Esquina Tango

Friday, August 12, 2011

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Esquina Tango is a non-profit Latin American cultural center in east Austin started by owners Monica Caivano and her husband Gustavo Simplis. They offer classes in dance, yoga, Spanish and youth summer camps.

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Esquina Tango is a non-profit Latin American cultural center in east Austin started by owners Monica Caivano and her husband Gustavo Simplis. They offer classes in dance, yoga, Spanish and youth summer camps.

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Owners Monica Caivano and her husband Gustavo Simplis, pictured here with newborn son Beto.

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Dance — Argentine tango, salsa, cumbia, Brazilian street dance, bachata from the Dominican Republic — is the heart and soul of Esquina Tango, which opened three years ago.

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Brittney Acosta, 5, is dressed for a special Brazilian Carnival celebration.

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Violet Stone, 7, is dressed for a special Brazilian Carnival celebration of dance at the studios.

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Rafaela Rohdis, 6, is dressed for a special Brazilian Carnival celebration of dance at the studios.

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Dance instructor Rebekah Fowler leads her young class of dancers in a special Brazilian Carnival celebration as part of a youth summer camp.

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Family members watch a special presentation of Brazilian Carnival.

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Yasmin Mancera, 9, is dressed for a special Brazilian Carnival celebration of dance at the studios.

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Claudia Aceveda helps her daughter Rafaela Rohdis, 6, with her costume as she participates in a special Brazilian Carnival dance.

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Dance instructor Rebekah Fowler leads her young class of dancers in a special Brazilian Carnival celebration as part of a youth summer camp.

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Parents with cameras at the ready photograph their kids after participating in a special Brazilian Carnival celebration.

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These girls close the summer camp by drawing pictures about their experience.

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Dance — Argentine tango, salsa, cumbia, Brazilian street dance, bachata from the Dominican Republic — is the heart and soul of Esquina Tango, which opened three years ago.

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(Ralph Barrera AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Dance instructor Rebekah Fowler leads her young class of dancers in a special Brazilian Carnival celebration as part of a youth summer camp.

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Dance instructor Rebekah Fowler leads her young class of dancers in a special Brazilian Carnival celebration as part of a youth summer camp.

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Gustavo teaches beginning Tango lessons.

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Gustavo teaches beginning Tango lessons.

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Dance — Argentine tango, salsa, cumbia, Brazilian street dance, bachata from the Dominican Republic — is the heart and soul of Esquina Tango, which opened three years ago.

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John Campbell and Katie Steigman during their beginning Tango lesson taught by Gustavo.

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Dance — Argentine tango, salsa, cumbia, Brazilian street dance, bachata from the Dominican Republic — is the heart and soul of Esquina Tango, which opened three years ago.

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Instructor Gustavo Simplis partners with Mickey Jacobs as he demostrates some proper steps in beginning Tango lessons.

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Mickey Jacobs laces her shoes as she readies for Tango lessons. "It's all about the shoes, isn't it?" says Jacobs.

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Instructor Gustavo Simplis, left center, watches his pupils dance around the studio during beginning Tango lessons.

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