Modern Tango World N° 4 (Bucharest, Romania) | Page 8

An Art of Beauty
Laura Iaru
I believe tango existed always inside Csongor Kicsi and myself, ever since childhood. Each of
us had separate journeys in the music and dance world. For myself, as a child, I was fascinated by music and dancing, I would dance in the house, trying to imitate some TV stars. in my
own way. Csongor told me he was doing this at the age of 4. I always looked for something
more intense, a free creative interpretation in dancing, rather than standard choreography.
I had tango music on vinyls and CDs from my parents
and around the year 2000 I watched the Confiteria
Ideal tango documentary. I fell in love with the intensity of tango music, its message about the Argentine
people cultural heritage, its simplicity and richness,
and the milonguero lifestyle at the same time.

At the age of 4, Csongor’s parents saw the talent
in him, and enrolled him in a standard ballroom
latin dances school. Until the age of 15, he danced
everything in the hobby category and performed
in several shows organized by the school. But, he
never participated in the regular competitions for
any professional category. He enjoyed it. But, it
would have required more financial support from
his parents who could not afford it.
Csongor’s tango story begins at 15, when he attends the first tango classes in Brasov, his home
town. He studied with the local teachers Claudiu
Grosaru and Mirela Muntean to whom he is very
grateful for being his first teachers! Soon after, he
started attending workshops in Bucharest and in
other Romanian towns with locals and Argentine
maestros visiting Romania. He was very attracted
to tango, including artistic, performance, teaching,
and championships.
He decided to quit standard dances for dedicating
his time and energy to tango, and the possibility of
becoming a tango artist. He dreamed of winning
a tango champion one day! Among the Romanian
teachers that he studied with are Lucian Stan and
Monica Surubariu, Marian Toderascu and Oana
Olaru, and Lucia Mirzan. The Argentine maestros
who played most significant role in his development are Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes,
Flaco Dany, and Javier Rodriguez.
He first started teaching tango in 2011 at Nada
Mas Studio in Brasov, Since 2013, he has been
teaching at Libertango in Brasov.

photo by Florin Fiscu
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