Vanina Bilous

Vanina Bilous is a tango dancer whose recorded date of birth is 1 July 1970 ^[8]. She began in classical ballet at the Escuela Nacional de Danza María Ruanova in 1976 and qualified as a Profesora Nacional de Danza Clásica in 1986 ^[1]. She began studying tango in 1985 ^[1].

From the late 1980s she worked in tango stage productions, television and touring shows in Argentina and abroad, including Japan, Europe, the United States and London ^[1][2]. She also directed a tango show at the restaurant El Querandí ^[1]. A listing of performers records her as a partner of Alejandro Aquino, Roberto Herrera, Junior Cervila and Javier Rodríguez ^[3]. After a break that began in 2003, she returned to the Mundial de Tango in 2021 as a teacher and closing-night soloist, dancing with Javier Rodríguez ^[1][2].

Training

Bilous began classical ballet training at the Escuela Nacional de Danza María Ruanova in 1976 ^[1]. In 1986 she graduated as Profesora Nacional de Danza Clásica ^[1].

In 1985, while still in her ballet training, she started tango classes ^[1]. Her teachers included Antonio Todaro, Miguel and Julio Balmaceda, Pepito Avellaneda, Juan Carlos Copes, Gustavo Naveira and Olga Besio ^[1].

Stage and television career (1988–2003)

In 1988 Bilous appeared on the television programme 'Grandes Valores del Tango' as a member of the ballet directed by Graciela Cabrera ^[1].

In 1989 she joined Juan Carlos Copes's musical 'Tango! Tango!' at the Teatro Lola Membrives ^[1]. The same source states that in that year she became Pugliese's only female soloist, first dancing with Alejandro Aquino ^[1].

In 1991 she joined the cast of 'Tango Argentino' in London ^[2]. In 1992 she toured Japan in 'Tango! Tango!', directed by Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau ^[1].

From 1994 to 1996 she danced in 'Tango Pasión' with the Sexteto Mayor, touring Turkey, Germany, Austria and the United States ^[1]. From 1995 to 1999 she was director and dancer of the show 'Tango, una historia' at the restaurant El Querandí ^[1].

She took part in the Broadway revival of 'Tango Argentino' in 1999/2000, which the source connects with a Tony nomination ^[2]. The material does not specify the category or whether the nomination was hers or the production's ^[2].

Her last public performance before a break came in 2003, in 'Danza maligna' at the Teatro Metropolitan and at the Théâtre de Chaillot in Paris ^[2].

Later career (2014–2025)

In 2014 Bilous was interviewed by Pepa Palazón at DNI Tango for the interview series 'Tengo una pregunta para vos' ^[4].

In 2021 she was invited back to the Mundial de Tango, both as a teacher and as closing-night soloist on the main stage, where she danced with Javier Rodríguez ^[1].

She continued to perform with Rodríguez in the following years ^[5][6][7]. In 2023 the pair were filmed dancing to Osvaldo Pugliese's 'A mis compañeros' ^[5]. On 22 December 2024 they performed at the Poker de Reyes festival, where one of their dances was to Canaro's 'Historia Sentimental' ^[6]. In 2025 they performed at the Acércate a mi Tango festival, in a video that also features Vanesa Villalba and Facundo Piñero ^[7].

Partners

A listing of tango performers records the following dance partners for Bilous ^[3]:

- Alejandro Aquino, with whom she first danced as a soloist in 1989 ^[1][3] - Roberto Herrera ^[3] - Junior Cervila ^[3] - Javier Rodríguez, her partner at the 2021 Mundial de Tango and in festival performances from 2023 to 2025 ^{[1][3][5][6][7]}

The sources give no dates for her partnerships with Roberto Herrera and Junior Cervila ^[3].

Filmed performances

Filmed performances by Bilous and Javier Rodríguez include the following ^[5][6][7]:

- 'A mis compañeros' (Osvaldo Pugliese), filmed in 2023 ^[5] - 'Historia Sentimental' (Canaro), Festival Poker de Reyes, 22 December 2024 ^[6] - A performance at the Acércate a mi Tango festival, 2025, shared with Vanesa Villalba and Facundo Piñero ^[7]