CONGRATULATIONS to the
ARGENTINE TANGO USA 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:
Jess 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 placeAna Thomas & Michael Thomas |
2nd place (tie)
Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego Addis Messam & Krista Messam |
3rd place
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Stage Tango Champions:
1st placeSean Ericson & Cynthia Gottlob |
2nd place
Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego |
3rd placeRoberto Pena & Jacklyn Shapiro |
Milonga Champions:
1st placeDerek Tang & Rachelle Lin |
2nd place
Juan José Fares & Elena Vais |
3rd placeJosé Espinoza & Eriko Shimada |
Salon Tango Senior Champions:
1st placeVarouj Nersesian & Rosario Ortega |
2nd place
Ronaldo Kalman & Flo Woodruff |
3rd placeHector Petrovich & Kathleen Petrovich |
USA Official Tango Champions 2016
USA OFFICIAL TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS:
1st placeAdam Cornett & Tillia Kimm (Boston, MA) |
2nd placeDiego Gorostiaga & Kelly Lettieri (New York, NY) |
3rd placeDerek Tang & Rachell Lin (Los Angeles, CA) |
USA OFFICIAL STAGE TANGO CHAMPIONS:
1st placeDaniel Moreno & Amanda Accica (Detroit, MI) |
2nd placeMartin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero (Fort Myers, Florida) |
3rd placeRoberto Pena & Jacklyn Shapiro (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
USA SALON TANGO SENIORS CHAMPIONS:
1st placeJohn Demenkoff & Diana Bradshaw (Scottsdale, AZ) |
2nd placeGlen Sickorez & France Potvin (Boston, MA) |
3rd placeVarouj 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)
USA Official Tango Champions 2015
SALON TANGO (TANGO de PISTA) – Official category
1st placeIvan Troshi and Yamila Viana, New York, New York |
2nd placeDaniel Moreno and Delia Bordon, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
3rd placeJohny Nguyen and Lauren Woods, L.A., California |
STAGE TANGO – Official category
1st placeIvan Troshi and Yamila Viana, New York, New York |
2nd placeAlexey Gavrilov and Aki Kudo, North Bergen, NJ |
3rd placeRoberto Peña and Jacklyn Shapiro, Philadelphia, PA |
SALON SENIORS
1st placeArturo Cedres and Marina Marder, Las Vegas, NV |
2nd placeJohn Demenkoff and Diane Bradshaw, Scottsdale, AZ |
3rd placeKenneth 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) |
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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 |
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1st place![]() JEVGENI DAVIDOV and AKIKO KUDO Edgewater, New Jersey |
2nd place![]() ROBERTO PENA and JACKELYN SHAPIRO Philadelphia, PA |
3rd place![]() CONNOR McCLURE and CAROLINE TRENT San José, CA |
SALON TANGO SENIORS 2014 |
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SALON TANGO SENIORS 1st place ![]() MARCOS QUESTAS and GAIL ROGERS Corona del Mar, CA |
SALON TANGO SENIORS 2nd place ![]() KAVEH and FARZANEH PAHLAVAN Boston, MA |
STAGE TANGO GROUPS Best choreography & Best Synchronicity ![]() TANGO VIDA, directed by Mirabai Deranja |
USA Official Tango Champions 2013
SALON TANGO 2013 (Official Category) |
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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 |
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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 2012SALON CATEGORY1st 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 CATEGORY1st place: Shawn Pikus and Olga Pisano from New York, NY 2nd place: Mirabai Deranja and Michael Kass from Berkeley, CA |
USA Official Tango Champions 2011SALON CATEGORY1st 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 CATEGORY1st place: Marcelo Molina and Carolina Vasquez 2nd place: Gustavo and Jessica Hornos from San Francisco, CA |
