CONGRATULATIONS to all TANGO USA CHAMPIONS 2025
2025 OFFICIAL USA TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS
Carlos Urrego – Ruth Hernandez, New York, NY
OFFICIAL TANGO DE PISTA USA 2025 – 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
2nd Place: Jesus Aranguren – Jael Montilla, Orlando, FL (left)
3rd Place: Cristian Bravo – Anna Leon, Richmond, VA (right)
STAGE TANGO USA CHAMPIONS 2025
Daniel Moreno – Ashley Kalchick, Detroit, MI
STAGE TANGO USA 2025 – 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
VALS & MILONGA USA CHAMPIONS 2025
Carlos Urrego – Ruth Hernandez, New York, NY
VALS USA 2025 – 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
MILONGA USA 2025 – 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
SALON TANGO SENIOR USA CHAMPIONS 2025
John Demenkoff – Diane Bradshaw, Scottsdale, AZ
SALON TANGO SENIOR USA – 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
“So you think you can Tango?” USA Champions 2025
Best Tango USA Follower:
Deniz Ayaydin – Izmir, Turkey
Best Tango USA Leader:
Jomelle Abano -San Jose, CA
“So you think you can Tango?” USA – 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
Follower 2nd Place: Anna Petrova – Redmond, WA
Follower 3rd Place: Grace Ort – Yountville, CA
MILONGUEROS DEL MUNDO CHAMPIONS 2025
Dennis Ocampo – Linda Der, San Francisco, CA
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:
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 place
Ana Thomas & Michael Thomas |
2nd place (tie)
Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego Addis Messam & Krista Messam |
3rd place
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Stage Tango Champions:
1st place
Sean Ericson & Cynthia Gottlob |
2nd place
Carlos Urrego & Maureen Urrego |
3rd place
Roberto Pena & Jacklyn Shapiro |
Milonga Champions:
1st place
Derek Tang & Rachelle Lin |
2nd place
Juan José Fares & Elena Vais |
3rd place
José Espinoza & Eriko Shimada |
Salon Tango Senior Champions:
1st place
Varouj Nersesian & Rosario Ortega |
2nd place
Ronaldo Kalman & Flo Woodruff |
3rd place
Hector Petrovich & Kathleen Petrovich |
USA Official Tango Champions 2016
USA OFFICIAL TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS:
1st place
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
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
John Demenkoff & Diana Bradshaw (Scottsdale, AZ) |
2nd place
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)
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) |
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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 |
