About
Patagonia Tango Company
LA's premier professional Argentine Tango & Folclore Company
Founded in Los Angeles in 2022, Patagonia Dance Company features 12 resident company dancers and a rotating cast of seasonal guest artists from Argentina. The company performs the original choreography of Artistic Directors Oscar Mansilla an Romina Rodriguez as well as repertory by guest choreographers.
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PTC has performed for sold our venues in Northwest Arkansas, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires. The company has graced the historic stages of the ALEX Theatre in Glendale, CA as well athe Teatro Broadway in Buenos Aires, both venues that seat 1,400 audience members.
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The Directors
Romina Rodriguez and Oscar Mansilla have toured the world with their unique and elegant approach to traditional Argentine Tango and Folclore. They have studied extensively with masters Leandro Oliver & Laila Rezk, Leandro Caparelli and Carlos Barrionuevo & Mayte Valdes.
From 2016-2019, they were resident dancers at the historic Plaza Dorrego de San Telmo in Buenos Aires where they danced with Pedro "El Indio" Benavente as well as for Café del Arbol. While in Los Angeles, Oscar and Romina performed at various milongas, on television for Telemundo/Acceso Total, Netflix's Bake Squad Season 2, and Craig Owen's music video "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek. In 2021 they were invited to form part of the inaugural resident company of Dubai's first Tango House, La Casa Del Tango by Enrique Macana, under the direction of Enrique Macana. While in Dubai, they had the honor to dance at the tallest building in the world, The Burj Khalifa as well as for members of the royal family of Dubai.
Oscar & Romina are the founders and directors of LA’s premier professional tango company, Patagonia Tango Company. In addition to their projects in Los Angeles, Oscar and Romina organize cultural events in Patagonia in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina.