{"id":14945,"date":"2025-03-08T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T20:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luisazini.com\/tanichezini\/?p=14945"},"modified":"2025-06-13T16:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T23:15:32","slug":"oliver-kolker-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luisazini.com\/tanichezini\/oliver-kolker-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Kolker Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14945\" class=\"elementor elementor-14945\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71798046 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"42005\" data-id=\"71798046\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 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He is an accomplished tango dancer, screenwriter, film producer, director, and actor.<\/p><p>Born in New York City but raised in Argentina, Oliver Kolker discovered tango in 1997, immersing himself in Buenos Aires\u2019 vibrant milonga scene. He trained with renowned masters such as Horacio Godoy, Osvaldo Zotto, and Graciela Gonzalez.<\/p><p>Six years later, he launched his career as a professional dancer and instructor, performing and teaching worldwide. He has participated in some of the most prestigious tango festivals and communities across Russia, the United States, France, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ukraine, and China.<\/p><p>Since 2006, he has been a frequent guest of the Portland Tango community, visiting over 10 times and partnering with Luna Palacios and Silvina Valz. 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