Tango Libertad is a collaboration between Madame C & Madame K. Their love of tango is what brought them together and their passion for liberation fuels their creativity. For many of us dancing tango brings out our truest self, but can we truly be ourselves if we are not free to be?

Madame C stands among North America's most distinguished tango performers and instructors. Her exceptional talent earned her the US Tango Championship and led her to the finals in Tango Salon and semifinals at the prestigious 2005 Buenos Aires World competition. While renowned for her sophisticated choreography and masterful performances, Madame C's greatest impact lies in her exceptional teaching ability—she has a rare gift for unraveling the complexities of tango while igniting a deep passion for the dance in her students, fostering a thriving and devoted tango community.

For Madame C, tango transcends mere technique—it's an expression of profound human connection -"All of the emotion of a human being that we don't put into words, you have [with tango]... it's a dialogue between two human beings." In today's fast-paced world where she observes "we work, work, work and eat and work," she believes people discover an essential human quality in tango that's often missing from daily life.

Prior to dedicating her life to tango, Madame C established herself as an innovative visual artist, exhibiting her work in prestigious galleries from Soho to Spain. Each summer, she would return to Provincetown to showcase her pieces at Passions gallery.

As an artist, she liberated herself from traditional painting techniques and devised her own method of pouring incompatible materials like acrylic, oil, desk stain, gold leaf, and whatever else she could find onto a single metal sheet. Using a spatula she would move quickly to swirl the melange of materials into an expression of movement and sensuality.

Today she continues her travels around the world sharing her love of tango and art with others. To see more of Madame C’s work visit her online studio.

Katerina with Hat JPG.JPG — Madame K’s love affair with tango began 5 years ago in Paris, while at the Trocadero plaza she heard sounds of unfamiliar music that reached her heart. Under the watchful eye of La Dame de Fer completely captivated she watched as couples navigated the floor lost in each other's embrace.

Years went by, and she admired her yet-to-be lover longingly from afar. One day she was reading an article about Edie Windsor, who famously said “don’t postpone joy!” And so she went on a search to find an instructor that would embrace the idea of a female leader. Luckily, she found Madame C!