is now based in beautiful Tuscany. Together they teach a tango that although respectful of the milonguero tradition incorporates innovative concepts giving both leader and follower a central role in the dance. Posture, walking, connection in the embrace and musicality are the pillars of their teachings. The goal is to teach their students how to achieve a tango that is totally creative and respectful of the dance-floor. In their classes Antonio also focuses at clearly explaining the lead ("la marca") never with the hands or the arms, always with the embrace: a dancer who can properly lead will free himself and his partner from set figures and steps achieving a truly creative and blissful dance.

Their schedule of regular classes in Florence and Montecatini Terme can be found here:

http://www.tangotuscany.com/www.tangotuscany.com/Antonio_Martinez.html

What is tango? Here is Antonio's perspective in his own words:

"El tango es la vida misma que se manifiesta en un sentimiento declarado con el abrazo,
un camino que va con la musica, corazon a corazon, y lo sentido, es muy particular;
es un secreto sagrado entre dos.
Es un " amor " de tres minutos que se eterniza en el alma.
ojos cerrados y un guia.
Es un dialogo sin palabras, siempre nuevo y profundo."

Trans.: "Tango is life itself which is expressed in a feeling declared with an embrace, a walk that goes with the music, heart to heart, and the sensitiveness is very special, it is a sacred secret between two beings. It is a "love" that lasts three minutes that lasts forever in the soul, with eyes closed and a guide. It is a dialog without words, always new and deep."

A sample of his beutiful dancing:

http://www.youtube.com/user/franber1

Antonio Martinez Tango

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Antonio Martinez, originalmente da Buenos Aires, insegna tango nel piu' puro "estilo salon y milonguero" in Toscana. Un nuovo ciclo di lezioni di gruppo iniziera' a Montecatini Terme la settimana del 12 luglio. Per ulteriori informazioni si prega di contattare il numero 347-868-1590 o inviare un messaggio di posta elettronica a antotango@hotmail.com.

Antonio e' anche disponibile per dare lezioni private e per accompagnamento alle milongas.

Una breve biografia:
Antonio Martinez balla un bellissimo ed elegante stile milonguero ed e' considerato uno dei ballerini sociali piu' in vista di Buenos Aires. Recentemente rilocatosi in Toscana, propone adesso ai tangueri toscani il suo tango.

Antonio ha iniziato a ballare il tango 16 anni fa con la ballerina Cristina Pugni, una delle star del cast originale dello spettacolo "Forever Tango" e insegna da circa 10 anni. Nel corso degli anni ha avuto la opportunita' di studiare con alcuni dei ballerini di punta come Jorge Firpo, Coca e Osvaldo, Natacha Poberaj, Fabián Peralta, Hector Falcon, Edit Paez e Carlos Gavito.

Molto importanti per la sua crescita come insegnante sono state le lezioni che ha insegnato presso il "Cosquin en la peña" del musicista Ica Novo nel 2001, presso il "Club Bohemios" (nel quartiere de La Boca in Buenos Aires) nel 2002 e presso il Club Español (nella citta' di La Plata).
Nel 2005-2006 ha collaborato e insegnato per la organizzazione Unitango di Buenos Aires.
Durante il 2009 ha collaborato con Oscar Casas alle sue lezioni nel club "Region Leonesa" e con Fernando e Gery alle lezioni nel club Maipu 444.
Nel luglio 2010 Antonio fara' una esibizione con Melina Sedo' presso la Milonga Orillera di Mainz in Germania e in ottobre 2010 partecipera' come insegnante e ballerino invitato al "Festivalitos con Amigos" in Saarbrücken in Germania.
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Che cos'e' il tango per Antonio?
"El tango es la vida misma que se manifiesta en un sentimiento declarado con el abrazo,
un camino que va con la musica, corazon a corazon, y lo sentido, es muy particular;
es un secreto sagrado entre dos.
Es un " amor " de tres minutos que se eterniza en el alma.
ojos cerrados y un guia.
Es un dialogo sin palabras, siempre nuevo y profundo."

Per vedere videos di Antonio:
http://www.youtube.com/user/franber1

Con un gruppo di alunni a Montecatini Terme

A few notes on Antonio:

Antonio Martinez dances a beautiful milonguero style and he is considered one of the top dancers in the popular milongas of Buenos Aires, like Cachirulo and El Beso. Antonio started dancing over 13 years ago under the instruction of Cristina Pugni, one of the stars of the original cast of Forever Tango. Over the years he had the opportunity to study under the directions of several of the most prominent dancers and teachers like Jorge Firpo, Coca y Osvaldo, Natacha Poberaj, Fabián Peralta, Hector Falcon, Edit Paez and Carlos Gavito. Significant to his growth as a teacher were the classes he taught at "Cosquin en la peña" of musician Ica Novo in 2001, at Club Bohemios (La Boca) in 2002, and at Club Español,( (La Plata). In 2005-2006 he collaborated and taught for Unitango. He is currently assisting Oscar Casas in his classes at Region Leonesa and Fernando and Gerit in their classes at Maipu 444 on Sundays.

What is tango? Here is Antonio's perspective in his own words:

A sample of his beutiful dancing:

http://www.youtube.com/user/franber1

A tango class in Buenos Aires

Antonio Martinez teaches a class to Raquel