Guest Artists: Tango Con*Fusion


photo: Howard Gerstein
"In The Bag" Guest Artists with members of Tango Con*Fusión: May 2006 A purse-snatching romp set amidst the bustle of the city, this piece explores one woman’s desire to have what other women have. Music: Libertango/ Trio Garufa. (Left to Right) Mayumi Fujio-Morrow, Charity Lebron, Christy Cote (TCF), Andrea Fuchilieri, Alison Hurwitz, Carolina Rozensztroch, Debbie Goodwin (TCF), Mila Salazar & Kathleen Blake.

	Charity Lebrón began teaching ballroom dance and learning Argentine Tango in 1999. Though she quickly became obsessed with Tango, she continued to study and teach many other dances including Salsa, Swing, and all of the American Style Ballroom Dances. This has given her a unique and open-minded perspective on connection, musicality, and body mechanics. She has developed a passion for discovery, innovation, and sharing with others, while maintaining a respect and love for the roots of Argentine Tango. In 2005 she moved to San Francisco and began traveling and teaching with Homer Ladas to help inspire tango communities across the U.S., in Canada, and Puerto Rico. She has studied with some of the most creative and innovative teachers Tango has to offer. Charity enjoys sharing her knowledge, and loves helping beginning to advanced tango students take their dance to new heights Charity currently teaches and performs with Sean Dockery. www.open-tango.com
	Michelle Gore (Loughlin) was a founding member of Tango Con*Fusión and continues to perform as a guest artist. Michelle began training formally, (in ballet and jazz), as a teenager and as an adult took up the art of Kenpo Karate. Michelle studied Kenpo for eight years, while at the same time expanded her dance and stage experience by working with children and adults choreographing, managing and/or directing musicals and variety shows. Michelle became intrigued with Argentine Tango in the spring of 1999 and by the fall of 2002 was the principal dancer in the highly successful production of Debbie Goodwin's Tango! Rhythms of the Heart! in Sacramento, CA. Michelle currently teaches privately in Sacramento and the Foothills and is host to the popular "La Milonga de Sacramento" at the YWCA of Sacramento.
	Molly Underhill is a San Francisco native, where she started dancing at the age of three. She has trained extensively in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and Afro-Brazilian, and graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in Modern and Ethnic Dance Performance. She has danced professionally with companies such as O Bale Folclorico da Bahia, in Salvador, Brazil, and Embaje Dance, and Aluadomar Dance Company here in San Francisco. Molly currently teaches Modern Dance at the Metronome Dance Center, where she first fell in love with Argentine Tango. She is thrilled at the opportunity to dance with the beautiful women of Tango Con*Fusión!