Osvaldo Cartery

Osvaldo Cartery was a tango dancer whose birth year is given as 1938 ^[7]. He is listed as a dance partner of Coca Cartery, and the pair's career is documented through competitions, festival appearances and filmed material ^[1][5].

According to one source, he stopped dancing for about three decades after marrying Coca; the date associated with this is approximate and recorded as around 1970 ^[2]. In 2004 he and Coca placed second in the Metropolitan salon championship, which qualified them for the world final ^[3]. That same year they won the salon category of the 2nd World Tango Championship, representing Lanús ^[4].

Later material includes a film of Cartery teaching Man Yung how to pause, made in February 2009 ^[5]. He was honoured in the documentary series 'Leyendas del Tango Danza', with the entry dated 2014 ^[6]. In February 2015 he danced with Coca at the Misterio Tango Festival, and he died in October of that year, aged 77 ^[5].

History

Cartery's birth year is recorded as 1938 ^[7]. No source in the available material describes his early life, family background or how he began dancing ^[7].

One source states that he stopped dancing for about three decades after marrying Coca ^[2]. The date attached to this claim is approximate and given only at year precision, around 1970 ^[2].

In March 2004 Cartery and Coca placed second in the Metropolitan salon championship, a result that qualified them for the world final ^[3]. The same year, the couple won the salon category of the 2nd World Tango Championship, competing as representatives of Lanús ^[4].

In February 2015 Cartery danced with Coca at the Misterio Tango Festival ^[5]. He died in October 2015, aged 77 ^[5]. A memorial article on his life records that he had been honoured in the documentary series 'Leyendas del Tango Danza', with the entry dated 2014 ^[6].

Dance notes

In February 2009 Cartery was filmed teaching Man Yung how to pause ^[5]. The available sources do not otherwise describe the character of his dancing, his technique or his teaching approach ^[5].

His competition success came in the salon category, both in the Metropolitan championship and at the 2nd World Tango Championship in 2004 ^[3][4].

Partners

A dancer listing links Cartery with the following partners ^[1]:

- Coca Cartery, with whom he competed and performed ^[1][3][4][5] - Misterio Tf Coca ^[1] - Ricardo Vidort ^[1] - Noe Dun ^[1]

The listing does not state the nature, dates or context of these associations beyond naming them as partners ^[1].