Roberto Herrera

Roberto Herrera (born September 5, 1963, in San Salvador de Jujuy) is an Argentinian dancer, choreographer and dance teacher, known for the Tango.

Education Herrera first started learning Argentinian and Latin American folk dances at the age of eight and began his training in Tango Argentino when he was twelve. Among his teachers were Antonio Todaro and Pepito Avellaneda.

Career He has worked as dancer as well as choreographer for orchestras of renowned composers such as Osvaldo Pugliese, Leopoldo Federico, Julián Plaza, Beba Pugliese, Two years later, in 1988, he starred in the role of Martín Fierro, based on the epic poem by José Hernández, in the play Aquí me pongo a cantar (english: "Here I start to sing") in the Teatro de las Provincias in Buenos Aires. In 1993 Herrera worked as a solo dancer for the dance company Tango Pasión with the orchestra Sexteto Mayor. In 2004 he was guest dancer, together with Mora Godoy, in the leading role of Gaudencio in the musical Tanguera in the Teatro El Nacional in Buenos Aires. As part of the festivities surrounding the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Seoul, he and his company performed the show "Tango de Hoy" together with Natacha Poberaj. In 2005 he went on his first tour through Europe with his show "Tango Nuevo de Roberto Herrera".

In 2004, in addition to his dance company, Herrera also founded his own dance school, the Herrera Tango Academy, with branches in Buenos Aires, Milan

Herrera has been teaching Tango since 1979, offering workshops all over the world and regularly performs at Tango festivals. Since 2003 he has been a member of the jury of the World tango dance tournament.

Awards

2012: Maestro Formador y Transmisor Popular Argentino de la Danza, awarded by the Consejo Argentino de la Danza (C.A.D.)