Maria Filali

Maria Filali is a dancer of Argentine tango. Her detailed biography states that she discovered Argentine tango in 1997 and began teaching tango in 2007, notably through her association leS Sens du Bal. ^[2]

According to the same biography, her activities extended beyond teaching. In 2009 she coached actors for Chabrol's 'Bellamy', and in 2010 she founded the collective Les Elles du Tango. ^[2]

A video listing records her as a dance partner of twenty dancers, among them Rafael Busch, Mariano Fernandez Blanco, German Salvatierra and Özgür Karahan. ^[1] In 2025 she performed with Rafael Busch at Taboe Tango Camp. ^[3]

History

Filali's detailed biography dates her first contact with Argentine tango to 1997. ^[2] A decade later, in 2007, she began teaching tango, with the biography naming her association leS Sens du Bal as a notable vehicle for this work. ^[2]

In 2009 she coached actors for Chabrol's 'Bellamy'. ^[2] The following year, 2010, she founded the collective Les Elles du Tango. ^[2]

In 2025 she performed with Rafael Busch at Taboe Tango Camp. ^[3]

Dance partners

A video listing names Filali as having partnered with the following dancers: ^[1] - Daniel Carlsson ^[1] - Jorge Rodriguez ^[1] - Özgür Karahan ^[1] - Mazen Kiwan ^[1] - German Salvatierra ^[1] - Germano Scaperrotta ^[1] - Mariano Fernandez Blanco ^[1] - Gianpiero Galdi ^[1] - John Zabala ^[1] - Diego Riemer ^[1] - Giovanni Eredia ^[1] - Eloy Souto ^[1] - Octavio Fernández ^[1] - Sigrid van Tilbeurgh ^[1] - Rafael Busch ^[1] - Stefano Giudice ^[1] - Andres Molina ^[1] - Nelson Pinto ^[1] - Eric Lindgren ^[1] - Aoniken Quiroga ^[1]

The listing gives no dates, durations or contexts for these partnerships. ^[1] Of these partners, Rafael Busch is also documented as performing with her at Taboe Tango Camp in 2025. ^{[1] [3]}