OFFICIAL VIDEOS of the Argentine Tango USA Championship & Tango Festival 2014 Produced, Organized, and Directed by: Andrea Monti and Hugo Valdez Why you should buy these videos: • STUDY and LEARN! 3 HRS of FOOTAGE! These videos feature 100% Argentine Tango in STUNNING resolution by some of the best competitors in the USA. The best available angles from each camera have been edited to highlight footwork, embrace, and musicality.
• Each episode ends with a bonus clip of renowned Argentine Maestros featuring their spectacular show performances.
What it is:
A unique four-day Tango event including both an international Tango festival (with workshops, performances, live music and social dancing), and the only Official Argentine Tango Competition in the US. (San Francisco, April 17-20, 2014)
Held at the magnificent San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, the Argentine Tango USA Championship is a sanctioned official branch in The United States to Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup by the Office of Festivals and Central Events of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the Autonomous City Of Buenos Aires, which is the highest authority regarding the organization, program planning and overall execution of Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup (Mundial de Tango).
Argentine Tango USA Official Salon Tango Champions 2014, title were awarded to:
• First Place: NICHOLAS TAPIA & STEPHANIE BERG, from Berkeley, CA (Official US representatives at Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup 2014)
• Second Place: JEVGENI DADIDOV and ZOYA ALTMARK, from Edgewater, New Jersey
• Third Place: JERRY PEREZ and AMY CHANG, Los Angeles, CA
Credits:
ATUSA Organizers, Producers and Directors
Andrea Monti and Hugo "Gato" Valdez
Official Judges
Facundo Posadas
Daniela Arcuri
Gabriela Rojo
Christy Cote
Makela Brizuela
Salon Couples (leader/follower)
Joe Banks Jen Greer
Kenneth Bell Chooi Goh
Nicholas Tapia Stephanie Berg
Kenneth Brown Patricia "Gigi" Jensen
Brian Buckley Svetl
