CONGRATULATIONS to all USA CHAMPIONS 2023

 

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OFFICIAL USA TANGO DE PISTA CHAMPIONS

Donato Juarez & Amanda Accica from Utica, Michigan

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OFFICIAL USA STAGE TANGO CHAMPIONS

Martin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero from Fort Myers, Florida

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Official USA Tango de Pista – 2nd Place

Daniel Moreno & Ashley Kalchick from Rochester Michigan

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Official USA Stage Tango – 2nd Place

Jeremias Fors & Carolina Balmaceda from Miami, FL

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Official USA Tango de Pista – 3rd Place

Martin Cardoso & Noelia Guerrero from Fort Myers, FL

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Official USA Stage Tango – 3rd Place

Vuk Stefanovic & Rebecca Blomberg from Stamford, CT

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VALS USA CHAMPIONS 2023

Cristian Bravo & Anna León from Richmond, VA

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MILONGA USA CHAMPIONS 2023

Donato Juarez & Amanda Accica from Utica, Michigan

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VALS USA 2023 – 2nd Place

Roger Maravilla & Shiels Conducto-Maravilla from Alviso, California

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MILONGA USA 2023 – 2nd Place

Cristian Bravo & Anna León from Richmond, VA

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VALS USA 2023 – 3er Place

Valerii Golubev & Mandy Chou from New Jersey City, NJ

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MILONGA USA 2023 – 3rd Place

Daniel Moreno & Ashley Kalchick from Rochester, MI

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SALON TANGO SENIOR USA CHAMPIONS

Salvador Saggese & Cristina Saggese from Cypress, CA

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“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

 

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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!

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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.

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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

 

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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                         

 

 

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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

 

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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

 

 

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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

 

 

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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

 

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Stage Tango Groups

Best Choreography: Los Cortados – Los Angeles, California.

 

Choreographed by Jerry Perez & Christine Urgell.

 

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So You Think You Can TANGO?

 

Best Follower: Yewming Ting – Las Vegas, Nevada

Best Leader: Steven Moss – Dunedin, Florida

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

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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: 

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