About
PABLO REPUN
Teaching and Dancing Tango Professionally since 1993...
Pablo Repun was born and raised in Buenos Aires- the city where the exciting and passionate dance of Argentine Tango first came alive.
During his extensive tango training in Buenos Aires , Pablo studied with the top professional "Masters" of Argentine Tango: Carlos Hidalgo, Celia Blanco, Ernesto Carmona, Gustavo Naveira, Esteban Moreno, Pepito Avellaneda, Natalia Games & Gabriel Angio, Fabian Salas, Mingo Pugliese & Roberto Herrera. In addition to his training in tango, Pablo studied Graham Contemporary Dance and Parallelism Dance Technique at The National School of Dance in Buenos Aires.
Pablo enjoys teaching both private lessons and group classes to all levels from beginners to advanced students. He teaches all style of Argentine tango: Tango Salon, Close Embrace, Open Embrace, Social, Nuevo Tango and Performance Tango. He is known for his utmost concentration on the importance of posture, balance and technique for both Leaders and Followers. Pablo has taught his 'tango foundation' to several students who have gained international recognition.
In Buenos Aires, Pablo taught group classes, private lessons and workshops at local milongas, cultural centers, universities and also historical places like Café Tortoni and Café Homero Manzi.
He has taken his knowledge & experience both as a teacher and performer worldwide to Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Germany, Italy and throughout the USA in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Maryland, Iowa, Kentucky, No. Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Seattle and Alaska, where he received a special invitation from the Mayor of Juneau . He has performed on TV numerous times in Brazil, Costa Rica and USA and traveled with Quintango quintet performing around the USA , appearing on the cover of their last CD, which won a Grammy in its field.(SEE "C.Vitae")
Pablo has performed at milongas, private events, public shows, hotel functions, corporate events and universities such as: 2008 Miami Tango Fantasy Congress; The Tropigala Theater, Florida Grand Opera Miami fundraising event "A Toast to You"; Quintango & Ars Flores Symphonic Orchestra; La Playa Hotel in Naples; Motorola Corporation's Hispanic Festival: 2005 Miami Tango Fantasy Congress; The University Center for the Performing Arts; The Argentinean Embassy in Washington, D.C.; Black Rock Center for the Performing Arts in Maryland; Ames City Auditorium Town & Gown Chamber Music Association in Iowa; Madison Theater in Kentucky; Thalian Hall in North Carolina; Tango Master Class at he University of Salisbury in Maryland; Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts, Virginia. (SEE"C.Vitae")
Pablo moved to Miami Florida in 2002, where he now has a very active schedule teaching and performing Argentine Tango in the Miami-Ft Lauderdale area, the west coast of Florida, in Naples, Ft. Myers and Sarasota - in addition to traveling throughout the USA and abroad doing workshops and performances.
For four years, Pablo taught group classes at South Florida's most popular weekly milonga, "The International Club of Argentine Tango" along with weekly classes in Aventura and Miami Dade Community College Kendall Campus.
At present, with his wife and tango partner, Alicia, they teach at the three most popular milongas on the east coast of Florida every Friday, Saturday and Sunday and also Host a monthly milonga on the west coast of Florida in Sarasota. In addition, they are the tango instructors at The University Center for Performing Arts teaching weekly classes. (SEE "AGENDA" for the schedule listing the availability of private lessons & group classes)
In addition to teaching and performing, Pablo was one of the organizers of the "Miami Tangothon", an Argentine Tango marathon for Florida dancers. He was the Publisher and Editor of "El Milonguero Tango Magazine", the first Argentine tango magazine in Florida.
Pablo & Alicia personally introduce their students to the birthplace of Tango organizing exciting and fun-filled tours to Buenos Aires each year. For information and to view photos of their 2008 student tour (SEE "TRIP TO BS.AS.")
A step-by-step 'basic' Argentine Tango video by Pablo & Alicia Repun is now available for purchase. This video is an excellent teaching tool for beginners - in addition to providing a ' review' of the important basics of tango for the experienced tango dancer. (SEE "BUY VIDEO")
For information about booking performances by The Repuns: (SEE "BOOK A SHOW")
For information about scheduling a private or group class, call Pablo: (SEE"CONTACT")
To Describe Pablo... DYNAMIC! FRIENDLY! & PATIENT! THAT'S PABLO! |
