Photo by Andy Mogg

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It used to “take two to tango,” but the women of "Tango Con*Fusión" bend the gender-related customs of this century-old dance.

As collaborative artists they explore the idiom of Argentine Tango beyond its traditional boundaries.

As professional performers and teachers of Argentine Tango, with varied backgrounds in contemporary and classical dance, they create a fusion of genres within their choreography.

A couple’s dance morphs to a solo or collective interaction, leaders and followers exchange roles, and free movement is added.

Our Company Sponsors:

Social Dance Cultures

La Pista

Cheryl Burke Dance Center

Tango Con*Fusión: Our Track Record

In just 6 years since its inception (January 2004) Tango Con*Fusión has performed original choreography in two ground-breaking all-female tango stage shows with live music and international casts (Leading Ladies of Tango – December 2006, Herbst Theatre/San Francisco; and Glamour Tango – May 2009, Logan Square Auditorium/Chicago) at the 2nd International Queer Tango Festival/Buenos Aires, the 1st International Queer Tango Festival/San Francisco, the International Dance Festival/New York City, in a documentary on the international tango film festival circuit, on national television networks (Latin Eyes & Univisión), and in the prominent ballrooms and modern dance venues (i.e. WestWave Dance Festival at YBCA Theater – August 2008) of the San Francisco Bay Area – at social dance parties; in choreographers’ showcases; in festivals bent toward education, cutting-edge tango and fashion. The company was recently selected from over 70 applicants from the US and abroad to receive a grant via Dance Mission to premiere Vorágine, a half-evening length work, in the Down & Dirty Dance Series at Dance Mission Theater/San Francisco – January 2010. They have accepted the prestigious invitation to perform at Congresso Internacional de TAngo Argentino in Buenos Aires this coming March 2010.