Eleni Tsirigoti och Kostas Doukas

Kostas Doukas

Kostas är utbildad lärare och har undervisat på gymnasienivå i 20 år. Sedan 2003 har han dansat och tangon kom in i hans liv 2008. Han har uppträtt i och koreograferat för många tv-shower. Han har ett diplom från utbildningen Argentine Tango and International Latin (IDTA) och har studerat tango för de bästa lärarna i Grekland och i Argentina. Sedan 2011 undervisar han i tango och 2017 var han med och startade La Yumba som ordnar milongor och andra tangoevenemang. Med sin partner Eleni har Kostas gästat Stockholm flera gånger och givit mycket uppskattade workshops och lektioner på Humilde samt Tango Norte. På årets festival ger paret sex workshops.

Eleni Tsirigoti

Eleni Tsirigoti började dansa vid 9 års ålder. Hon var med i danstrupper och framförde traditionella grekiska danser. Hon har gjort många uppvisningar och framträtt på tv. 2008 började hon dansa tango och studerar för lärare i Grekland och Argentina. Sedan 2013 arbetar hon heltid med dansen, som delägare i en dansskola och lärare. Hon är även pilatesinstruktör. 2017 var hon med och startade La Yumba, som ordnar en milonga och andra tangoevenemang. Med sin partner Kostas har Eleni gästat Stockholm flera gånger och givit mycket uppskattade workshops och lektioner på Humilde samt Tango Norte. På årets festival ger paret sex workshops.

Kostas Doukas

Kostas Doukas is a teacher by profession and has been teaching for 20 years in Secondary Education Schools in Athens. He has been dancing since 2003 and started tango in 2008. He has made many performances as a dancer and choreographer. Kostas holds the Associate Diploma at Argentine Tango and International Latin of IDTA, one of the world's largest organizations (International Dance Teaching Association). He is a graduate and teacher of the Greek arts center, an institution for art and dance in particular. He has been a student of the most important Greek and Argentine teachers in Greece and abroad. An important moment of his journey was his visit to Argentina where he attended courses with the most famous teachers. Since 2011 he has been teaching in dance schools in Athens and the province. He has taken part in many international festivals. Since 2013, he has been a co-owner of a dance school and since 2017 he is a founding member of the La Yumba team with the aim of organizing tango events as well as seminars with some of the greatest names of the world's tango scene and music.

Eleni Tsirigoti

Eleni Tsirigoti first came into contact with the dance world at the age of 9 through the traditional dance organizations. Since then she has been involved in dance teams of Greek dances. She has taken part in performances as a dancer and on TV shows. In 2008, she began Argentine tango and continues to evolve by attending courses and seminars with the most important Greek and Argentine teachers. Since 2013 she works in dancing full time, as a dance school co-owner and as a teacher. She is also a pilatesinstructor. Since 2017 she is a founding member of the La Yumba team with the aim of organizing tango dance events and seminars with some of the biggest names of the world's tango scene.