Elena Gonzalez & Tom Weber, from Patagonia Argentina to Luxemburg, united by tango, share dreams, experiences, desires and projects.
Elena started to dance Tango in Patagonia, Argentina) in 2003, and Tom had his first tango lessons in Berlin in 2004. One afternoon in 2006, they met in Buenos Aires, and decided to continue their journey together.
For four years, from 2008 until Fall 2012, they lived in Lisbon, Portugal, where they developed their tango in different areas and based on various concepts, from teaching to dancing (www.tangolablisboa.blogspot.com), to the production of small shows (www.varietango.com).
After spending five months in Buenos Aires in Winter 2012-2013, they came back to Europe, and since April 2013, Dublin has become their new home.
Throughout the years, Elena & Tom continuously changed their style of dancing, by searching, learning, unlearning, and relearning in each stage.
At the beginning, they had classes with many famous (and not so famous) teachers. They practiced "modern" tango, keen on exploring new ways of expressing music and feelings, in the so-called open tango embrace. Then, not really satisfied by what "modern" tango was offering them, they looked back in history, to the Golden age of Tango. By closing their embrace, they learned to appreciate the often hidden and more subtle aspects of social tango dance, as it is practiced at the traditional milongas in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Finally they understood that the most important thing is to look inside. They realized that what really matters is to live the moment, to be oneself, with the music, and with one's partner.
They discovered that tango has endured because it is living in the heart of those who want to embrace and those who want to be embraced. Therefore, Elena & Tom propose a Tango where the music, the interpretation and improvisation, the uniqueness of each person, and the gender equality are so important. They dance and teach genuine Tango Argentino, from a contemporary perspective, with a new look on the culture of the "Rio de la Plata".