Eli Leserowitz
Eli Leserowitz is an Argentine Tango dancer, teacher, choreographer and DJ from New York City. Known for his unique style and artistry, Eli has performed, taught and DJed at festivals and workshops and guest residencies across the United States. Eli is exceptionally creative and sensitive dancer with an unmistakable presence and unique style, he is constantly pushing the tango form incorporating ballet and contemporary movements.

Eli is a thorough teacher, going to great lengths to convey the fundamental techniques and musicality of a movement to his students. He has an uncanny ability to successfully train a wide variety of students from casual social dancers to professional ballet dancers. Eli's attitude of being a constant learner makes him an approachable and a widely popular teacher. He has taught in more than 25 cities across the US including New York, Los Angelis, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis, Saint Louis, Kansas City and at Universities such as Princeton University (NJ), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Hunter College (NY), and the University of Minnesota.

Eli's teachers and mentors are Robin Thomas and Nick Jones. He has also studied with other celebrated teachers, including: Brigitta Winkler, Luis Bianchi & Daniella Pucci, Alex Krebs, Tomas Howlin, Homer & Christina Ladas, Adam Hoopengardener, and Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa.


Past Classes/Workshops/Performances/Etc:

(See calendar for more complete list)
Oct '11: Taught and performed with Amy Anderson at Nick Jone's Natural Tango Festival (Denver, CO)
Aug 19 '11: Teach and Perform at Princeton Milonga
Aug 12 '11: Teach and Perform at Tango Lounge (NYC)
Jul '11: Workshops on the Western Slope and Denver Colorado
Apr 7-11 '11: Classes and Workshops in Santa Barbara, CA
Apr 6 '11: Perform with Mitra Martin at Milonga El Floridita (Los Angeles, CA)
Apr 6 '11: Pre-milonga class at Milonga El Floridita (Los Angeles, CA)
Mar 12-13 '11: Taught Beginner Track at 'Spring Fling Tango Thing' Festival with Janey Smith (Kansas City, MO)
Feb 26-Mar 10 '11: Classes & Workshops in Saint Louis, MO
Feb 26 '11: Performed with Mimi MacDonald at Milonga Mariposa (St. Louis, MO)
Feb 21 '11: Performed with Rebecca Shulman at Luna Tango Salon (New York, NY)
Jan 24-30 '11: Workshops in Kansas City, MO and Lawrence, KS
Jan 22 '11: Performace with Mitra Martin at Houston Tango Marathon
Jan 21-23 '11: Instructor at Houston Tango Marathon (Houston, TX)
2010
Dec 17 '10: Performed at "Dance Manhatten's Holiday Extravaganza" with Audrey Martinez (New York, NY)
Dec 2-5 '10: DJ'ed and guided practica at 'Hot Winter Tango' Festival, (Saint Louis,MO)
Oct 14-20 '10: Workshops in Kansas City, MO and Lawrence, KS
Apr 24 '10: Perform at The Tango Loft @ Basic Ballroom (New York, NY)
Apr 24 '10: Perform at Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
Apr 24 '10: Workshops at Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
Apr 21 '10: Perform at Tango Cafe @ YSBD (New York, NY)
Apr 20 '10: Perform at Milonga Del Cielo @ Heavenly Bamboo Rest. (New York, NY)
Apr 15-20 '10: Organized workshops for Nick Jones (Minneapolis, MN)
Mar 28 '10: Workshop @ Rhythms & Souls (Forest Hills, NY)
Mar 19 '10: Teach at The Tango Lounge @ DanceSport (New York, NY)
Mar 14 '10: Perform at the "Spring Fling Tango Thing" with Ayano Yoneda (Kansas City, MO)
Feb 6 '10: Perform at "Milonga ñ" with Kyla Mares @ Barba Yiani (Chicago, IL)
Jan 31 '10: Workshops in Lawrence, KS
Jan 23-24 '10: Workshops in Minneapolis, MN
2009
Dec 31 '09: New Years Eve Performance with Chelsea Eng (Seattle,WA)
Dec 26 -27 '09: Workshops in Seattle and Tacoma, WA
Dec 19 '09: Workshops during Minneapolis Pre-Holiday Tango Marathon 2009
Nov 22 '09: Class and Performance at the Ocean Park Milonga with Nelusha (Los Angeles, CA)
Oct 23-25 '09: Perform at Nick Jones' "Natural Tango Festival" (Denver, CO)
Oct 9 '09 '09: Perform at Princeton Tango Festival with Nelusha Amaladas (Princeton, NJ)
Sep 18 '09: Perform with Sabine Ibes at "TSOR Grand Milonga"(Rochester, MN)
Sep 12 09: Teach at TSOM Milonga @ ERV Dance Studio (Hopkins, MN)
Sep 4-6 '09: Workshops in Madison, (Madison, WI)
Aug 28 - Sep 30: Minneapolis, MN - Int Class every Wed @ SDS w/ Sabine
Aug 21 - 23 '09: More Workshops in Saint Louis! (Saint Louis, MO)
Aug 14 - 16 '09: Workshops in Saint Louis (Saint Louis, MO)
Aug 03 - 27 '09: Kansas City, MO & Lawrence,KS (Details forthcoming)
Aug 1 - 2 '09: Workshops in Champaign-Urbana with Nina Tatarowicz (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
Jul 30 '09: Performance with Nina Tatarowicz @ Milonga Loca (Chicago, IL)
Jul 30 '09: Performance with Nina Tatarowicz (Botanical Gardens, Chicago, IL)
Jul 25 '09: Performance in Milwaukee to Live Music with Nina Tatarowicz @ Boswell Books (Milwuakee, WI)
Jul 25 '09: Workshops in Milwaukee with Nina Tatarowicz @ Casa de Danza (Milwuakee, WI)
Jul 23 '09: Teach & @ Milonga Loca (Chicago, IL)
Jun 7 '09: Taught Class @ South Street Seaport Milonga (NYC)
Apr 6 '09: Princeton - Beg, Pre/Int & Int Classes + Practica (Subbing for Robin Thomas)
Jan 29 - Mar 25 '09: Minneapolis, MN
2008
Dec 16 '08: Beg Class @ New York University
Dec 2 '08: Yale - Pre-Int & Int Classes + Practica (Subbing for Robin Thomas)
Dec 1 '08: Princeton - Beg, Pre-Int & Int Classes + Practica (Subbing for Robin Thomas)
Nov 20 & 27 '08: Guest teacher at Casa de Tango (Ukrainian Restaurant - 140 2nd Ave NY, NY) - Pre/Int Class
Nov '08: Guest teacher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine - All Level Class + Practica
Sep 10 '08: Performance with Maria @ Princeton University
Jun 7 '08: Rhythm and Soul Dance Studio (Levittown, NY) - Beg & Int Classes + Practica
Jun '08: Guest teacher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine - All Level Class + Practica
Mar 11 '08: Perform at "Practica Y" with Nina Tatarowicz @ You should be Dancing Studio (New York, NY)
Feb '08: Complete Beginner Bootcamp @ Hunter College (New York, NY)

Eli taught regular weekly group classes:
 Mar 2010 - Oct 2010: Rhythms & Soul Dance Studio (New York, NY)
 Sep 2009 - Jan 2010: Social Dance Studio (Minneapolis, MN)
 Apr 2009 - Jun 2009: Princeton Tango Club (Princeton, MN)
 Feb 2009 - Mar 2009: Social Dance Studio: (Minneapolis, MN)
 May 2008 - Jan 2009: Princeton Tango Club (Princeton, NJ)


Argentine Tango DJ

Tango DJ Eli Leserowitz
Eli's music is like a cross between Mozart and Michael Jackson - "Traditional and Classic, and you dance your head off really well!".
Eli has DJed at milongas, practicas and festivals across the US, in cities such as New York, Chicago, Seattle, Saint Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Princeton.

DJ Experience:

Apr 23 '11: Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
Apr 20 '11: Tango Cafe - Traditional Room @ You should be Dancing Studio (NYC)
Mar 26 '11: Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
Mar 12 '11: Spring Fling Tango Thing Festival (Kansas City, MO)
Mar 5 '11: Los Besos Milonguita (Chicago, IL)
Feb 27 '11: "Nuestro Milonga" @ The Ritz Carlton (St. Louis, MO)
Feb 26 '11: Milonga Mariposa (St. Louis, MO)
Feb 18 '11: Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
Jan 10 '11: Luna @ Dance Manhatten (NYC)
Jan 8 '11: Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
Jan 7 '11: La Milonga @ Ukrainian East Village Restaurant (NYC)
Jan 5 '11: Tango Cafe - Traditional Room @ You should be Dancing Studio (NYC)
Jan 4 '11: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
2010
Dec 28 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Dec 22 '10: Tango Cafe - Traditional Room @ You should be Dancing Studio (NYC)
Dec 2-5 '10: DJ'ed and guided practica at 'Hot Winter Tango' Festival, (Saint Louis,MO)
Nov 28 '10: Esmerelda's @ Session 73 (NYC)
Nov 26 '10: La Milonga @ Ukrainian East Village Restaurant (NYC)
Nov 23 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Nov 15 '10: Luna @ Dance Manhatten (NYC)
Nov 13 '10: TangoHop Milonga (Media, PA)
Oct 24 '10: Nick Jones' Natural Tango Festival (Denver, CO)
Oct 2 '10: Princeton Tango Festival (Princeton, NJ)
Oct 1 '10: La Milonga @ Ukrainian East Village Restaurant (NYC)
Sep 7 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Sep 3 '10: The Tango Lounge @ DanceSport (New York, NY)
Aug 25 '10: Tango Cafe - Traditional Room @ You should be Dancing Studio (NYC)
Aug 24 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Aug 13 '10: La Milonga @ Ukrainian Rest. (New York, NY)
Jul 27 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Jul 17 '10: Princeton Milonga (Princeton, NJ)
Jul 14 '10: Tango Cafe - Traditional Room @ You should be Dancing Studio (NYC)
Jun 22 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Jun 5 '10: Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
May 29 '10: Practilonga-939 (New York, NY)
May 25 '10: Tuesday Milonga @ Triangulo (New York, NY)
Apr 19 '10: DJ at Oddfellows Milonga (Minneapolis, MN)
Mar 14 '10: Spring Fling Tango Thing (Kansas City, MO)
Feb 22 '10: The Tango Fix @ Basic Ballroom (New York, NY)
Feb 6 '10: Los Besos Milonguita @ ARTango Center (Chicago, IL)
Feb 2 '10: Milonga @ Coda (Kansas City, MO)
Jan 31 '10: DJ Milonga (Lawrence, KS)
Jan 18 '10: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Benefit Milonga (Minneaolis, MN)
2009
Dec 28 '09: China Harbor Milonga (Seattle, WA)
Dec 26 '09: Milonga @ Dance Underground (Seattle, WA)
Dec 19 '09: Minneapolis Pre-Holiday Tango Marathon 2009
Nov 29 '09: Tango Reaction Milonga @ Barba Yianni (Chicago, IL)
Nov 15 '09: Loring Pasta Bar (Minneapolis, MN)
Oct 3 '09: Princeton Tango Festival (Princeton, NJ)
Sep 26 '09: Tango Fusion @ SDS (Mineapolis, MN)
Sep 12 '09: TSOM Milonga @ ERV Dance Studio (Hopkins, MN)
Sep 5 '09: "Milonga by the Lake" (Madison, WI)
Aug 27 '09: Milonga @ Swing-Salsa-Tango Dance Space (Kansas City, MO)
Aug 26 '09: Milonga @ KC Swing Dance Club (Kansas City, MO)
Aug 20 '09: Milonga @ Swing-Salsa-Tango Dance Space (Kansas City, MO)
Aug 14 '09: Milonga @ Robin Bach's, (Saint Louis, MO)
Aug 13 '09: Milonga @ Swing-Salsa-Tango Dance Space (Kansas City, MO)
Aug 1 '09: Milonga @ Channing Murray (Champaign, IL)
Jul 28 '09: Milonga Negra @ Ritz Tango Cafe (Chicago, IL)
Jul 23 '09: Milonga Loca @ Alhambra Palace (Chicago, IL)
Jul 17 '09: Princeton Milonga (Princeton, NJ)
Jun 27 '09: Outdoor Milonga @ Sea Salt Restaurant (Minneapolis, MN)
Jun 12 '09: Princeton Milonga (Princeton, NJ)
May 22 '09: Princeton Milonga (Princeton, NJ)
Mar 20 '09: U of MN Tango Club Milonga (Minneapolis, MN)
Mar 15 '09: The Belated "Pi Day" Milonga (Minneapolis, MN)
Feb 28 '09: Tango Fusion @ SDS (Minneapolis, MN)
Feb 22 '09: BYOCB Milonga (Minneapolis, MN)
Feb 14 '09: "Shrödinger's Meowlonga" (Minneapolis, MN)
Feb 7 '09: TSOR Milonga @ Sontes (Rochester, MN)
Feb 1 '09: Big Bowl Boycott Milonga (Minneapolis, MN)
Jan 2 '09: La Milonga (New York, NY)
2008
Dec 31 '08: New Years Party @ Lafayette Grill (New York, NY)
Dec 20 '08: Practilonga-939, (New York, NY)
Jun 7 '08: Practica @ Rhythm and Soul Dance Studio (Levittown, NY)