Meet the Directors
Mandy Chou
Southern California Tango Championship & Festival Stage Tango Champion
2024
ATUSA Official USA Tango de Pista Finalist,
2023
ATUSA Official USA Stage Tango Finalist,
2023
ATUSA Official USA Tango Vals, 3rd place
2023
Mandy Chou is a well-known artist figure in Asia, celebrated as a stage dance artist and choreographer for acclaimed productions, including "Strictly Come Dancing," various HK TVB shows, the "Dancing Diva" stage play, and a dance showcase for the CEO of Louis Vuitton. With 3.5 years of international touring alongside a legendary singer, Mandy has garnered widespread recognition for her exceptional talent and creativity.
As an accomplished dance educator, she possesses profound expertise in a variety of dance forms, including classical ballet, contemporary dance, Chinese martial arts dance, Chinese folk dances, standard ballroom, international Latin, American smooth, American rhythm, and Argentine tango. In 2024, she proudly earned the title of Stage Tango Champion/Escenario, underscoring her remarkable skills and dedication to the art.
Mandy employs a unique teaching methodology that incorporates diverse dance terminology, effectively guiding her students in transforming their dancing abilities. She has trained a wide range of dancers, from amateurs to professionals, with a focus on developing their master mindset and fostering their growth in the dance field
Founder & Director
Orlando Reyes
Southern California Tango Championship & Festival Stage Tango Champion
2024
ATUSA Official USA Tango de Pista Champion,
2021.
ATUSA Official USA Stage Tango Champion, 2019.
ATUSA Official USA Tango de Pista 2nd place, 2019.
Juilliard School faculty, Drama department, partnering specialist
Orlando Reyes has been a professional dancer and teacher of Argentine Tango for over twenty years. With a background in classical ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, he went on to study Tango in Buenos Aires under the tutelage of renowned tango masters. His international performances and teachings include festivals and congresses in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Aruba, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, and his native country, Colombia. He is based in the United States of America since 2007, where he has taught and performed at many tango venues, schools, and universities nationwide.
In New York City, he was a choreographer and performer in the production, “Confianza” with ValeTango Company at the La MaMa Dance Festival, in April 2022. He performed with The Pan American Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, in 2022 and between 2016-2019. Other performances in New York City include Stage Performance with Tango Malbec House, 2012-2014, group and duet choreography for “Mientras Tango”, in 2010 and 2012. He has also done duet choreography for the following plays: "Tango por Ellos" in 2009 (which received the nomination in the Latin ACE Award 2010 for Best Choreography), "Tango Connection" and "Tango Noir" in 2008 and 2009, "Tango Intimo", in 2008, and NY Tango Festival in 2007.