Dancer
Nelly Balmaceda
Nelly Balmaceda, named Nelly Argañaraz in Daniel Trenner’s archive, taught tango with Miguel Balmaceda at Salón Helénico and Salón Canning. [1]
Jorge Manganelli remembers assisting Miguel and Nelly’s classes through June 1990. He describes their teaching as part of a social practice that drew a new generation to tango.
In a 2004 interview, Nelly described her Canning academy and her work as a championship preliminary judge. The interview gives her a voice and teaching career of her own, beyond a partner credit. [3]
Teaching and testimony
The accounts name Nelly as an active teacher at Canning. The 2004 interview also records her saying that she had danced since age fourteen; it does not establish a birth year. [3]
What survives on film
An archival upload names Nelly and Miguel dancing Gallo ciego. Its upload date is not the date of their dance. The selected videos below let readers study the couple while keeping the source of each attribution visible. [4]
References
- Nelly Arganaraz Full Interview 1998 · trennerstangoarchive.com
- Son amores · pagina12.com.ar
- Nelly y Miguel Balmaceda bailan Gallo ciego · tangotube.tv
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Nelly y Miguel Balmaceda (bailan Gallo Ciego orq. Osvaldo Pugliese)Uploaded 2020Nelly and Miguel dance Gallo ciego; the uploader annotations point out their walk and turns.
Miguel Balmaceda y NelyUploaded 2011Another archival upload names Nelly with Miguel; compare the dancing before treating uploads as separate occasions.
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Watch on TangoTubeNotes2
Ends the práctica and milonga at Canning (Salón Helénico) that she ran with Miguel Balmaceda.1992
Single sourceDies in early July.2008
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