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Dancers

Guest Artists
Nocturna, 2008 Spring Show


Silvina Valz, guest artist
Silvina is an Argentinean who teaches and performs tango throughout Europe, Japan, the United States and Buenos Aires. Silvina is one of the young great tango dancers whose dance incorporates elements from all styles of tango. She has studied and practiced tango in Buenos Aires with different teachers, among others, Pepito Avellaneda and Gustavo Naviera. She is known for her work with milonga master, Dany Garcma (El Flaco). Silvina has worked as a choreographer and production assistant with the Theatre Antoine Vitoz and taught dancing and acting to young people in the National School for the Blind. Her dance style is unique and beautiful, filled with humor and passion.

Oliver Kolker, guest artist
Oliver was born in New York City and grew up in Argentina. His love for the Tango was inspired by his grandmother, a Tango singer and dancer. He studied with Miguel Angel Zotto, Osvaldo Zotto, Roberto Herrera, Graciela Gonzalez, Carlos Gavito, Carlos Copello, Horacio Godoy, and Luis Solanas. Together with Mora Godoy, Oliver started "Tango Emocion," a dance company of 6 couples and the Lisandro Adrovers Quintet. They toured throughout Europe visiting The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Finland and Sweden. In 2002, Oliver placed 6th out of 150 couples at the World Tango Championship Salon Category. At the World Tango Championship in 2004, he reached the finals in the Stage Category.

More recently, Oliver taught in Israel as a special guest artist at the most prestigious Tango School in Tel Aviv, the Lidor Dance Studio. In New York City, he launched the extremely popular “Tango Experience”, a company that organizes trips to Buenos Aires for people to immerse themselves in the “world that is Tango”. Oliver's passion for dancing and teaching the Tango has enriched Stepping Out Studio’s (previously owned by Diane Lachtrupp, founder of Tango Fusion Dance Company) program immensely. To quote: “With Tango I have found my expression, my way of being able to communicate with another dancer in a beautiful dialogue.”

Silvina and Oliver were recently part of the production “El Rey del Tango” in New York City.