Class Details

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Maja has been dancing since she was three years old. She has a background in contemporary dance and ballet, as well as latin and ballroom dances. She attended music school for ten years, where she played the piano and flute. She studied Spanish and German language and literature at the University of Zagreb and worked as language teacher and translator. In Karlsruhe, she worked in different departments of the Center for Art and Media Technology (ZKM). Marko was more into sports and almost went pro in basketball. Instead, he decided to study Electrotechnics and later Physics in which he obtained a degree at the University of Zagreb. He later continued his education and in 2014 received his PhD in Nanobiotechnology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). From 2010 until 2018 we have lived in Karlsruhe, Germany. We curently live in Zagreb, Croatia.

We started dancing tango in Zagreb, Croatia in 2002 in a small group of enthusiasts curious about this “new” dance. Some five years later we began giving regular lessons at the Tango Argentino Zagreb dance school. Our first and most influential teachers were Pablo Rodríguez and Noelia Hurtado. Later we continued to study with Noelia and Carlitos Espinoza. We also studied with Federico Naveira and Inés Muzzoppapa, Bruno Tombari and Mariangeles Caamaño and Chicho Frumboli and Juana Sepúlveda, among others.

Since 2014 we are working with tango professionally, holding workshops and performing all over Europe (Amsterdam, Minsk, Florence, Karlsruhe, Genova, Budapest, L´Aquila, Freiburg, Treviso, Poreč, Mantova, Halle, Sevilla, Lisbon, Procida, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Reykjavik etc.). In 2018 we have started to work in North America, Asia and Australia.

 ONLINE CLASSES - https://www.patreon.com/majaandmarko

 Vania started teaching tango in 2002 in Berlin, Germany. She is equally  respected and accomplished as both leader and follower. Her greatest  strengths as a teacher and dancer are her versatility and range, gained  through years of experience dancing and teaching a wide variety of  styles - from Nuevo to Milonguero. By pairing an analytical mind with  exceptional kinesthetic sense and strong observation skills, Vania  emphasizes fine-tuning the fundamentals, and encourages the sharing of  more nuanced communication as a path for deeper connection. Vania has  traveled to teach and DJ tango in Buenos Aires, and all-over North  America and Europe.

Gary believes that everyone has what it takes  to have fun dancing tango, and is excited to work together with you in  finding ways to enjoy it even more. Now ten years after his first tango  class in Bozeman, Montana, he continues to be drawn to the depth of  connection, the richness of nonverbal communication, and the range of  self-expression that tango offers.

Vania has a degree in finance  and Gary has degrees in engineering and secondary education. They  started dancing together in 2015 and live in Austin, Texas.  

Carolyn Stoklosa, P.T., has been a licensed physical therapist since 1992 with a

specialty in dance-related injury. She has vast experience treating a variety of medical conditions and owned a busy outpatient physical therapy clinic for 20 years. Carolyn has treated professional dancers from companies including Hubbard Street, The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Momix, The Hong Kong Ballet, and Juan Siddi Flamenco. She has been a member of The International Association of Dance Medicine and Science since 2018 and has taken continuing education for medical professionals treating dancers since 2008. Carolyn began ballet lessons at the age of 4 and went on to study at the Juilliard School, The San Francisco Ballet School, and The Robert Joffrey Summer Intensive Program. Carolyn has performed in theaters across the US and was a professional ballerina with the Pacific Northwest Ballet and The Texas Ballet companies. She began dancing tango in 2003, studying tango in the US and Buenos Aires, and has attended tango events all over the world. Carolyn combines her knowledge as a physical therapist, ballerina, and tanguera to help dancers optimize their technique and prevent injuries. To learn more about Carolyn, and to see a full resume, visit physiodancer.com or check out her YouTube channel, @physiodancernm.