Biographies
Cristian Correa was born in Cordoba, Argentina where he started
dancing Argentine Folklore at the age of five (typical from his birth
place) and shortly after that Argentine Tango. He also studied
classical ballet at the Teatro General San Martin in Cordoba. Shortly
afterwards he moved to Buenos Aires to master his training with
legendary teachers including Nicolas Cobos and Paola Jean Jean,
Sabrina and Ruben Veliz, Claudio Gonzalez and Melina Brufman,
German Cornejo, Roberto Herrera and Maria Nieves among many
others. He won 1 st place at the Festival Nacional de Folklore for best
stage tango couple in 2005. He has performed throughout Japan,
China, Africa, Europe and South America in productions; Dramatic
Tango with Min-On Foundation, Argentine Consulate Expo in
Shanghai, China, Tanguera the musical tour in Germany, Tango a
Tierra in South Africa, Compañia de Roberto Herrera in Italy and
France, Mora Godoy’s Tango Ballet, Un Viaje al Sentimiento in
Brazil , Acuarelas Americana’s Festivales de Cosquin and a dancer
with the Royal Caribbean Cruise. Mr. Correa has appeared in several
films, including Un Tango Mas, the story of tango icons Maria Nieves
and Juan Carlos Copes, produced by Wim Wenders as well as the film
Homero Manzi. He represented Cordoba in The Tango Mundial
Championships where he was awarded sub-champion for a record of
three consecutive years. Between 2012 and 2018 he also took 7th, 5 th
and 3 rd place . He took 1 st place in stage tango in the Danza tu Danza
International Championship in Cordoba, Argentina in 2018. He has
danced in the most renowned tango shows in Buenos Aires, including
Esquina Carlos Gardel, Tango Porteño, La Ventana and Hotel Faena’s
“ Rojo Tango”. Correa has performed in the most famous and
historic milongas in Buenos Aires including, La Baldosa, Salon
Canning, La Viruta and El Gricel. For the past 4.5 years he has been
the choreographer and director of El Querandi Tango show in the
heart of Buenos Aires. Most recently Correa has created, directed
and produced two full length productions; Carmen A Tango Story
which premiered in 2016 in the Teatro Margarita Xirgu and
SynopsisTango which premiered last year at the prestigious
Metropolitan Citi Theater in Buenos Aires where it received standing
ovations and raves reviews.
Mr. Correa is one of the most highly sought after teacher, performer
and choreographer of his generation known for his unique style and
dynamic presence.

Leah Barsky was born in Germany and grew up in NY. She is a
cross-disciplined performer, and is highly proficient in classical
ballet, contemporary dance and Argentine tango. She trained at The
Juilliard School, New York State Summer School of The Arts,
American Dance Festival and California Institute of the Arts. Her
professional career started at the age of 17 with the Nai Ni Chen
Dance Company in NYC where she performed internationally in some
of the most prestigious contemporary dance festivals including the
Silesian Dance Festival in Poland and the Chang Mu Int. Arts Festival
in Seoul, Korea. Then she went on to work with NYC based companies
Armitage Gone!, Doug Varone, Westchester Ballet Theater, Tango y
Mas in Mexico City and Tango 1st Century in Quebec Canada just to
name a few. She has vast experience as a tango dancer including the
New Generation Dance Company between 2004-07 in productions
including El Rey del Tango, Black and White Tango, and Aires de
Tango. Also she performed on Broadway with the Romulo Larrea
Tango Ensembles production Tangos from Gardel to Piazzolla. She
has performed throughout the U.S, Asia, Canada, Europe, Chile and
Argentina. In 2014 she danced in The Mark Morris Production of
“L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato'' at Lincoln Center. Ms.
Barsky has also appeared as a principal dancer in several productions
with The Chicago Lyric Opera and The Metropolitan Opera including,
Les Troyens, La Sonnambula, Rigoletto, Iphigenia en Tauride, The
Damnation of Faust, Show Boat and The Merry Widow. She was
also an original cast member in NYC’s Malbec in the first “casa de
tango” to open in the US. She has lived/worked in Buenos Aires and
today is one of the best outstanding tango performers of the new
generation. She danced in the most renowned tango shows, including
Esquina Carlos Gardel, Tango Porteño, El Querandi Tango and Hotel
Faena’s Rojo Tango. She has performed in some of the most historic
milongas in Buenos Aires including, La Baldosa, Salon Canning, El
Gricel and La Viruta. In addition, for the past five years Barsky has
danced as one of the top finalists in the Mundial Tango
Championships in Buenos Aires. In 2018 she took first place in stage
tango in the Danza tu Danza International Championships in
Cordoba, Argentina. Most recently she appeared as a featured dancer
in New York City Center Encores production of Evita. As a
cross-cultural person and multi discipline dancer, Ms. Barsky is a
unique performer and insightful teacher. The New York Times raved
that Ms. Barsky is “sensual and direct and... the most
compelling” performer.