CONGRATULATIONS to all USA CHAMPIONS 2024

OFFICIAL USA TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS 2024

Andres Martinez & Rochelle Banuet from Tampa, FL

Official USA Tango de Pista – 2nd & 3rd Places

Daniel Moreno & Ashley Kalchick from Detroit, Michigan (center)

Dmitri Krupnov & Mariia Orlova from Boca Raton, FL (left) 

 


USA STAGE TANGO CHAMPIONS 2024

Jesus Aranguren Jimenez & Jael Montilla Noguera, from Orlando, FL

 USA Stage Tango – 2nd Place and 3rd Place

Aleksandr Skarlato – Elizaveta Surmenelian, from Boca Raton, FL (left)

Andres Martinez & Rochelle Banuet, from Tampa, FL (right)


VALS & MILONGA USA CHAMPIONS 2024

Andres Martinez & Rochelle Banuet from Tampa, FL

VALS USA 2023 – 2nd Place

Jesus Aranguren Jimenez & Jael Montilla Noguera, from Orlando, FL

VALS USA 2023 – 3er Place

Kenenth Bell & Vernadeth Tennyson, from Sacramento, CA


MILONGA USA – 2nd Place

Jesus Aranguren Jimenez & Jael Montilla Noguera, from Orlando, FL

MILONGA USA – 3rd Place

Ryan Styles & Rena Abdullayeva from San Francisco, CA


USA SALON SENIOR CHAMPIONS 2024

Rasheed Bashirov & Rebecca Raven from Seattle, WA

USA SALON SENIOR – 2nd Place

Eugene Pekurovsky & Raisa Pekurovsky from San Jose, CA

USA SALON SENIOR – 3rd Place

Richard Barranco & Anna Barranco, Saratoga, CA


“So you think you can Tango?” USA Winners 2024

Best Tango Follower:
Olivia Moore from Los Angeles, CA

Best Tango Leader:
Hai-Ho Tran Fremont, CA

 



USA TANGO CHAMPIONS 2023:

OFFICIAL USA TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS

Donato Juarez & Amanda Accica from Utica, Michigan


OFFICIAL USA STAGE TANGO CHAMPIONS

Martin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero from Fort Myers, Florida


Official USA Tango de Pista – 2nd Place

Daniel Moreno & Ashley Kalchick from Rochester Michigan


Official USA Stage Tango – 2nd Place

Jeremias Fors & Carolina Balmaceda from Miami, FL


Official USA Tango de Pista – 3rd Place

Martin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero from Fort Myers, FL


Official USA Stage Tango – 3rd Place

Vuk Stefanovic & Rebecca Blomberg from Stamford, CT


VALS USA CHAMPIONS 2023

Cristian Bravo & Anna León from Richmond, VA


MILONGA USA CHAMPIONS 2023

Donato Juarez & Amanda Accica from Utica, Michigan


VALS USA 2023 – 2nd Place

Roger Maravilla & Shiels Conducto-Maravilla from Alviso, California


MILONGA USA 2023 – 2nd Place

Cristian Bravo & Anna León from Richmond, VA


VALS USA 2023 – 3er Place

Valerii Golubev & Mandy Chou from New Jersey City, NJ


MILONGA USA 2023 – 3rd Place

Daniel Moreno & Ashley Kalchick from Rochester, MI


SALON TANGO SENIOR USA CHAMPIONS

Salvador Saggese & Cristina Saggese from Cypress, CA


“So you think you can Tango?” USA Winners 2023

Best Tango Follower:
Amy Roither-Quintero from Alameda, California, CA

Best Tango Leader:
Maravilla Roger, from Alviso, CA

 



DOUBLE OFFICIAL USA CHAMPIONS 2022

Michael Thomas & Marianella Michaud from Las Vegas, Nevada

MICHAEL THOMAS & MARIANELA MICHAUD
will represent the USA in both categories at the Semifinal Rounds of the MUNDIAL
(Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup) next September!


Official Tango de Pista & Stage Tango – 2nd Place

Andres Bravo & Sarita Apel from New York, NY

Special Announcement:
Since Andrés Bravo and Sarita Apel won the 2nd place in BOTH official categories,
the ATUSA organization decided to add the RETURN AIR FARES TO BUENOS AIRES
for Sarita and Andrés to their second-place prize
so they can compete from the qualifying rounds of the Tango BA Dance World Cup.


Official USA Tango de Pista – 3er Place:

Derek Tang & Geraldine Freitag from Los Angeles, CA

 

Official USA Stage Tango- 3er Place:

Martin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero from Fort Myers, FL

VALS USA CHAMPIONS 2022

Derek Tang & Geraldine Freitag from Los Angeles, CA

VALS USA – 2nd Place

Troy Morados & Vernadeth Tennyson from Hayward, CA

VALS USA – 3rd Place

Philip Jones & Lorita Travaglia from Denver, CO

MILONGA USA CHAMPIONS 2022

Salvador Saggese & Cristina Saggese from Cypress, CA

MILONGA USA – 2nd Place

Giovanni D’Arpino & Carol Koutouvides from New York, NY


MILONGA USA – 3rd Place

Gregory Nisnevich & Elena Abshire from Denver, CO

SALON TANGO SENIOR USA CHAMPIONS

Philip Jones & Lorita Travaglia from Denver, CO

 

SALON TANGO SENIOR USA – 2nd place

Bo Gito Dalker & Susan Kranker from Copenhagen, Denmark


SALON TANGO SENIOR USA – 3rd Place

Kaveh Pahlavan & Farzaneh Pahlavan from Boston, MD

So you think you can Tango USA Champions 2022

Best Tango Follower: Vernadeth Tennyson, West Sacramento, CA 
Best Tango Leader: Maravilla Roger, Alviso, CA


 

OFFICIAL TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS 2021

Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes, from New York, NY


2nd Place: Donato Juarez & Amanda Accica from Detroit, MI

 

3rd Place: Troy Morados & Rana Abdullayeva from Milpitas, CA


 

ARGENTINE TANGO USA STAGE TANGO CHAMPIONS 2021

Anton Domansky & Alisa Burkina, from New York, NY

2nd Place: Ricardo CORREA & Lindsey ZAN, from Austin, Texas


3rd Place: Vuk STEFANOVIC & Rebecca Blomberg from New York, NY

SALON TANGO SENIOR USA Champions

Terry Connelly & Mary Connelly, from Las Vegas, Nevada

2nd Place: Rasheed Bashirov & Pia Krassner, from Seattle Washington


3rd Place:
Kaveh Pahlavan & Farzaneh Pahlavan, from Boston, MD

MILONGA USA Champions

Isaac Kamier and Ekaterina Sazonchick, from Monterey, CA

2nd Place: Claudio  Cortes & Cynthia Giannini, from Detroit, MI


3rd Place: Lorenzo Lazure & Anna Radzikowska, from Los Angeles, CA

VALS USA Champions

Donato Juarez and Amada Accica, from Detroit, MI

 

2nd Place: Isaac Kamier and Ekaterina Sazonchick, from Monterey, CA


 

3rd Place: Claudio  Cortes & Cynthia Giannini, from Detroit, MI

So you think you can Tango Champions 2021   

            Best USA Tango Follower:
      Lorita Travaglia, from Denver, CO 

          Best USA Tango Leader:
                              J
ess Martinez, from San Mateo, CA                         


ARGENTINE TANGO USA
OFFICIAL CHAMPIONS 2019

Official USA Tango de Pista Champions

Andrés Bravo & Sarita Apel from New York, NY

 

2nd Place: Orlando Reyes & Adriana Salgado New York, NY

 

3rd Place: Derek Tang & Rachelle Lin, Los Angeles, CA

 

Official USA Stage Tango Champions

Orlando Reyes & Adriana Salgado, from New York, NY

2nd Place: Valerii Golubev & Margarita Golubeva – Doylestown, PA

3rd Place: Andrés Bravo & Sarita Apel – New York, NY

 

Salon Senior USA Champions

        Kenneth D Brown & Alexandra Kuncio, Seattle WA

 

2nd Place: Kaveh Pahlavan & Farzaneh Pahlavan – Boston, MA

 

3rd Place: Terry Connelly & Mary Connelly from Las Vegas , NV

 

MILONGA USA Champions

Johnathan Ropiequet & Valentina Munoz Castillo from Chicago, IL

 

2nd Place: Derek Tang & Rachelle Lin – Los Angeles, CA

 

3rd Place: David Diaz Sanchez & Masako Kimura – Henderson, NV 
3rd Place: Isaac Kaminer & Ekaterina Sazonchik – Monterey, CA

 

USA STAGE GROUP BEST CHOREOGRAPHY & EXECUTION

“Los Cortados” directed by Jerry Perez & Christine Urgell, Los Angeles CA

 

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN TANGO?

BEST USA TANGO LEADER: 

Rasheed Bashirov from Renton, WA

and

BEST USA TANGO FOLLOWER: 

Kelly FitzGerald Los Angeles CA

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OFFICIAL USA CHAMPIONS 2018

Tango de Pista

Official USA Champions: Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego – Seattle, Washington

 

 

2nd Place: Jevgeni Davidov & Natalia Sidorenco – Edgewater, New Jersey

 

 

3rd Place: Daniel Moreno & Amanda Accica-Moreno – Detroit, Michigan

 


Stage Tango

Official USA Champions: Michael Thomas & Miki Katherine – Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

 

2nd Place: Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego – Seattle, Washington

 

 

 

3rd Place: Lorenzo Lazure & Anna Radzikowska – Los Angeles, California

 

 



Salon Senior

                    

                                                 

Champions: John Demenkoff & Diane Bradshaw – Scottsdale, Airzona

2nd Place: Robert DeRochemont Jr. & Daphne Thomas – Gainsville, Florida

3rd Place: Yukihito Kubota & Irina Bourov – San José, California

 

 


Milonga

 

Champions: Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego – Seattle, Washington

2nd Place: Ernest Williams & Anna Karassik – Chicago, Illinois

3rd Place: Daniel Moreno & Amanda Accica-Moreno – Detroit, Michigan

 


Stage Tango Groups

Best Choreography: Los Cortados – Los Angeles, California.

 

Choreographed by Jerry Perez & Christine Urgell.

 


So You Think You Can TANGO?

 

Best Follower: Yewming Ting – Las Vegas, Nevada

Best Leader: Steven Moss – Dunedin, Florida



2017 OFFICIAL USA TANGO CHAMPIONS

Tango de Pista Champions:

1st place

Ana Thomas & Michael Thomas
Las Vegas, Nevada

2nd place (tie)

Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego
New Orleans, Louisiana

Addis Messam & Krista Messam
Redlands, California

3rd place


Derek Tang & Rachelle Lin
Los Angeles, California

 


Stage Tango Champions:

1st place

Sean Ericson & Cynthia Gottlob
Denver, Colorado

2nd place

Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego
New Orleans, Louisiana

3rd place

Roberto Pena & Jacklyn Shapiro
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 


Milonga Champions:

1st place

Derek Tang & Rachelle Lin
Los Angeles, California

2nd place

Juan José Fares & Elena Vais
Birmingham, Michigan

3rd place

José Espinoza & Eriko Shimada
Los Angeles, California

 


Salon Tango Senior Champions:

1st place

Varouj Nersesian & Rosario Ortega
Boston, Massachusetts

2nd place

Ronaldo Kalman & Flo Woodruff
Los Angeles, California

3rd place

Hector Petrovich & Kathleen Petrovich
Oakland, California 


USA Official Tango Champions 2016

USA OFFICIAL TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS:  

1st place

Tango de Pista Campeones

Adam Cornett & Tillia Kimm (Boston, MA)

2nd place

Diego Gorostiaga & Kelly Lettieri (New York, NY)

3rd place

Derek Tang & Rachell Lin (Los Angeles, CA)

USA OFFICIAL STAGE TANGO  CHAMPIONS

1st place

Stage Tango Champions

Daniel Moreno & Amanda Accica (Detroit, MI)

2nd place

Martin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero (Fort Myers, Florida)

3rd place

Roberto Pena & Jacklyn Shapiro (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

USA SALON TANGO SENIORS CHAMPIONS

1st place

Tango Senior Champions

John Demenkoff & Diana Bradshaw (Scottsdale, AZ)

2nd place

Salon Seniors 2nd puesto

Glen Sickorez & France Potvin (Boston, MA)

3rd place

Varouj Nersesian & Silvia Meyer (Boston, MA)

 

Recognition prizes for STAGE TANGO GROUP SHOWCASE:

Tango Vida group, choreographed by Mirabai Commer,  (Berkeley, CA)

La Pista Tango group, choreographed by Mila Salazar (San Francisco, CA)

Stage Groups Choreographers


USA Official Tango Champions 2015

SALON TANGO (TANGO de PISTA) – Official category

1st place

Ivan Troshi and Yamila Viana, New York, New York

2nd place

Daniel Moreno and Delia Bordon, Ann Arbor, Michigan

3rd place

Johny Nguyen and Lauren Woods, L.A., California

STAGE TANGO  – Official category

1st place

Ivan Troshi and Yamila Viana, New York, New York

2nd place

Alexey Gavrilov and Aki Kudo, North Bergen, NJ

3rd place

Roberto Peña and Jacklyn Shapiro, Philadelphia, PA

SALON SENIORS

1st place

Arturo Cedres and Marina Marder, Las Vegas, NV

2nd place

John Demenkoff and Diane Bradshaw, Scottsdale, AZ

3rd place

Kenneth Brown and Kathryn Baker, Seattle, WA

Recognition prize: STAGE TANGO GROUP COMPETITION/SHOWCASE:

Tango Vida choreographed by Mirabai Deranja, California

USA Official Tango Champions 2014

SALON TANGO 2014 (Official Category)

1st place

NICHOLAS TAPIA & STEPHANIE BERG
Berkeley, CA
2nd place

JEVGENI DAVIDOV and ZOYA ALTMARK
Edgewater, New Jersey
3rd place

JERRY PEREZ and AMY CHANG,
Los Angeles, CA

STAGE TANGO 2014

1st place

JEVGENI DAVIDOV and AKIKO KUDO
Edgewater, New Jersey
2nd place
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ROBERTO PENA and JACKELYN SHAPIRO
Philadelphia, PA
3rd place
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CONNOR McCLURE and CAROLINE TRENT
San José, CA

SALON TANGO SENIORS 2014

SALON TANGO SENIORS
1st place

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MARCOS QUESTAS and GAIL ROGERS
Corona del Mar, CA
SALON TANGO SENIORS
2nd place

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KAVEH and FARZANEH PAHLAVAN
Boston, MA
STAGE TANGO GROUPS
Best choreography & Best Synchronicity

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TANGO VIDA, directed by Mirabai Deranja

USA Official Tango Champions 2013

SALON TANGO 2013 (Official Category)

1st place

LAURENT LAZURE & NAOMI HOTTA,
Los Angeles, CA
2nd place

ALONA GORER & LEO LANDA
Los Gatos, CA
3rd place

Claudio Solorzano & Janine Rodrigues
Miami, Fl

STAGE TANGO 2013

1st place

Marcelo Molina & Carolina Vazquez
Fresno, CA
2nd place

Laurent Lazure & Naomi Hotta,
Los Angeles, PA
3rd place

Vanessa Montoya & Bradley Montoya
Oakland, CA

USA Official Tango Champions 2012

SALON CATEGORY

1st place: Ramada Salieri Cueva and Yumiko Krupenina

2nd Place: Rommel Oramas and Daniela Borgialli from Phoenix, Arizona

3rd Place: Nicholas Tapia and Amarkiran Kaur Singh from Berkeley, CA

STAGE CATEGORY

1st place: Shawn Pikus and Olga Pisano from New York, NY

2nd place: Mirabai Deranja and Michael Kass from Berkeley, CA

USA Official Tango Champions 2011

SALON CATEGORY

1st place: Brian Nguyen and Yuliana Basmajyan (Los Angeles, CA)

2nd place: Ramada Salieri and Yumiko Krupenina (San Francisco, CA)

3rd place: Gustavo and Jesica Hornos (San Francisco, CA)

STAGE CATEGORY

1st place: Marcelo Molina and Carolina Vasquez

2nd place: Gustavo and Jessica Hornos from San Francisco, CA