Alex Long Bio

ALEX LONG :: BIO | MISSION STATEMENT

MISSION STATEMENT ::

To be instrumental in the growth and development of the Argentine Tango community in Austin, Texas and the surrounding Hill Country.



BIO ::

Alex is an Austin, Texas based professional photographer and tango aficionado.

The Argentine Tango seed was planted in 2001 when a close friend talked frequently of ‘tango this’ and ‘tango that’. In the fall of 2004, wanting to take dance lessons of some sort, Alex called that friend to find out more. He very soon became enamored, or very possibly fully addicted to this beautiful and elegant dance and art form. Intrigued by the sensual and languid dance itself, as well as its rich, colorful history and culture, Alex has studied and researched every aspect of the dance.

Since 2004, he has studied intensively with a number of teachers [see listing below] and traveled to Buenos Aires in the spring of 2007 for master level classes with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne. Alex takes the learning process seriously, and believes that even advanced dancers must continue to study and work in perfecting all facets of their dance. He also takes teaching seriously, and takes workshops to further enhance and develop his teaching expertise and knowledge.

He has been teaching tango since November of 2007 - primarily private lessons. He taught group lessons in early 2008 in Georgia, as well as special topics in milonga fundamentals. He also organized and taught two weekend workshops in Aspen, Colorado in the fall of 2008.

Alex ponders the mysteries of tango on a daily basis, recognizing the learning and growing process is without end. He writes about both the physical and metaphysical realms of tango, in his quest to actualize “The Perfection of the Perfect Connection”, at his blog alex.tango.fuego :: on life, tango and the universe.

Alex has studied with the following teachers ::

Heather Morrow | Argentine Tango Instructor, Choreographer | Aspen, Colorado

Aspen Colorado Workshops ::

Gabriela Fernández y Luciano Marès | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jaimes Friedgen | Portland, Oregon
Luiza Paes y Norberto Esbrez ("El Pulpo") | BsAs, Argentina
Jennifer Bratt & Robin Thomas | New York City, New York
Gaia Banovich & Chas Gale | The Tango House | Denver, Colorado
Melinda Quiat & Tom Stermitz | Denver, Colorado
Deb Sclar & Brian Dunn |Dance of the Heart | Boulder, Colorado
Nina Pesochinsky & Grecia Nisnevich| Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado Workshops & Festivals ::

Julio Balmaceda y Corina de la Rosa | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fernanda Ghi y Guillermo Merlo | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Carolina Zokalski y Diego di Falco | Summit, New Jersey
Barbara Durr | Atlanta, Georgia & Robert Hauk | Portland, Oregon
Jennifer Olson & Robin Thomas | New York City
Caroline Peattie and Christopher Nassopoulos | San Francisco
Yelena Sinelnikova & Avik Basu | Ann Arbor, MI
Florencia Taccinetti |Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alicia Pons |Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brigitta Winkler | Berlin, Germany
Eric Jeurissen | Nijmegen, Netherlands

Other Workshops & Festivals ::

Cecilia Gonzales | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Santa Fe, NM Workshop [ Private Instruction ]
Carolina del Rivero y Fabian Salas | Buenos Aires, Argentina [ Advanced Workshop/Atlanta ]
Tomás Howlin | Montreal, Canada | Denver Workshop
Silvina Valz | Paris, France | Atlanta Tango Festival [Private Instruction]
Tomás Howlin | Montreal, Canada | Atlanta Tango Festival [ Teacher’s Training Network—with Brigitta Winkler ]
Gustavo Naveira y Giselle Anne | Buenos Aires [6 day Master’s Level Seminar 04/2007]
Omar Vega | Buenos Aires [Private Instruction 04/2007]
Fernando Galera y Vilma Vega | Buenos Aires [Private Instruction 04/2007]
Gustavo Naveira y Giselle Anne | Atlanta [4 day Advanced Workshop 07/2007]
Gustavo Naveira y Giselle Anne | Atlanta [4 day Advanced Workshop 07/2008]