About

Luisa Zini

Tango dancer and organizer

Luisa has been immersed in the world of tango for quite some time, although she never had aspirations to teach. Instead, she found joy in organizing tango events such as milongas and parties, and more recently, festivals.

Her passion for tango led her to assist traveling tango teachers, whom she deeply admires, in organizing workshops in her local communities over the years.

Now residing in Portland, Oregon, Luisa, along with Elizabeth Wartluft, co-hosts a monthly matinee milonga called Las Naifas Milonga. This delightful event takes place every second Friday of the month at Norse Hall, providing a welcoming space for tango enthusiasts to come together and enjoy the dance they love.

History of the past events Luisa organized

Date Events Fliers
1997/2002 Organized workshops with Pupy Castello, Graciela Gonzalez, Jose Garofalo, Ramiro Gigliotti and Paula Ferrio in Los Angeles CA
2000/2002 Held Las Naifas Milonga in Los Angeles CA with Guillermo Valente and Veronica Alicino
2000/2012 Organized Graciela Gonzalez's North American tours
2010 May Week-end workshops with Kara Wenham and Javier Antar in Portland Oregon.
2012 May Week-end workshops with Graciela Gonzalez in Portland Oregon. flier_oliver_2015
2014 August Organized, together with Art Fortuna and Jerry Wallach, workshops and a thematic seminar with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne in Portland Oregon.
December Week-end workshops with Kara Wenham and Rebecca Rorick Smith in Portland Oregon kara and rebecca teaching in Portland OR December 11-14, 2014
2015 September Organized, together with Art Fortuna and Jerry Wallach, workshops and a thematic seminar with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne in Portland Oregon. Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne-Portland-OR-2018
December Week-end workshops with Oliver Kolker in Portland OR flier_oliver_2015
2016 November Week-end workshop with Carolina del Rivero and Donato Juarez in Portland OR flier_oliver_2015
2017 October Lead organizer with Art Fortuna of the Portland Tango Festival 2017 ptf2017
2018 April Weekend workshops with Rino Fraina and Graziella Pulvirenti from Catania, Sicily, Italy ptf2017
May Weekend workshops with Luciana Valle, Buenos Aires, Argentina Luciana Valle PDX 2018
June Weekend workshops with Graciela Gonzalez, Buenos Aires, Argentina Graciela Gonzalez-Portland-OR-2018
October Lead organizer with Art Fortuna of the Portland Tango Festival 2018 - www.portlandtangofest.com PTF 2018
2019 July Weekend workshops with Gaston Olguin, Buenos Aires, Argentina Gaston Olguin-Portland-OR-2018
October Lead organizer with Art Fortuna of the Portland Tango Festival 2019 - www.portlandtangofest.com PTF2019
       

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