Documentary

La Nuestra Tango Festival – Ronda de las maestras

Video (3:29): Teachers dance a ronda to the debut performance of music by Aparna Halpé, leader of Orquesta Solidaridad Tango @ La Nuestra Tango Festival, Brooklyn, New York City. Saturday, August 6, 2022. An event for COVID-19 vaccinated participants.

The teachers are / Las Maestras are:
Carla Marano/ Dagny Miller
Phi Lee Lam/ Adriana Salgado
Victoria Codru/ Maria Jose Sosa
Carina Moeller/ Mariana Parma
Patricia Maria/ Meredith Klein
Maureen Antonia Urrego/ Patricia Porras

Orquesta Solidaridad Tango play 3 handmade string instruments loaned by Women in Lutherie and Jeemin Kim. Orquesta Solidaridad Tango is an all-woman, diversity-affirming tango orchestra based in Toronto, Canada. They are:

Vocals: Valeria Matzner
Bandoneóns: Sinai Rim and Heyni Solera
Violins: Suhashini Arulanandam and Aparna Halpé
Viola: Esme Allen-Creighton
Cello: Sybil Shanahan
Double Bass: Shannon Wojewoda
Piano: Sumi Lee