Sakura Tango Festival 2026

Ezequiel Paludi and Geraldina Rojas are internationally acclaimed Argentine tango artists, renowned for their unique and refined style that seamlessly blends technical precision with profound emotional expression. For over two decades, they have brought tango to some of the most prestigious and unexpected stages worldwide, constantly pushing the boundaries of the dance form.

They first performed together in October 2005 in Buenos Aires during the production “Corrientes Esquina Glamor” and later joined the world tour of Forever Tango. Their work spans film, television, advertising, and international festivals, including Schitterend, Máxima: The Series, and performances with Roberto Bolle.

Since 2016, they have taught in Amsterdam, offering a unique program accessible to dancers of all levels. They also founded the Tangomatter community, sharing their expertise in movement, musicality, and connection. Their partnership balances innovation and tradition, capturing the essence of tango while introducing a fresh, contemporary sensitivity.

Bárbara Ferreyra and Agustín Agnez have been dancing together for six years.
They are the 2021 World Tango Pista Champions, as well as professional tango dancers and teachers. Their debut as producers and event organizers took place in October 2022 with their first festival, Encuentro Nacional de Tango Argentino (Penta Tango Festival), held in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.
They have completed five world tours, each lasting between four and nine months, performing in countless cities across Europe, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, France, Estonia, Finland, Norway, England, Scotland, and Ireland. They have also toured Africa (Tunisia) and Asia (China). While in Buenos Aires, they continue to offer seminars, private classes, competition coaching, and tango performances.
They have also participated in numerous festivals and tango weekends across Argentina and South America, including Chile, Bolivia, and Peru. Additionally, they have served as judges in various competitions, preliminaries, and the World Tango Championship.
They are currently on their fifth international tour (2025–2026), spanning nine months across Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Marcelo Ramer and Selva Mastroti started their artistic development at a very young age. He began his study at 4, with Argentinian folklore, and she at 8, with classic dance. They discovered tango at 16 years old, and received training from distinguished teachers who nurtured their love and respect for tango. This couple have been dancing together for 14 years now, and they never stop learning and developing their own dance, symbolic freshness, spontaneity and elegance combined with with simplicity, working with different companies, shows and festivals. Actually they live in Torino, as artistic directors and teachers of the most important school in the city, ‘Ateneo del Tango’, in Aldobaraldo. They inject great passion and commitment into their classes, greatly enjoying the task of transmitting knowledge, working on tango in all its stages, from the basis of technique to achieve harmonic movement, through subtle sensations resulting in complex movements, not only for aesthetic beauty but mainly for the pleasurable sensation evoked by realizing them in harmony with the music and their partner, forming new lines of improvisation. They are internationally recognized and in demand for their clear pedagogy and teaching structures that provide their students with quality learning, enjoyment and rich knowledge.;

In recent years, Noelia and René have worked together on several tours across Asia, establishing themselves as a frequent artistic duo in the region.

Noelia Coletti began her artistic career in tango 30 years ago, training both as a social dancer and a stage performer. She works as a teacher, coach, and choreographer, and has performed with the most prestigious tango companies and venues, as well as at major Tango Festivals around the world—including Seoul, Beijing, Edinburgh, Singapore, and Taipei. She has taught for Cirque du Soleil and performed for the Emperor of Japan and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.
For more than 12 years, she has served as a judge at the Buenos Aires City Dance Championship, the BA Tango World Championship, and various preliminaries in Argentina and abroad. She is also one of the organizers of the renowned milonga De Querusa in the Boedo neighborhood.

René Torres : Tango dancer and instructor with 25 years of international experience. He has taught and performed in Argentina, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Italy, France, Egypt, Japan, China, and South Korea.
In 2018, he founded Caminito Tango Club in Tokyo together with Junko Mori, where he continues to train numerous students and build connections between Argentine tango dancers and the Japanese tango community.
Runner-up at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Tango Championship (2010).

Christian and Nao are internationally renowned professional Argentine tango dancers.
The Argentine Christian and Japanese Nao began dancing as a pair in 2008, and in 2009, they won the Salon category of the Asian Tango Championship.
In 2010, they achieved remarkable success at the Tango World Championship held annually in Argentina, placing 3rd in both the Salon and Stage categories.
From 2011, they performed as regular dancers at Rojo Tango, the tango house of the famous Hotel FAENA in Buenos Aires. Subsequently, they have conducted workshops and performances worldwide, including in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They have also served as judges for competitions held in countries such as the United States, South Korea, and Venezuela.
They won the Milongueros del Mundo category at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Tango Championship twice, in 2012 and 2024. At the 2024 Tango World Championship, they placed 5th in the Pista category, showcasing their exceptional skill.

For over 10 years, they have been leading the Buenos Aires (Salón de Tango Argentino) studio in Omotesando, Tokyo, dedicating themselves to the training of the next generation of dancers.

Constanza Vonscheidt and Julian Gysel began working together as a tango couple in 2021, bringing together two regions of Argentina: El Litoral and Patagonia. Their project “Entre Tango y Mate” blends their stories and expresses a return to simplicity, sharing the culture they carry with them.
They take their tango around the world, integrating music and dance as a popular expression of the people. Their journey began in Patagonia and northern Chile, later continuing through Spain and Italy with shows and workshops, accompanying students in their learning processes across the globe. They will soon arrive in Fukuoka, Japan.

Mauricio Gorbarán : Born in Zárate, Argentina. With a background in track and field that built his strong physical foundation, Mauricio began studying Argentine tango at the age of 16.
He first came to Japan in 2008, where he spent a year working as a tango teacher and dancer. After returning to Argentina, he joined renowned institutions such as the academy led by the world-famous Hugo Patyn and the company Compañía Tango Rojo directed by Karen Di Giyoani and Luciano Caceres, performing in numerous shows.
In 2016, he relocated to Japan once again, expanding his activities through workshops and performances not only in Tokyo but also in Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto, and many other regions.
In July 2022, he formed a partnership with Mariko and began working as a tango pareja.
• 2021 Tango World Championship (Mundial de Tango) – Semifinalist in Tango de Pista & Escenario
• 2022 Asian Tango Championship – Finalist (Escenario) / Champion (Milonguero)
• 2022 Indonesia Tango Championship – Finalist (Escenario)
• 2022 D'Arienzo Cup – Champion (JACK Division)
• 2024 D'Arienzo Cup – Champion (JACK Vals Division)

Marko Nakatsubo : From a young age, Marko developed a strong expressive foundation through artistic gymnastics, contemporary dance, flamenco, and other disciplines.
She encountered Argentine tango in 2009, and after participating and placing in various competitions in Japan and abroad, she moved alone to Buenos Aires in August 2017 for six months of intensive study with several maestros.
After returning to Japan, she was invited to perform exhibitions in Tokyo and Shanghai.
In July 2018, she again traveled solo to Argentina, earning two championship titles while competing in various events. Alongside exhibitions with her partners, she joined Jonathan Spitel’s company Lazos de Tango, performing in numerous shows.
She returned to Japan in December 2019 for what was intended as a temporary stay, but due to the pandemic relocated her base to Japan, launching online lessons. Since then, she has been highly active—teaching group and private lessons across Tokyo, Yokohama, Daikanyama, Meguro, Daimon, Tsukiji, and more—while also organizing milongas and helping run the Chiqué Tango Championship.
In July 2022, she formed a pareja with Mauricio Gorbarán. Their activities have since expanded with lessons, workshops, and performances not only in Tokyo but also in Sapporo, Ibaraki, Hanoi, and Shanghai.
• 2016 Jonathan’s Cup – Champion (Tango Pista)
• 2017 Tokyo Tango Marathon Championship (3rd Edition) – Champion
• 2018 Hong Kong Championship – 3rd Place (Tango Pista)
• 2019 Bailar... y nada más Championship – Champion (Tango Pista)
• 2019 Bailar... y nada más Championship – Champion (Milonga)
• 2019 Certamen de Boedo – 3rd Place
• 2019 Campeonato de Baile de la Ciudad – Semifinalist (Milongueros del Mundo & Vals categories)
• 2021 Tango World Championship (Mundial de Tango) – Semifinalist (Tango de Pista)
• 2022 D'Arienzo Cup – Champion (JILL Division)