Vaggelis Hatzopoulos and Marianna Katandou are Argentine tango dancers since 2004 and a couple in life.
They have been the director and artistic curator of “Academia del Tango” in Athens since September 2011. They have won the European Championship in the Tango Salon category and also won the 1st place in Greece in the same category.
Members of the Natalia Hills “Tangueros del Sur” compania and the Greek compania “Tango en Eros”, dancing to major Greek theaters, such as Herodion and the Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall. Frequently invited to seminars and shows at international events, Milongas and festivals (such as TanGo to Istanbul Festival, Tango Follies Festival, Tango Emotion Festival, Oktober Pest Tango Festival, AniverTango Festival, Taipei Tango Festival, Auroville Holi Tango Festival, De la noche Tango Festival, Ostuni Med Tango Meeting, Cyprus Tango Festival, Tango Lovers Festival, Unchained Tango Festival, Todos Tango Festival, Syros Tango Festival, Kalamata Tango Festival etc.) in many countries around the world, such as Argentina, India, Taiwan, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus and elsewhere.
Their primary teachers are Silvio la Via and Leandro Oliver & Laila Rezk and they have attended many lessons with Sebastian Arce & Marianna Montes, Gabriel Misse, Natalia Hills & Alejandro Aquino, Julio Balmaceda & Corina De La Rosa, Gabriel Angio & Natalia Gamez, Sebastian Jimenez & Maria Ines Bogado, Sebastian Achaval & Roxanna Suarez, Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa and many others.
They are known for the cleanliness and accuracy of their technique, for the sensitivity they emit as a couple, but also for the positive energy they share on shows and lessons.
Champions of Europe, Champions of Greece - Finalist at the Buenos Aires World Championship
