Daniel Lapadula

Daniel Lapadula, originally from Argentina, is a professional performer, teacher, organizer and choreographer now residing in Miami. He has performed across the United States and the Caribbean to critical acclaim and, most recently, in the movie "Random Hearts" starring Harrison Ford. Daniel has a background in jazz and ballet dancing and has been dancing tango professionally since 1977 on TV and nightclubs with masters, including Juan Carlos Copes and Eduardo & Gloria.

Daniel was the choreographer and director of Tango Revue from 1986 to 1996 and selected as the first dancer of the Libertad Lamarque Company in 1991. He created "Tango Tango" and choreographed "Buenos Aires in Ann Arbor" for the Detroit tango club. Daniel is currently working on a new show, "Tangosoul", which is being produced by Oscar Dipaola. He has also been very successful recently in developing the popular Tango Rueda, which is salon tango by a group of 4 or more couples in a circle changing partners.

Daniel's style, both teaching and performing, and material covered surprised and delighted everyone when he was here in May. So don't miss this opportunity to improve your dancing skills!! Daniel will also be fulfilling some performance dates with Christy Cote in California and Oregon during his sojourn on the West Coast. Contact Daniel creator of "Soul of Tango" Tango show at: tangosoul@aol.com

DANIEL LAPADULA -- CLUB STYLE TANGO
Daniel is a professional performer, teacher, organizer and choreographer. He has performed across the United States, Europe and the Caribbean to critical acclaim. Daniel has a background in jazz and ballet and has been dancing tango professionally since 1977 on TV and nightclubs with masters of tango. Daniel was the choreographer and director of Tango Revue from 1986 to 1996 and selected as the first dancer of the Libertad Lamarque Company in 1991.

Daniel created “Tango Tango” and choreographed “Buenos Aires in Ann Arbor”. He has been very successful in developing Club Style tango which encompasses, among other movements: basic syncopations; technique of embrace; developing a cadence in the walk by unequal steps; and increasing speed generating a better rotation in the upper body for giros. This is just some of the material Daniel will be covering in his classes and workshops; all material is intermediate to advanced. He is one of the first to have instructional DVDs as well as videos, which are Excellent! He’s also done an instructional series for Solo Tango TV in Buenos Aires which is currently running. Daniel’s style, both teaching and performing, material and personality surprises and delights everyone wherever he works and performs.

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