Tango Dance World Championship in Asia

The 5th Tango Dance World Championship in Asia

Here we are the 5th TANGO DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ASIA. This year, the championship will be held in Meguro Persimmon Hall in July 19, 20, 2008. As a pre-event, Gran Milonga 2008 was held on Mar 15, 2008. With the five past champions were in one milonga. It would even hard to be happen in Buenos Aires. Many tango dance fans came to the milonga. The Asian Championship las year, more than 120people joined and 2000 people came to see them.

■DATE：July 19th (Sat), 20th (Sun) 2008

■THEATER：Meguro Persimmon Hall

■Participants：Salon Tango 49 Couples／Stage tango 21 Couples

■AUDIENCE：19th●900 people／20th●1500 people

■RESULT

STAGE TANGO
Champion★Eiichiro & Tomoko　優勝曲 "TRIUNFAL"

2nd Place★Mikage & Arisa　"RECUERDO"

3rd Place★Genta Nakazawa & Maky　"PA QUE TE OIGA UN BANDONEON"

4th Place★Aco & Mariko　"OBERTURA"

4th Place★Lam y Sandoro　"RECUERDO"

6th Place★GYu & Mai　"QUEJAS DE BANDONEON"

Special Prize

Toray Prize★Lunch & Sachi　"CHIQUE"

Gloria & Eduardo Prize★Hiroshi & Hisako　"ENCANTO ROJO"

Gisela & Gaspar Prize★Aco & Mariko　"OBERTURA"

SALON TANGO
Champion★Hiroshi & Kyoko

2nd Place★Eiichiro & Tomok

3rd Place★Tzu-Han y Rui

4th Place★Hiromi & Natsu

5th Place★Jino y Yuni

6th Place★Masa & Chieko

Special Prize

Toray Prize★Ryoko y Tomohisa

Gloria & Eduardo Prize★Tzu-Han y Rui

Gisela & Gaspar Prize★Jino y Yuni

■JURY：

JURY FROM ASIA (JURY IN QUARIFY ROUNDS AND SEMI-FINAL)
1．YUKO SUZANA HARADA

2．LUNA JOSE MARIA

3．ALVARO SALAS

4．HUGO PAEZ

5．RYO IKEMOTO

JURY FROM ARGENTINE (JURY IN ALL ROUNDS)
6．EDUARDO ARQUIMBAU

7．GLORIA DE ARQUIMBA

8．GASPAR GODOY

9．GISELA GALEASSI

■LIVE CONCERT MILONGA：

Orquesta AA

Orquesta de Tango Waseda

■DANCE DEMONSTRATION：

Gloria & Eduardo, Gisela & Gaspar, Ryo & Hazuki, Lucia & Alvaro, Laura, Matias & Diego

【PRE-EVENT】

●GRAN MILONGA IN TOKYO
MUSICIANS：Orquesta Requena & Suarez Paz

DANCER：Paula & Christian, Yesica & Ariel, Melody & Jose, Ryo & Hazuki, Rika & Diego, Hiroshi & Kyoko, Eiichiro & Tomoko

SINGER：Veronica Marchetti

This is the Offcial Granmilonga of the 6th Tango Dance World Championship. Many tango dancers around the asia came to see the demonstrations of the top professional perfomance in the world.