Teacher, dancer and choreographer. She first studied dance at the Escuela Nacional de Danzas. For many years she was part of the Ballet Folklórico de Santiago Ayala “El Chucaro” y Norma Viola. Lubiz studied tango with Antonio Todaro, Pepito Avellaneda, Los Dinzel and La Negra Margarita, and has taught tango since 1983. She has also explored other dance forms, including jazz and flamenco, in addition to studying theater. Lubiz took part in notable shows such as Tango Emoción, Romance de Barrio, Los Grandes del Tango Argentino, and Una rosa para el Señor Tango. She participated in very successful tours of the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia, Netherlands, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. Ms. Lubiz was the artistic director of the World Tango Festival, organized in Buenos Aires. Today she teaches follower role technique at the Escuela Argentina de Tango and at her own dance studio. In her studio Lubiz presents her own exclusive productions and exhibitions, also operates a tango shoe shop.  She has been a member of La Compañía del Maestro Mariano Mores, which performs in Argentina and throughout the world. She is, since 2010, the godmother of the Queer Tango Festival of Buenos AIres

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Mariana Docampo is the founder of the weekly Tango Queer Milonga of Buenos Aires, and is co-producer of the International Queer Tango Festival of Buenos Aires, presented annually since 2007. She is a writer and teacher of tango and literature, and received her B.A. from the University of Buenos Aires, specializing in gender studies. She has published three books of fiction (Al borde del Tapiz, El Molino and La fe) as well as other writings included in anthologies. She edited the collection “Las Antiguas,” published by Buena Vista, dedicated to reviving interest in the works of historic women authors of Argentina. She is the author of the essay “Queer Tango,” published on the web in 2006 and cited or reproduced in many magazines  and books throughout the world. She studied with tango masters in a range of styles and trained in a variety of the most traditional milongas of Buenos Aires, expanding her technique of tango salón, and tango nuevo. Drawing upon her experience in traditional tango, she focused her attention on the possibilities for changing the roles of partners within the dance itself. This approach allowed her to explore the dynamics of equal communication between dance partners, and inspired a series of new seminars, prácticas and milongas beginning in 2005 (Milonga de Mujeres, El Desvío, Prácticas Tango Queer). Currently, she teaches tango and is the producer of the Tango Queer Milonga of Buenos Aires as well as other events and festivities. She was invited to teach at the International Queer Tango Festival of Hamburg in 2006 and at the International Queer Tango Festival of Copenhagen in 2009. In 2011 she served as a guest teacher and dancer at the First International Queer Tango Festival of Berlin. She has also offered tango workshops in Stockholm, Zurich, Marseille, Nice, Le Hague, Preston, Brighton and London. http://www.tangoqueer.com /

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Gabriela began her dance career in classical and jazz, participating in several musicals. In 1986 she discovered tango, and has since integrated it in her performances, currently in the cast of the company “Mariano Mores” as prima ballerina, with Eduardo Perez; and is also Director of the dance group. She performed in shows and concerts with the orchestras of José Colangelo, Las Tangueras, Los Reyes del Tango and others. She also shared the stage with Libertad Lamarque, Julio Iglesias, Estela Raval, and Los 5 Latinos, among others. She has traveled to more than 25 countries around the world showing her dance and transmitting everything she knows through her teaching at workshops, festivals, milongas and private classes, demonstrating both male and female roles. She danced the tango at Royal Festival Hall (London), Royal Theater Carré (Amsterdam,) the Waldorf Astoria (New York City), Caesar’s Palace (Las Vegas and Atlantic City) Canecão (Rio de Janeiro), the World Economic Forum (Davos), and for the Queen of England. She has had successful seasons within Argentina, especially in the city of Buenos Aires, performing in internationally recognized venues including the Teatro Colón, Luna Park, Estadio Obras, and the Gran Rex, Opera and Metropolitan theaters; also in major hotels and dinner theaters, including Sheraton, Intercontinental, Hilton, Plaza Hotel, the Park Plaza chain, Libertador, Michelángelo and La Ventana. She has participated as a judge for the tango salón and tango escenario categories at the World Championship and Metropolitan competition of Buenos Aires, and as a teacher at the Festival of Tango since 2003. Since 2002 she has organized the well-known and prestigious authentic milonga in Buenos Aires, La Baldosa. Her specialty is the MILONGA rhythm, and her classes are taught in the most recognized milongas and schools of Buenos Aires. They are praised for her teaching method and excellent pedagogy. They say that GABRIELA loves TANGO, but her passion is the MILONGA CON TRASPIE.

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