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Kyoko Yamao

Kyoko Yamao is a tango dancer who became the dance partner of Hiroshi Yamao in 2003 [2]. The couple won the Tango Salón world title at the Mundial in 2009, a result their profile describes as the first by a foreign couple [3].

2009: 162010: 52011: 62013: 12014: 42015: 62017: 102019: 72023: 22024: 3
2009’202024
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2009: 16, 0; 2010: 5, 0; 2011: 6, 0; 2013: 1, 0; 2014: 4, 0; 2015: 6, 0; 2017: 10, 0; 2019: 7, 0; 2023: 2, 0; 2024: 3, 0

  1. 32 of Kyoko Yamao’s 60 filmed performances (53%) are with Hiroshi Yamao, 2009–2024.

    How we know

    Each filmed Occasion once, with the partner the video credits; a partner is named when they share at least half of them.

Kyoko Yamao is a tango dancer who has been recorded as a partner of Hiroshi Yamao . According to the couple's profile, Hiroshi and Kyoko Yamao became dance partners in 2003 [2].

In 2006 the couple travelled to Buenos Aires for about 15 months to study salon and stage tango [2]. At the Mundial in 2007 they placed third in Tango Escenario and sixth in Tango Salón [2]. In 2009 they won the Tango Salón world title [3]. The couple also ran classes, which they suspended and later reopened in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic .

History

According to the couple's profile, Kyoko Yamao and Hiroshi Yamao became dance partners in 2003 [2]. A video listing also records Hiroshi Yamao as her partner .

In 2006 the pair travelled to Buenos Aires, where they stayed for about 15 months to study salon and stage tango [2]. Their profile names Carlos and Rosa Pérez, Fabián Peralta and Valentina Villarroel as the dancers they studied with during this period [2].

Competitions

At the Mundial in 2007, Kyoko and Hiroshi Yamao placed third in the Tango Escenario category and sixth in the Tango Salón category, according to their profile [2].

In 2009 the couple won the Tango Salón world title [3]. The claim that they were the first foreign couple to win this title is attributed to the couple's own profile [3].

Teaching

The couple's website states that they suspended their classes from 27 March 2020 because of COVID-19 . The same source says the classes reopened gradually from 1 June 2020 .

Partnerships

A video listing records Kyoko Yamao as partnered with several dancers . Her main recorded partner is Hiroshi Yamao . The partnership began in 2003, according to their profile [2].

The same listing also records partnerships with entries titled "Rosa Perez", "Salonissimo Savona Hiroshi" and "Congreso Internacional Hiroshi" . The couple's profile names Rosa Pérez as one of their teachers in Buenos Aires, not as a dance partner [2]. Because of this, the sources differ on Rosa Pérez's role [2].

References

How Tangopedia works

  1. 2.Profile · hiroshikyoko.com
  2. 3.Mundial 2009, Final Tango Salón · web.archive.org

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2009–2024

What they dance

  • Tango 80%
  • Milonga 17%
  • Vals 2%

Orchestras they dance to most

Signature venues

Cities filmed in

  • Singapore12 videos
  • Savona10 videos
  • Buenos Aires10 videos
  • Taipei5 videos
  • Chengdu3 videos
  • Shanghai3 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2023Filmed at · Singapore International Tango Festival
  2. 2015Filmed at · Singapore International Tango Festival
  3. 2014Filmed at · Singapore International Tango Festival
  4. 2013Filmed at · Singapore International Tango Festival
  5. 2011Filmed at · Hong Kong Tangofest
  6. 2009Filmed at · Milonga La Baldosa
  7. 2009Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  8. 2009First filmed with · Hiroshi Yamao
  9. 2009Title · Mundial · Tango de Salón

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

Whether they lead or follow.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with4

Hiroshi Yamao — partnered with Kyoko Yamao

Single source

Partnered with Rosa Perez

Single source

Partnered with Salonissimo Savona Hiroshi

Single source

Partnered with Congreso Internacional Hiroshi

Single source

Notes3

Hiroshi and Kyoko Yamao become dance partners.2003

Single source

Travel to Buenos Aires for about 15 months to study salon and stage tango with Carlos and Rosa Pérez, Fabián Peralta and Valentina Villarroel.2006

Single source

Suspend classes from 27 March for COVID-19 and reopen gradually from 1 June.Jun 1, 2020

Single source

Won3

Won Third in Tango Escenario and sixth in Tango Salón at the Mundial (per their profile).2007

Single source

Won Win the Tango Salón world title, the first foreign couple to do so per their profile.2009

Single source

Won Mundial de Baile de Tango (1st, Tango de Salón final 2009)2009

Single source

Dance style2

Dance style escenario

Single source

Dance style salon

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2009–2024

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Kyoko Yamao, year by yearWhat they dance to

Titles

Championship results

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 2003Hiroshi and Kyoko Yamao become dance partners.

    source

  2. 2006Travel to Buenos Aires for about 15 months to study salon and stage tango with Carlos and Rosa Pérez, Fabián Peralta and Valentina Villarroel.

    source

  3. 2007Third in Tango Escenario and sixth in Tango Salón at the Mundial (per their profile).

    source

  4. 2009Win the Tango Salón world title, the first foreign couple to do so per their profile.

    source

  5. Jun 1, 2020Suspend classes from 27 March for COVID-19 and reopen gradually from 1 June.

    source

Most watched videos

On TangoTube · our data

All their videos on TangoTube

Connected

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Listen

  1. Milonga de los fortinesTípica VictorMariano BalcarcemilongaRCA Victor
  2. Bien PulentaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  3. Nochero soyOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  4. InfamiaJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurétangoRCA Victor
  5. Parque PatriciosFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamámilongaOdeon
  6. Esta noche de lunaCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  7. CristalAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
  8. VamosCarlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA Victor
  9. Con alma de tangoJuan D'ArienzoMercedes SerranotangoRCA Victor
  10. MagdalaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
  11. Yunta bravaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  12. Rie payasoJuan D'ArienzoCarlos CasarestangoRCA Victor

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