DIANA
SANCHEZ BENITEZ
CLAUDIO
FORTES
www.claudioydiana.com.ar. All rigths reserved (C) 2008.Claudio Fortes Diana Sanchez Benitez, Tango Argentino
Shows: Tangos Frente al Mar. Tango Joven para volver a creer. Romance de Tango. Viva Tango. Contratango (Direccion, nominado estrella de Mar). Los Suenos. Performances Grisel, Dandi, Sin Rumbo, La Viruta Festival internacional de Tango de La Plata, Festival Internacional de Danza PRODANZA, CITA (Buenos Aires) Festival de Cosquin (Cordoba) Comuna Baires Milano, Parma, Torino, Cassale Monferrato (Italia) El Arrabalero (Mexico DF) Stavanger (Noruega) Claudio Fortes has a passion for teaching to dance and above all, he aims at improving students level noticeably in a short time. During the last 16 years he has succeeded in making his students stand out in milongas, conferences and many of them are currently in the first places in the world stage. What is more, he has a gift for educating in a simple and caring way making of each workshop a place where people can share an amazing time together. Whichever the age or training of the student, he can undergo a great change that will lead him to enjoy in a higher degree his dance performances. He started dancing and teaching tango de salon. Later on, he ventured into old styles such as canyengue. He also takes pleasure in the magic around the milonga embrace and he is constantly studying new movements to achieve a new and better dynamic. He believes that the styles are a starting point and not a finishing point. Choosing a style is similar to going through a door where a magical experience begins. This decision should not lead to judging or criticism. There are as many truths as people. As a dancer, he excelled in many shows like Viva Tango (Long Live Tango), Tangos Frente al Mar (Tangos in front od the Sea) and Tango Nuestro (Our Tango). Claudio has made dazzling displays in the most prestigious ballrooms in Buenos Aires such as Grisel, Club Sin Rumbo and Confiter?a Ideal. Besides, he performed in Stavanger (Norway), Milano, Parma, Cassale Monferrato, Torino (Italy) and Mexico City (Mexico). He also performed for 30,000 people and was broadcasted for 177 countries during the (Rugby) Seven World Cup in Mar del Plata , in 200...Claudio created and directed a show called Contratango , with more than 25 artists on stage, in the 2006/7 summer. As a tango teacher, Claudio has delivered lessons and seminars in Mar del Plata: Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Villa Victoria Ocampo, Centro Cultural La Rada , etc.In Buenos Aires , he taught in Grisel and Dandi.In Stavnager, Milano, Parma,Torino in Mexico City (NTS Workshop). He has made the first Argentine DVD on “Volcadas”. Dancer by profession, Claudio is a lawyer and also has a master in PNL (NeuroLinguistics Programming) and a diploma in Negotiation Skills.
Diana Sanchez Benitez has a natural grace and a unique talent to dance and teach. In the last couple of years she has studied intensely anatomy and the shapes of movement in order to integrate them into the magical experience of dancing and instructing. Her observations are highly accurate and she seeks to explore the most outstanding personal qualities of her students, always proposing a balanced approach between corporal and artistic development. She is especially fond of developing and searching for her distinctive dancing style and she encourages her students to look for and discover their unique condition. She was trained in different styles and her classes are broadly renowned in every communityshe visits. Diana is also a yoga instructor. This, allows her to be familiar with corporal and skills knowledge. Dancing and teaching tango is a profession that requires total commitment , and this is what Diana realized when she started dancing at 14.She is completely dedicated to the study of the diverse possibilities of movement and body expressions which enhance tango. She has delivered classes and seminars in Mar del Plata in: Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Villa Victoria Ocampo, Centro Cultural La Rada , among others. She also taught in Stavanger (Norway) Milano, Parma, Torino, Cassale Monferrato (Italy) and in Mexico City (NTS Workshop). She has performed in the most important stages in Mar del Plata , like Teatro Auditorium, Teatro Colón, Sheraton Hotel, Costa Galana Hotel and Torreón del Monje.She acted in Buenos Aires, Stavanger, Parma, Milano, Torino, Cassale Moferrato and Mexico City. She created and directed the show “Contratango”, which had more than 25 dancers on stage during the summer 2006/7
ABOUT US
CLAUDIO FORTES & DIANA SANCHEZ BENITEZ Teachers, Choreographers and Performers. Claudio and Diana are a dynamic Tango couple. They have their own special talents and unique creativity. Claudio's energy and composure combined with Diana's beauty and grace, form a harmonious flow of cutting edge movement. Claudio has studied Tango for 18 years and perfected the art of "Spiral Motion Theory." His unique concepts maximize the student's understanding of the most complex foot patterns. His background as a lawyer and being a master in PNL (NeuroLinguistics Programming), enhances his analytical and communicative skills. The result elevates his students to the highest level of dancing in a short time. Diana has studied intense anatomy and the shapes of movement, creating a magical experience of instructive dancing. As a yoga instructor as well, she maintains a balanced approach between corporal and artistic development. She was trained in different styles and her classes are renowned in every community she visits. Aside from teaching, Claudio and Diana have performed in a dazzling display of diversified events around the world. Above all, their down to earth and caring persona are most impressive to everyone who meets them.
