Angela Avila

Angela Avila has well over 13 years of Tango experience, and she happens to be a founding member of the SA TANGUERO GROUP that began in 1999! Angela met Frank Huddleston, with whom she shared the dream of bringing Tango to San Antonio, Texas. Terry Bauch, Frank Huddleston, Kathy Robertson, and Angela started a group to practice among themselves and to offer a medium in which Tango could grow and become a passion for others because they believe that passion cannot grow without the opportunity to share it with others. Today, Angela teaches groups and private classes where she shares her knowledge of Tango by teaching good technique, fundamentals and form.  Angela’s philosophy is “work on the foundation, make it strong, and everything else will fall into place.”

Angela Avila believes that each of us is called to express our creativity in our own way; for her it is through dance. She has become proficient in several forms of dance including Tango, Merengue, Salsa, Swing and Modern Dance. Of these, Tango became her passion. Angela’s devotion to this art form has given her the opportunity to study Tango under various teachers, among them Daniela Arcuri, Fernada Ghi and Guillermo Melo, Nito and Elba, Marcus Questas, Daniel Trenner, Brooke Burdett and Florencia Tacetti. It has also given her the opportunity to perform in numerous local Tango exhibitions such as those at the Pearl (Brewery), St. Mary’s University, the King William Fair, La Posada, Our Lady of the Lake University with Janis De Lara and the Viva Tango Orchestra, the Three Tenor Tango show, the Jump Start Theater and various private events. Angela has also performed at the Punta Cana Tango Festival in the Dominican Republic. Tango led her to Austin, California, Argentina, Canada, Holland and Paris in order to learn more about the art of this dance.  She has also been a guest instructor and dancer at workshops throughout Texas and as far as the Dominican Republic.  Angela’s passion and dedication are apparent in her teaching and in her unique, but elegant dance style which never fails to captivate audiences. 

Education
Degree Fine Arts - Advertising Art
Present - Working on her Tango Teaching Certificate

PROFILE

Professional tango dancer committed to dancing and teaching consistently to participate in the highest level of the art form. Highly dependable and responsible for the continuing education of those with the love and desire to tango.

Founder of the SATanguero group in 1999.

Coordinate workshops in San Antonio, Texas.

Angela Avila has a degree in Advertising Art.

ARGENTINE TANGO INSTRUCTOR                                                            2001-Present

Teach the form and fundamentals such as balance, walking, breathing, ochos, and giros to give students a solid foundation in tango. 

FUNDRAISING

2012 - TEAMability, San Antonio, Texas

2011 - Anarte gallery, San Antonio, Texas

2010 - Locks of love, San Antonio, Texas

2007 - Casa Marianella in Austin, Texas.

2007 - Austin smiles, Austin Texas

PRINCIPAL DANCE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

2012 - Roy Montejano and Angela Avila, Providence High School, San Antonio, Texas

2012 - Grishia Nisnevich and Angela Avila, Punta Cana Tango Festival, Dominican Republic

2011 - Roy Montejano and Angela Avila North Central Texas Community, Dallas, Texas

2011 - Roy Montejano and Angela Avila AnArte Gallery for the Arts SA Fundraiser, San Antonio, Texas

2011 - Roy Montejano and Angela Avila, Pearl Brewery, San Antonio, Texas

2011 - Roy Montejano and Angela Avila, Providence High School, San Antonio, Texas

2011 - Grishia Nisnevich and Angela Avila, Punta Cana Tango Festival, Dominican Republic

2010 – Frank Huddleston and Angela Avila, Luminaria under Janis de Lara direction, San Antonio, Texas

2007 – Frank Huddleston and Angela Avila, Hispanic Heritage, USAA, San Antonio, Texas

2007 – Frank Huddleston and Angela Avila, La Posada Christmas Event, San Antonio, Texas

2006 – Frank Huddleston and Angela Avila, “Asi se baila el Tango” St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas

2006 – Frank Huddleston and Angela Avila, Plaza Club, San Antonio, Texas

2005 – Carolos Canedo and Angela Avila, WIP Jump Start Theater, San Antonio, Texas

2004 – Eric Lanoix and Angela Avila, “Three Tenor Tango Show” under Mark Richter’s direction, San Antonio, Texas

2004 – Eric Lanoix and Angela Avila, King Williams Fair and OLLU under Janis de Lara direction, San Antonio, Texas

2004 – Eric Lanoix and Angela Avila, HEB, San Antonio, Texas

2002 – Frank Huddleston and Angela Avila, St. Mary’s University “Las Americas Letters”, San Antonio, Texas

2001 – Terry Bauch and Angela Avila, Fiesta and King Williams Fair, San Antonio, Texas

2000 – Michael Gregory and Angela Avila, Our Lady of the Lake under Janis de Lara direction, San Antonio, Texas

WORKSHOPS

2012 – Angela Avila and Marlon Ruckle workshop, San Antonio, Texas

2012 - Angela Avila and Grishia Neisnevich workshop Punta Cana Tango Festival, Dominican Republic

2012 – Angela Avila and Roy Montejano Providence High School, San Antonio, Texas

2011 - Angela Avila and Walter Zylinski workshop, San Antonio, Texas

2011 - Angela Avila and Grishia Neisnevich workPunta Cana Tango Festival, Dominican Republic

2011 – Angela Avila and Roy Montejano Providence High School, San Antonio, Texas

2010-  Daniela Arcuri and Grisha Nisnevich workshop, San Antonio, Texas

2010 – Daniela Arcuri and Pampas Cortes workshop, San Antonio, Texas

2010 – Angela Avila and Stephen Shortnacy, South Padre Island workshop, Texas

2010 – Angela Avila and Roy Montejano Providence High School, San Antonio, Texas

2007 – Oscar Cabellero and Roxana Garber workshop, San Antonio, Texas

2005-2006 – Carlos Canedo Workshops, Austin and San Antonio, Texas

2004 – Mylene Pelletier and Julio workshop, San Antonio, Texas

2004 – Cindy Faltori and Mauro Peralta workshops, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio

2003 – First workshop personally coordinated with SATanguero’s group, Marcus Questas

EVENT COORDINATION

2012 – Marlon Ruckle

2011 - Walter Zylinski 

2009 – La Posada

2007 – “Asi se baila el Tango”

2006 – Plaza Club and St Mary’s University

2006 – Pryor Ranch Milonga between San Antonio and Austin, Texas

2003 – San Antonio Opera Lyrics, assisted Mark Richter

2000, 2003 – Our Lady of the Lake with Janis de Lara

HOSTED

Marlon Ruckle, 2012

George and Jairelbhi Furlong, 2011

Daniela Arcuri, 2009-2011

Grisha Nisnevich, 2010 

Pampas Cortes, 2010

Guillermo Melo and Fernanda Ghi, 2009 & 2010

Oscar Mandargaran and Georgina Vargas, 2008

Michelle Erbemsel (Lamb), 2006

Carlos Carnedo, 2005

Mylene Pelletier, 2004

Marika Landry, 2004

Mauro Peralta and Cindy Faltori, 2004

Brooke Burdett, 2000