[Tango-A] NA-C: Humberto Décima and Elizabeth Olivera Piriz debut in Chicago on Sat., Aug. 9 at American Tango Institute

[PJ Grant]

WindyCityTango, Unlimited proudly announces the debut in Chicago of Argentines Humberto Décima and Elizabeth Olivera Piriz. Humberto and Elizabeth are exciting, grounded and caring instructors and performers, embarking on their first tour of the USA. Their premier performance in Chicago will be Saturday, August 9, 2008 during American Tango
Institute’s milonga de Corazón a Corazón at 325 N Hoyne St, Suite C-404, Chicago IL 60612 (entry $15). The showcase will be danced around 11:30 p. For a preview of their style, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myZsRdwa_ZM&feature=relatedor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVl-njolbAo&feature=related.
Mr. Décima and Ms. Olivera are two tango dancers (“milongueros”) from Buenos Aires, the city where they live and dance. They are noted for their particularly elegant style of interpretation, as well as their deep understanding of the
historic elements of Tango that they are carrying forward to a new generation of dancers.  Their teaching focuses on creating an understanding of the aesthetics, body dynamics and discipline that support the dancing of tango.  
Humberto Décima’s extensive teaching background since 2000 includes:  Instructor at Tango Education Center of Buenos Aires, Co-director of “2 Para El Tango” Argentine Tango dance school, Co-director of the Argentine Tango Dance Company – “Tangos para el Encuentro”, Assistant Teacher from 2005-2008 at the International Tango Congress, and an Assistant Teacher at the “Tango Experience International Workshop” from 2005-2007 with Diego Di Falco and Carolina Zokalsky.  Humberto also has taught throughout Europe since 2004.  He has given tango performances or exhibitions in Buenos Aires, as well as in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Netherland, France, Spain, Italy,
and England. 
Humberto started dancing in the early 1990’s.  He has studied milonguero, salon and stage tango with the most renowned Argentine teachers: Rodolfo Dinzael, Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne, Chico Frumboli and Eugenia Parilla, Fabian Salas and Carolina Del Rivero, Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes, Horacio Godoy, Dana Frigoli and Pablo Villarraza, Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa, Damian Edsell and Nancy Louzan, Luciana Valle, Melina Brufman and Claudio Gonzalez, Mora Godoy and Junior Cervila, Paola Jean and Nicolas Cobas, Cristina Cortes, Johana Copes and Martin Ojeda, Mariana Flores and Eduardo Capussi, Gachi Fernandesz and Sergio Cortazo, Carlos Gavito and Maria Plazaola, Susana Miller, Pocho and Nely, Cacho Dante.  
Elizabeth is the founding partner, artistic director and choreographer of the “EOP Tango Company” (www.eoptango.com), based in Buenos Aires.  Since 2007, she is the co-director and instructor in the Argentine Tango school “2 Para el Tango”, in partnership with Humberto Décima and Maria Celia Arias. She also has been an Assistant Teacher from 2005-2008 at the International Tango Congress in Buenos Aires. Elizabeth, dancing since 2000,
has studied formally with great Argentinean teachers such as Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau, Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida, Carlos and Maria Rivarola, Claudia Codega and Esteban Moreno, Alejandra Mantinan, Dana Frigoli and Pablo
Villarraza, Damian Esse and Nancy Louzan, Gustavo Naviera and Giselle Anne; Chico Fromboli, Fabian Salas and Carolina Del Rivero, Sebastian Arce and Marian Montes; Mora Godoy and Junior Cervila; Roberto Reis and Lucila Cionci, Cristina Cortes, Carlos Gavito and Maria Plazaola; Dany Garcia; Demian Garcia and Carolina Bonaventura.  
In addition, Humberto and Elizabeth are experts Tangotherapy (™ in Argentina), an alternative to health through art, dance, the connection with others, self-reflection and learning in collaboration with a group. Founded in conjunction with Maria Celia Arias, Tangotherapy™ comes from the essence of dance: from the natural, organic and spontaneous movements occurring in humans’ daily life. It is a corporal technique, interrelating Art (via dance) and Science (via psychology). Dancers Humberto, with a Master’s degree in Psychology, and Elizabeth, with a Nursing degree, integrate Tangotherapy™ into their teaching and dancing.
Humberto Décima and Elizabeth Olivera’s 2008-2009 USA tour is sponsored by WindyCityTango, Unlimited. All exhibitions and group classes will be coordinated through Phoebe J Grant. If you are interested in having them perform at your event or teach workshops in your community, please contact her at 312-60TANGO (312-608-2646) or WindyCityTango at yahoo.com. Private lessons may be scheduled directly with Humberto at 217-898-8971 or humbertohoy at yahoo.com.ar.
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