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Tango Maestros Natalia Hills & Alejandro Aquino Biographies

Natalia Hills & Alejandro Aquino - “the Crème de la Crème of Tango” performers and teachers will be right here in Perth for the first time with performances at Mi Serenata Tango Milonga on Saturday 2nd August and a series of workshops on Friday 1st August to Sunday 3rd August.

Mi Serenata Tango is very honoured to host these world renown maestros who do not require any introduction from us. Read their biographies and permit them to speak for themselves.

Natalia Hils Biography

Natalia Hills was one of the original members of the Broadway and London hit ” Forever Tango” nominated in 1998 for both: Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Choreography. 

Born in Buenos Aires, she began her theatrical career at the age of 12 and through the years appeared in, directed and choreographed many spectacular events, concerts including but in no way an extensive list

  • NBC Universal (Telemundo) and National Geographic
  • PBS series “Evening at Pops” with the Boston Pops Orchestra with Leslie Caron as hostess
  • appearances on television at the “Today Show” on NBC
  • Principal dancer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic & special guest artist at the Hollywood Kodak Theatre (home of the Academy Awards) 
  • A special guest artist at the Symphony Space, in New York City when the dance critic Alastair Macaulay at the New York Times published: “To be more specific, Ms Hills is a completely appealing and stylish dancer, delightful at a brisk tempo,….sensuous at any pace”
  • In 1995, she was specifically invited to perform in honor of Princess Diana at the British Embassy in Argentina!
  • Worked with director and choreographer, Damian Woetzel, at theInternational Festival of Dance in Vail, Colorado, together with the world greatest tap dancer Savon Glover, American Ballet Theater super stars: Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy amoung the nation’s foremost dance companies.
  • In May-2012, Natalia performed with Tangueros del Sur for its frist time in Middle East

Honours
January 2012: “Romper El Piso” - TANGUEROSDELSUR, by adjudge is declared by Argentina´s Secretary of the Nation Cultural Ministry, of CULTURAL INTEREST.
August 2012: “BAILA” the history of Argentine Tango, by adjudge is declared by Argentina´s Senate of the Nation of CULTURAL INTEREST, due to its educational content. This innovative pedagogical program is based on her own experience.


Alejandro Aquino Biography

Alejandro Aquino is a renowned dancer, director and choreographer

  • In 1985 he was a featured dancer at Teatro Alvear, together with principal dancers of the Teatro Colon
  • In 1989 Alejandro Aquino was chosen by Maestro Osvaldo Pugliese, composer, orchestra
    leader and one of the most important figures in the history of tango music, to join the
    Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese on tour in America, Asia and Europe. Among these was
    the historic concert of Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla at the Royal Carre
    Theatre in Amsterdam, Holland on June 26 1989.
  • In 1991 Alejandro performed in the famous Aldwych West End Theater in Londonwith the legendary company “Tango Argentino” of Claudio Segovia and Hector **
    Orezzolli.** 
  • In 1992 he created his first complete work – “Tangueros” with the sponsorship of the
    Festival Internacional: “Oriente- Ocidente” of Treno and Roverto in Italy.
  • In the years to follow, Alejandro was a guest dancer with other prestigious orchestras
    in Buenos Aires.
  • In 1994 Alejandro Aguino was nominated Corresponsal Academico de la Academia
    Nacional de Tango, by the poet Horacio Ferrer.
  • From 1997 – 2011 Alejandro establishes himself in Italy and dedicates himself to teaching and to transmitting his knowledge of Tango in all of Europe. 
  • In 2003 creates and produces the show “Homenage a Osvlado Pugliese” with the
    Orgquesta Color Tango led by Roberto Alvarez, and presented personally by Lidia
    Pugliese. The show subsequently toured in Italy.

Honours

In 1994 Alejandro Aguino was nominated Corresponsal Academico de la Academia Nacional de Tango, by the poet Horacio Ferrer.

I can vouch that the London stage show was simply spectacular, having been in the audience myself. It inspired my love for tango all those years ago. (Sabrina Elias)