The Toronto Tango Experience (TTX)

DJ's, etc.. for TTX 2013

Horacio Godoy (Argentina) is the resident DJ at La Viruta in Buenos Aires. Not only will Horacio be teaching the advanced workshops but we also have the honor of him being the DJ on Saturday night. La Viruta in Buenos Aires is probably the most succesful regular milonga in Argentina, and Horacio is the DJ that spins the tunes there that Argentinians love to dance to.

DJ FAH (USA) looks to traditional tango music as the root and inspiration for her DJing. As a DJ she aims to give dancers opportunities to explore the beauty of tango music. For DJ FAH, tango dancing is more than steps; it's about creativity between dancers enabled by music that makes that creativity possible.

John Miller (USA) is one of the most popular DJs in Colorado, and plays an average of 140 nights a year. He has DJed for numerous national festivals and milongas, including the NaturalTango Festival in Denver, the UTango Festival in Salt Lake City, Burning Tango in McCloud, the Albuquerque Tango Festival, the Denver Tango Festival, Tango Encuentro in Boulder, and Mala Leche in New York City. He currently lives in Denver and plays Bandoneon in the NaturalTango Orchestra.

Gregory "Grisha" Nisnevich (USA) began his music career in St. Petersburg, Russia, and in 2001 discovered the passion of tango. As a maestro classical guitar player Grisha strives to share his knowledge of tango with dancers and musicians. He often travels in North America and Europe, teaching and sharing this original, unique material with tango teachers and dancers, giving musicality classes, concerts and lectures as well as technical classes for musicians. In addition to his DJing duties, Grisha will be teaching the workshop "Structure Of Tango Music (From a musicians point of view)" on Saturday July 13, 2013 (8pm).

Bernice Gonsen (Canada). Since starting her DJing career in 2007, Bernice has developed into one of the best DJs in Canada. She is constantly in demand by many countless tango organizers, who are always requesting her services. She respects the traditions of tango but at the same time inspires the dancers on the floor. Her deep knowledge of tango helps express her profound love of the music which is appreciated by her many loyal fans, who love to dance to her music. In addition to DJing at the Toronto Tango Experience, Bernice will be teaching the DJ Workshop on Friday July 12, 2013 (6pm).

Mike Ferguson (Foot Reflexology/Thai Massage) finished massage school in Port Townsend, Washington. This was also around the time when Tango entered his life. Since then he has been traveling to countless festivals and marathons throughout the U.S. offering Foot Reflexology and Thai Massage. We welcome Mike and his magic fingers to TTX. He will be available during all the events.