STELLA MISSÉ: Stella comes from a famous clan Missé Tango which includes her sister Andrea and brothers Sebastián and Gabriel – professional dancers that are well-known in the world of tango. She has been dancing since she was a child, starting at milongas in Buenos Aires with great milongueros Petaca (Leonardo Lerman), Cachito Mantegasa, Toto (Pedro Faraldo), Puppi Castello among others. She also has a wide experience in tango shows.
Stella has participated in documentaries about tango on the French TV5, as well as in the movie Assassination Tango by Robert Duvall. As a part of her work in shows she has been performing in one of the most prestigious houses of Buenos Aires "Señor Tango". She also worked for the Tango X2 company, in which she made a promotional tour in September, 2007 in Italy (Cremona, Roma "La notte bianca", Perugia y Milano).
During 2009 she travelled around a big part of the world together with Javier Rodríguez participating in the most important world Tango Fetivals and workshops in different countries and cities:
. 10º International Torino Tango Festival.
. International Montevideo Tango Festival.
. International Tango Festival Vacanze in Puglia.
. International Seoul Tango Festival
. 8º International Firenze Tango Festival.
. Tangocamp (Italy, Germany, Sweden, Greece).
. Workshops: Catania, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil.
Further in 2009 Stella came to Moscow with Diego Arizaga to be on the jury of an Argentinean Tango contest organized by a famous dance school Galla Dance.
JOSÉ ALMAR: José started to dance tango at milongas in Buenos Aires in 2000.
His dancing style has been formed and developed by such milongueros and dancers as Carlos Rivarola, Puppi Castello, El Chino Perico, Gavito y Javier Rodríguez among others. Women, dancers and milongueras, that have played an important role in his education are amazing Graciela González, an excellent teacher Olga Besio, Geraldine Rojas, Milena Plebs, Marite Lujan and Andrea Missé.
In 2008-2009 had the honor to perform together with the legendary Milena Plebs in Moscow, and with Graciela González at the International Tango Festival “White Nights 2009” in St.Petersburg.
During 2008-2009 travelled around Russia several times. In Moscow, Samara and Saratov gave regular classes and workshops together with Irina Petrichenko, an excellent tango teacher, very popular in Russia and Eastern Europe. José and Irina have participated in the following festivals:
. International St.Petersburg Tango Festival “White Nights”, June 12-14, 2009.
. International Odessa Tango Festival “Tango D’amore”, July 30 – August 2, 2009.
José has also travelled giving workshops in Ekaterinburg, Tyumen and Chelyabinsk in Russia and in Odessa, Kiev and Lvov in Ukraine.
In Latin America he has had various shows in Mexico. The most famous are “Malena baila el tango” in the National Art Centre in Mexico City and performances in Guadalajara.
Alper & Selen, a couple of the new generation, dance in harmony of dynamism, emotion and elegance. They combine these motives with their investigative and questioning approach to tango. With the connection and eternal respect for tango, they have created a unique style with their different use of musicality. They give priority to be fluent and analytical not only in their dance but also in their method of teaching.
While sharing knowledge and experience about tango, they created a enjoyable style concentrated on the essence of subject, combined with musicality and improvisation.
They continue to teach and learn with the respect to opinion of learning never ends in tango, like life.
They are dancing and teaching together since 2005 and they were invited to the tango festivals and workshops such as Ankara, Istanbul, Bursa, Cyprus and Kiev. They made several performances in Buenos Aires such as Milonga 10, Loca, Gricel, El Beso, La Viruta and Salon Canning. On the other hand they also danced with great orchestras; Sexteto Milonguero (Argentina) and Tango Plus (Turkey). They are also champions of the First Open World Tango Competition which was held in İstanbul. They continue to give regular classes in Akademitango.
