Meet Our Special Guests

Maximiliano Gluzman - Instructor

Maxi's tango, one of personal identity, inherits the inventiveness of the Buenos Aires tradition and was acquired through years of working with world known instructors, as well as through researching the social tango of the old masters. His subtle firm lead is the result of both practice and countless nights of dancing in Buenos Aires. And through his unique, flowing musicality he has found an endless vehicle for creativity and expression. He has taught and performed in Argentina, Europe and the United States of America, both in workshops and seminars as well as in numerous festivals (including DC's own Tangosutra).

Sridhar Hannenhalli - DJ & Instructor

Sridhar's main influences in his tango education are Susana Miller, Carlos Gavito, Brigitta Winkler, Julio Balmaceda and countless partners around the world. Tango remains the master in his instructions and the techniques are improvised to achieve a gentle embrace and stillness in motion where the music can be experienced and expressed with least intrusion to attain a meditative state of mind.

Yulia Kriskovets - DJ

Yulia is a popular DJ on the national festival circuit. Her playlists offer a mixture of Old Guard and Golden Age tango. Yulia also plays alternative music, when appropriate to the venue and the mood of the crowd on the floor, and has DJed numerous alternative milongas. She DJed in Washington DC Tangosutra and Tango Marathon Festivals, Ann Arbor Festivals, Tango Joven Festivals in Chicago, Providence Festivals, and the Tango at Sea Cruise.

Monica Paz - Instructor

Monica is a highly-trained tango teacher from Buenos Aires who combines a high academic background with long years of experience in teaching. She is an expert in Salon Tango - Milonguero Style, Tango Waltz and Milonga. Monica also specializes in teaching technique for women and has led many courses and seminars. She is a member of the Argentine Association of Teachers and Dancers of Salon Tango.

Ramu Pyreddy - DJ & Instructor

Ramu Pyreddy is the founder of the Argentine Tango Club at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - a community well known for excellent social dancing skills. He is one of the most knowledgeable and sought after tango DJ's in North America and is a featured DJ at most tango festivals in the US. He teaches tango for the social dance floor with an emphasis on musicality and connection. His teaching and dancing are characterized by keen musical interpretation, infectious enthusiasm and a deep love of the music and the dance that is fanatic.

Jake Spatz - DJ & Instructor

Jake began dancing tango in Brooklyn in 2001. He began performing in the summer of 2005, and accepted his first teaching invitation in DC in October 2005, which has kept him busy ever since. Jake also works as a DJ and translator of tango lyrics, and maintains the website tangoDC.com which currently houses his tango translations. He has been house teacher at the Eastern Market milonga since June 2006.