Stage presence is innate: Either you have it or you don't. Valeria Solomonoff has it. -Pamela Squires, The Washington Post, November 1, 2003 (View reviews).

"To submit yet remain apart. To overflow and be contained. Duality"

"To respond. Not to anticipate. It is the golden rule in Tango and it is the rule in life. To be always in the moment of what is ocurring, to respond to something real, not imagined. To anticipate is to make assumptions about something that hasn't happened yet, that may never happen. Creativity is to respond originally, your own way, within the boundaries of reality. Without rules or bounderies, there is chaos. In chaos, there can be no partnership." -Johanna Sigmann in "The Tao of Tango", Trafford, 2000

Based in New York City, Argentine-born Valeria Solomonoff has performed internationally and at some of the world's most prestigious venues. She has performed with the world's top Tango dancers and was recently selected to perform for Argentine President Nestor Kirchner in New York which would mark the second time Valeria has performed for an Argentine head of state.

While deeply involved in the traditional roots of tango, her passion drove her to explore the dance's boundaries. Valeria is a co-founder of TangoMujer, and internationally acclaimed group that is the world's first all female tango ensemble. TangoMujer's groundbreaking work has been recognized by organizations as diverse and prestigious as New England Foundation for the Arts, which awarded them two grants to tour the United States, and Jacob's Pillow.

Valeria also has explored the tango art form through her solos, which embodies the masculine/feminine duality, lead/follow and where the tango image has been turned upside down. Her solos were awarded first prizes at Argentine dance festivals in 1997 for "En Contra" and in 1990 for "Espacio Vacio". She has performed as a soloist at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. She has choreographed for theatrical productions, concerts and for television programs.

























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