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Radi is a passionate dancer and teacher. He started dancing as a teenager, with break dance. In 1999, wanting to study dance more seriously, he started to learn Flamenco, which he continued for a number of years. He then went on to experience some of the Latin dances. But when he discovered Tango in early 2009, he immediately knew “This is it.” His pursuit of Tango has taken him to many corners of the world. Amongst them are two trips to Buenos Aires, a week-long teacher training in Hawaii with Brigitta Winkler and Tomas Howlin, and the prestigious Tango Teacher Week at the legendary Tango school El Corte located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He has also been to numerous festivals in the US. On this path, he has been influenced by and studied with many renowned teachers, including Liz Haight, Alex Krebs, Jaimes Friedgen, and Eric Jorissen. Radi is a medical doctor and a personal trainer, and has extensive experience teaching self-development courses. What made him quit everything else, and start Tango as a career was “The element of human connection, on simultaneous physical, emotional, and spiritual levels”. He is currently a full-time student at the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, studying dance in the Contemporary concentration.

Radi is also a Tango DJ. He plays music for the Albuquerque and Santa Fe communities, and has been a DJ for the Albuquerque Tango Festival.

Radi’s dedication to Tango is based in more than it being “just a dance”. He believes in making the world a better place, one person at a time. He also believes that Tango, with its power to cultivate connection and sensitivity, is a good answer.

  

 

  

Paul Akmajian has been dancing tango since 1998 and teaching since 2006. His approach to tango reflects the influences of Susana Miller, Ricardo Vidort, Alicia Pons, Brigitta Winkler, Tomas Howlin, Robin Thomas, Robert Hauk, Christopher Nassopoulos & Caroline Peattie among others.

This is what Paul had to say about the upcoming milonga series that he’s teaching:

“For this progressive series, we will explore the rhythm and cadence of the milonga, moving from the beautiful, slow Milonga Lisa to the active and fun quickness of Milonga Traspie. My goal will be to give you the tools to have fun and enjoy milonga as much as I do!”