A teacher of teachers!

Mentor to tango’s new generation!

Among the most energetic and knowledgeable tango instructors in the world!

Luciana is regarded around the world as one of the most dynamic and articulate teachers working in tango today. She has trained a number of today’s most successful dancers and teachers and continues to inspire dancers with remarkable insight, energy and clarity.

She runs classes, practices and a milonga at her school in Buenos Aires, El Motivo Tango, that have quickly become favorites with the best dancers of the new generation. She is considered one of the premier resources of dancers and teachers at the cutting edge of tango today.

She is equally successful with beginners. Dancers who learn with Luciana early on find essential ideas that speed their progress and increase their enjoyment of the dance.

Luciana teaches principles which allow students to enjoy a thrilling depth and subtlety in tango. She has a profound understanding of tango’s tradition, structure, and style and a remarkable insight into the special challenges of learning tango outside Argentina.

Since 1999, Luciana (a.k.a. "Hurricane Lucy") has been an inspiration to
Colorado dancers with her superb tango teaching skills, and herrich background in tango traditions old and new. Luciana is one of the most sought-after tango teachers in the world. Her boundless energy and enthusiasm for teaching tango and her penetrating intelligence in analyzing and synthesizing the dance make her classes exciting and invaluable.
Followers appreciate Luciana's fully feminine radiant expression and deep technical understanding of their role in the dance, while leaders benefit enormously from accepting Luciana's challenge to master the "tango matrix" through her example and understanding of the leader's role. Luciana is considered unique among Argentine traveling tango teachers in her ability to relate tango eloquently and simply. Her extensive experience and precocious skill in the milongas of Buenos Aires evolved into a prestigious invitation to join the pioneering "Tango Investigation" group of Gustavo Naveira and Fabian Salas (from the movie "The Tango Lesson"). As a result, she was able to master the leader's role with these originators of the 'Nuevo Tango" tradition. Her studies includes also, among others, Graciela Gonzalez, Pepito Avellaneda, Mingo Pugliese, Mariano Chicho Frumboli. Her many devoted fans in Argentina and the USA treasure her keen insight into their "tango problems" in private lessons as well as group classes. Her mastery of tango is encyclopedic, her energy is warm and infectious, her teaching is priceless - don't miss her!
(Dance of the Heart, Colorado Tango organizers).

Luciana Valle is justly famous around the world for teaching tango in a clear, powerful and energetic style. Many very experienced tango dancers with years of study from many professional teachers rank their training with Luciana as the best they can get from anyone. Skilled as both a leader and a follower, and widely experienced in the milongas of Buenos Aires, she was an early participant in the "Cochabamba 444" training sessions with Gustavo Naveira and Fabian Salas that produced the "Nuevo Tango" language now in common usage to teach tango.

As a brilliant and energetic interpreter of these ideas, Luciana has gained intercontinental fame for her fantastic classes, as well as for her impressive and memorable tango performances with Alex Krebs of Portland, Oregon. An excellent teacher and dancer, Luciana has danced and performed with many of the best leaders in the world. Her teaching skills are incredible. She explains things concisely and very clear, making it simpler to perform. Luciana is both an expert leader and follower, and has won widespread recognition as the best female teacher to come out of Buenos Aires in years.

She teaches with fantastic energy and exuberance, has a wonderful eye for detail, and uses descriptive movement images, making the dance make sense. Her classes focus on the structure of the dance, the technical keys to moving comfortably and expressively, and the strong connection between leaders and followers-challenging and benefiting both leaders and followers alike. Luciana's teaching is held in high regard all across North America, where she regularly tours to teach tango to a dedicated and passionate following.