NuTango
Northwestern University Argentine Tango Club
Teacher Bios
Robert McKenney has an incredible fundamental knowledge of social dancing that is unique for his years; as well as a cultural knowledge of Argentina and the Spanish language . Robert has traveled to Argentina eight times immersing himself in the culture and dance world of Buenos Aires. He has taught workshops which cover everything from fundamentals and technique to advanced level tango in St. Louis and throughout the mid-west. He was a guest teacher at the prestigious National Academy of Tango in Buenos Aires for the summer of 2013. He has studied with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne, Pablo Inza, Sabastian Arce and Mariana Montes. Robert is heavily influenced by the early style of Geraldine Rojas and Javier Rodriguez. In addition he has studied the art of teaching and structure of dance from his mother Roxanne Maier and Daniel Trenner. He is also certified to teach Argentine folkloric dance. He looks forward to sharing his version of Tango with everyone who is interested in learning.
Maya Michele Fein fell in love with tango in 2008 after a lifetime of trying other dances including ballet, modern, tap, jazz, hip hop, belly dancing, latin, swing, ballroom and more. For her, tango is about connection and expression. She passionally believes anyone can learn to dance and tango, in particular, is very organic.
She's had an eclectic tango education which ranges from many types of tango including milonguero, salon, and nuevo from instructors across the US as well as her studies in Argentina. She is a melting pot of tango, which allows her to individualize tango to what is most comfortable and natural to each student. She is Vice President, Co-founder, and an instructor at NuTango. This workshop is a dream come true as she's worked hard provide more opportunities for all to learn and be inspired by the magic that is tango!
In her 'real life' Maya is primarily a lighting designer for theatre, opera, and dance, but also works as a soccer referee, international high school exchange student coordinator, and theatre instructor.