Makela
Brizuela is a visionary creative force in the Los Angeles tango
community.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she trained for ten years
in modern dance and ballet, receiving her degree from the National
School of Ballet of Argentina.
Over the past fourteen years, she has taught, danced, performed, and
choreographed tango around Argentina, Mexico and the U.S . She has
performed in prestigious venues such as the Alex Theater, Red Cat, and
The Ford Amphitheater as well as creating, producing and directing
Tango Cabaret at the Museum of Latin American Art and the critically
acclaimed Urban Tango at Electric Lodge. In addition to
performances, Makela provides group and private tango instruction, and
hosts Makela's Practicas, some of Los Angeles' most popular weekly
social practice sessions.
Known for her outstanding technique and grace, Makela stresses that
tango comes from the heart as well as the body. For ladies, she focuses
on what makes a woman dance more beautifully and easily. For
men,
she concentrates on what makes a man a confident and clear leader so
that women would love to dance with him.
Who are Makela's teachers? Since focusing on tango since 1995, her
training was mainly in Buenos Aires and includes master tango
instructors such as Roberto Herrera, Jorge Dispari, Dana Frigoli and
Pablo Villarasa, Dani, Chicho, Armando Orzuza, and Fabian Irusquibelar.
For the past several years, Makela has brought some of the most
talented tango dancers from Buenos Aires to teach and perform with her,
including Fabian Irusquibelar (from Tango Metropolis, and Copes Troup),
Javier Rochwarger and many others.
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Performances:
2010
- March 17-23rd. Performances at
Milongas of L.A with Javier Rochwarger.
2009
- May 30th. Cabaret
Tango at
the Celebrity Centre. Choreographer and Main Dancer.
2007
- Dec
2nd. Oni Dance Benefit
Partner:Moses Buchboot at the Oni Benefit. Venice, CA
- Nov 2nd- At the Gerald R Daniel
Hall CSULB. Partner: Sergio Cortazzo. Live music by the Caliendo Trio.
Long Beach, CA
- Oct 27 - At El
Encuentro. Partner: Sergio Cortazzo. Sherman Oaks, CA
- Oct 23 - Vladi and Perri
Practica. Partner: Sergio Cortazzo. Los Angeles, CA.
- Oct 22 - at La Practica
Electrica. Partner: Sergio Cortazzo. Venice, CA.
- Aug 18 - At the Alex Theater.
Partner: Alexis White. Glendale, CA
- Aug 10 - Private Party. Partner:
Alexis White. Laguna Beach, CA
- June 29 - Michael's Bailonga.
Urban Tango Returns. Los Angeles, CA
- June 9th - At El Encuentro.
Partner: Fabian Irusquibelar. Sherman Oaks, CA.
- May 29th - At La Practica
Electrica. Partner: Fabian Irusquibelar. Venice CA.
- April 26th - At Tatou. Partner
Harry Bowens - Los Angeles, CA
- April 6th - Private Party.
Partner: Alexis White - Pasadena, CA
- March 23 - At Museum of Latin
American Art (MOLAA) - Partner: Javier Rochwarger. Long Beach - CA
- March 19th - At La Practica
Electrica. Partner: Javier Rochwarger. Venice, CA.
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