CHRISTIAN PETITTO

Christian Petitto started his teaching experience in the martial arts within ITF (International Taekwon-do federation) at the age of 14, teaching all levels from children to adults and then continuing his training at the INEF University (National Institute of Physical Education) in Buenos Aires, where he also refined his teaching technique by studying psychology, pedagogy and methodology of learning.

His first approach to tango was in 2005, when asked by a friend who at the time was giving group tango lessons to join a class; he fell totally in love with the music and the dance. Since then he simply could not stop dancing and started taking lessons with Carla Calcaterra and several other teachers such as Julio Balmaceda, Pablo Veron, Gabriel Angio, Omar Quiroga & Veronica Palacios, Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes, and Fernando Sanchez & Ariadna Naveira.

His tango teaching experience started in 2010 when he organised group tango lessons at various London locations such as Imperial College, Notting Hill Art Centre and the Troubadour Gallery. Since then, he's been doing classes in many other venues such as  Milonga 8, The Dome, Tango Terra, Carablanca, as well teaching private classes.  Currently, he is teaching group lessons at RADA (Royal Academic of Dramatic Art)

Christian has also performed in tango shows in restaurants like Buenos Aires, Latin Corner and Russian Revels, in cultural events organised by the Anglo Argentine Society, in the Vintage Cirque-Olympique Cabaret produced by Richard Peacock at Hackney House and also in milongas, like at the special Seven Sins Milonga in  Brighton . His first dancing partner was Laura de Altube; nowadays he is in a partnership with Nayla Vacca.

Christian Petitto stars in many videos including DJ Shadow's music video 'Listen' and Nicola Benedetti's video "Por una cabeza". 

NAYLA VACCA

Nayla Vacca started dancing Tango in 2001 along with Fernando Sanchez, in the classes of their teacher Alfredo Maldonado. Fernando later  became her first partner, and from that moment on her career in Tango began: They performed for four consecutive seasons at “La Casona del Teatro” - theatre of the Corrientes Avenue in Buenos Aires- with the show "Tango, Ciudadano del mundo" of the tango company La Maquina, toured around the world from 2004, working in different cities of Brazil, Italy, England, Switzerland,Germany, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and Greece, teaching classes, workshops and performing both at milongas and international tango festivals. They were also part of the Olga Besio Ballet, working along other outstanding dancers like Federico and Ariadna Naveira(2008-2009).They have also worked at several milongas of Buenos Aires, among them:Salon Canning Parakultural, Club Sunderland, Confitería Ideal with Unitango,Porteño y Bailarín, and many more, also performing along the Orchestras Sans Souci, Las del Abasto, La Tubatango and Contratiempo. (2004-2008).

After separating from Fernando in 2009, Nayla danced briefly with many other renowned dancers: Ricardo Maceiras, " El Pibe Sarandí", Federico Naveira, Paulo Bidart and Cristian Sosa .

In 2009 she paired with Alejandro Hermida, with whom she worked until July 2011. With him, they toured through Italy, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and Hong Kong among other countries, also teaching and performing. Among the highlights of their union were being guest judges and performers at the “IV Festival Vientos de Tango" in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina”, and the participation in June 2010 in the “1°Festival Estilo Parque Patricios” in the city of Buenos Aires.

She has also been working alongside Inés Muzzopappa. Their latest conception, "Seminario Femenino"-a workshop based not only on the technical work, but also on the developement of the female role from an active role, both physically as philosophically-has been acclaimed both in Buenos Aires and in Europe.

During the last 10 years, she has studied Tango with the following Masters: Alfredo Maldonado, Olga Besio, Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Gustavo Naveira, Luciana Valle, Fernando Galera & Vilma Vega, Rubén y Sabrina Véliz, Gabriel Angió & Natalia Games, and Nito & Elba, to name a few.