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Dancer

Hiroshi Yamao

Hiroshi Yamao: Hiroshi and Kyoko Yamao become dance partners. and Travel to Buenos Aires for about 15 months to study salon and stage tango with Carlos and Rosa Pérez, Fabián Peralta and Valentina Villarroel.† 2003: Hiroshi and Kyoko Yamao become dance partners.† 2006: Travel to Buenos Aires for about 15 months to study salon and stage tango with Carlos and Rosa Pérez, Fabián Peralta and Valentina Villarroel.†

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2009–2024

What they dance

  • Tango 85%
  • Milonga 12%
  • Vals 3%

Orchestras they dance to most

Signature venues

Cities filmed in

  • Buenos Aires10 videos
  • Hong Kong2 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2011Filmed at · Hong Kong Tangofest
  2. 2010Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  3. 2009Filmed at · Mundial de Baile de Tango
  4. 2009First filmed with · Kyoko Yamao
  5. 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 with1

Partnered with Kyoko Yamao

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

Placed in1

Hiroshi Yamao — placed in Hiroshi Yamao (Tango de salón 2009 with Kyoko Yamao)2009

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2009–2024

Single source

Dance style2

Dance style escenario

Single source

Dance style salon

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Titles

Championship results

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Timeline

  1. 2003Hiroshi and Kyoko Yamao become dance partners.

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  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

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Connected

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Listen

  1. Nochero soyOsvaldo Pugliese1956
  2. Parque PatriciosFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1940
  3. CristalAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1944
  4. Esta noche de lunaCarlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino1943
  5. Bien PulentaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1950
  6. Nido gauchoCarlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar1955
  7. TormentaCarlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar1954
  8. Hasta siempre amorCarlos Di Sarli · Horacio Casares1958
  9. Mala juntaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1998
  10. Mi serenataEdgardo Donato · Alberto Podestá, Carlos Almada1952
  11. Con alma de tangoJuan D'Arienzo · Mercedes Serrano1971
  12. MagdalaJuan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde1944

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