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Pablo Verón

Pablo Verón is a tango dancer and choreographer who joined Tango Argentino in Paris in 1989 and co-starred with Sally Potter in The Tango Lesson, released in 1997. [2][3] His work for that feature film earned an American Choreography Award in 1998. [3]

2006: 12007: 22011: 22013: 22015: 42017: 32018: 132019: 182020: 82021: 12022: 52023: 62024: 12025: 22026: 1
2006’10’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2006: 1, 0; 2007: 2, 0; 2011: 2, 0; 2013: 2, 0; 2015: 4, 0; 2017: 3, 0; 2018: 13, 0; 2019: 18, 0; 2020: 8, 0; 2021: 1, 0; 2022: 5, 0; 2023: 6, 0; 2024: 1, 0; 2025: 2, 0; 2026: 1, 0

  1. 56% of Pablo Verón’s filmed performances are from 2018–2020.

    How we know

    The shortest run of years that holds at least half of them: 39 of 69 performances in our videos, each filmed Occasion once, under the year it was danced.

Pablo Verón is a tango dancer whose recorded career spans stage revues, film, tango-theatre and teaching. [2][3][5][6] He joined Tango Argentino in Paris in 1989, and in 1992 he choreographed Alfredo Arias's revue Mortadela. [2]

Verón co-starred with Sally Potter in The Tango Lesson, which was released in 1997. [3] In 1998 he received an American Choreography Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film for The Tango Lesson. [3]

On 11 January 1999 Verón danced at the White House state dinner for President Carlos Menem. [4] In 2004 he choreographed and acted in TanGhost, a tango-theatre piece based on Ibsen's Ghosts, in Oslo. [5] A dance-partner listing names twelve people with whom he has partnered, including Geraldine Rojas, Sally Potter and Roberto Herrera.

Career

Verón joined Tango Argentino in Paris in 1989. [2] Three years later, in 1992, he choreographed Mortadela, a revue by Alfredo Arias. [2] Both events are documented in a public interview with him conducted by Zuleika Fusco. [2]

In 2004 Verón worked in Oslo on TanGhost, a tango-theatre piece based on Ibsen's Ghosts. [5] He both choreographed the production and acted in it. [5]

Film: The Tango Lesson

Verón co-starred with Sally Potter in The Tango Lesson, which was released in 1997. [3] The film brought him an American Choreography Award in 1998, given for outstanding achievement in a feature film. [3] Sally Potter is also listed among his dance partners.

Performances

On 11 January 1999 Verón danced at the White House state dinner held for President Carlos Menem. [4] The source documenting the occasion is a video of the ensemble QuinTango and dancers rehearsing at the White House for the January 1999 state dinner. [4]

Dance partners

A dance-partner listing names the following people as having partnered with Verón:

  • Teresa Cunha
  • Cecilia Capello
  • Geraldine Rojas
  • Alejandra Gutty
  • Victoria Vieyra
  • Giselle Anne
  • Roberto Herrera
  • Sally Potter
  • Alessandro Parascandolo
  • Noel Strazza
  • Sol Alzamora
  • Daniela Ayala

The listing gives no dates or contexts for these partnerships.

Teaching and later activity

In 2019 Verón took part in a public interview and seminar with Avalon Progetto Tango in Pescara. [6] A written interview with him by Zuleika Fusco, titled "Per crescere nell'arte occorre amarla", covers this period. [6]

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Incontro con PABLO VERON, la leggenda del tango. Intervista Zuleika Fusco · youtube.com
  2. 3.The Tango Lesson · en.wikipedia.org
  3. 4.QuinTango and dancers rehearse at Clinton Whitehouse for state dinner January 1999 · youtube.com
  4. 5.Electrocutango ~ Mi Viejo Dolor · youtube.com
  5. 6.Per crescere nell'arte occorre amarla. Intervista a Pablo Verón (parte I) · zuleikafusco.it

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2006–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 67%
  • Vals 17%
  • Milonga 15%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Pescara14 videos
  • Athens8 videos
  • Paris7 videos
  • Buenos Aires5 videos
  • London5 videos
  • Rome4 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2020Filmed at · TangoLovers Festival
  2. 2019Filmed at · TangoLovers Festival
  3. 2017Filmed at · Oxford Tango Festival
  4. 2011First filmed with · Cecilia Capello
  5. 2009First filmed with · Sally Potter
  6. 2009First filmed with · Teresa Cunha
  7. 2008First filmed with · Geraldine Rojas

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

Whether they lead or follow.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with12

Partnered with Teresa Cunha

Single source

Partnered with Cecilia Capello

Single source

Partnered with Geraldine Rojas

Single source

Partnered with Alejandra Gutty

Single source

Partnered with Victoria Vieyra

Single source

Partnered with Giselle Anne

Single source

Partnered with Roberto Herrera

Single source

Partnered with Sally Potter

Single source

Partnered with Alessandro Parascandolo

Single source

Partnered with Noel Strazza

Single source

Partnered with Sol Alzamora

Single source

Partnered with Daniela Ayala

Single source

Notes10

Joins Tango Argentino in Paris.1989

Single source

Choreographs Alfredo Arias's revue Mortadela.1992

Single source

The Tango Lesson, co-starring with Sally Potter, is released.1997

Single source

Dances at the White House state dinner for President Carlos Menem.Jan 11, 1999

Single source

Choreographs and acts in TanGhost, a tango-theatre piece on Ibsen's Ghosts, in Oslo.2004

Single source

Public interview and seminar with Avalon Progetto Tango in Pescara.2019

Single source

Antonio Todaro — described as Pablo Verón1980–1989

Single source

He began his professional career in 1986 as a dancer in musicals such as Evita, Cabaret and Sweet Charity1986

Single source

In 1988 he starred in Jorge Coscia's film Cipayos1988

Single source

In Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson (1997) he showed his skills as dancer, choreographer and actor1997

Single source

Won1

Won American Choreography Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film, for The Tango Lesson.1998

Single source

Judged1

Judged Mundial de Baile de Tango (Tango Escenario final 2026)2026

Single source

Dance style1

Dance style escenario

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2011–2023

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Pablo Verón, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 1989Joins Tango Argentino in Paris.

    source

  2. 1992Choreographs Alfredo Arias's revue Mortadela.

    source

  3. 1997The Tango Lesson, co-starring with Sally Potter, is released.

    source

  4. 1998American Choreography Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film, for The Tango Lesson.

    source

  5. Jan 11, 1999Dances at the White House state dinner for President Carlos Menem.

    source

  6. 2004Choreographs and acts in TanGhost, a tango-theatre piece on Ibsen's Ghosts, in Oslo.

    source

  7. 2019Public interview and seminar with Avalon Progetto Tango in Pescara.

    source

Most watched videos

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