Founders of the Dallas chapter of Mo.C.C.A., Movimiento Cultural Canyengue Argentino, Val and Glenda were introduced to tango canyengue in 2007, by its world-renowned masters and teachers Marta Anton and "El Gallego" Manolo. Having danced tango for several years, they were drawn to the quirky, playful character of the dance and the rhythmic cadence of its music and have studied this historic, original style of tango extensively, both in the United States and in Buenos Aires.
Influenced by traditional dancers Roxina Villegas and Adrian Griffero and the more contemporary Juan Carlos Martinez and Nora Witanowsky, they are one of the few couples to have studied tango canyengue with Georgina Vargas and Oscar Mandagaran of "Forever Tango."
In 2009, they were invited to perform at Los Lunes en Viejo Correo in Buenos Aires. As the tango of the 1920's again sweeps the world of Argentine tango, Val and Glenda feel privileged to share this vibrant and expressive root of tango.
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