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Raymond and Lily - Champion of Tango Salon 2011 in Asia and 2014 in China |
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About Us
Raymond
Chu and Lily Cheng have won in the
Salon Tango and Vals categories in the Championship in China, 2014
and represented China to take part in the World Tango Championship in Argentina
in which they were able to make their way to become one of the top 30 Finalists.
In 2011, they were the first and only Chinese dancers to have won as the
champions of the Asian Championship (salon tango category) in Japan. They have
represented Asia to participate in the World Championship 2011 in Buenos Aires,
Argentina and were ranked top 4 in the semi-final among over 400 professional
couples from all over the world. Raymond
and Lily have started dancing argentine tango since 2003. They learnt from well-respected tango masters in Buenos Aires during
their extended visits to Argentina years after years. In 2006, they started teaching and formed their own dance company OtroTango.
Their teaching has show a deep understanding of authentic tango, in it’s cultural as well as technical aspects emphasizing
on details, precision and quality of movements. They have brought up many good dancers in HK, and inspired more all over Asia.
They were invited to teach workshops and perform in Seoul, Taipei, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bali, Singapore and Beijing and
Brunei. Over the years, Lily and Raymond have provided exceptional instructions to hundreds of students and international
tangueros. They have also been invited to perform in some of the prestigious milongas, like Salon Canning and La Baldosa in
the mecca of Tango, Buenos Aires. In 2013, they have organized the 1st Tango Salon Championship in Hong Kong and Tango Salon Xtreme Workshop with
more than 80 participants from all over Asia, and over 200 persons from Hong Kong, forming the 2nd largest championship in
Asia. They were invited to prestigious events, including performing in the 10th Anniversary of the Asian Championship in Japan
as past champions and in the Hong Kong Dance Alliance’s Dance Award 2013 as guest performers.
Raymond及Lily
(朱永康及鄭勵)是2011年世界探戈大賽亞洲區分賽(沙龍探戈組)冠軍，曾於2011年世界探戈大賽中準決賽排名第四並晉身總決賽，亦是至今唯一 一對勝出亞洲賽的中國舞者。2014年更贏得世界探戈大賽中國賽區(沙龍探戈組及華爾茲組)冠軍，今年剛於8月代表中國參加於阿根廷首都擧辦的世界大賽, 再次晉身總決賽成為最後三十強之一。 他們自2003年起接觸探戈，曾於布宜諾斯艾利斯跟隨多位探戈大師學習。他們緊隨沙龍探戈的傳統，舞姿優雅流暢，獨具風格，是新一代舞者的典範。 Raymond及Lily同樣重視探戈的傳承，於2006年成立OtroTango，在香港及各地教授了不少學生，並曾獲邀到首爾、台北、悉尼、東京、上海、峇里、新加坡、北京及汶萊等地表演及客席授課。他們曾多次在布宜諾斯艾利斯著名的探戈舞會中表演，例如Salon
Canning 及La Baldosa。
Lily 『愛上探戈 … 跳一首好的探戈，會有一種難以言喻的感動。』 Lily 自小醉心舞蹈。曾習芭蕾舞及現代舞等，隨城市當代舞蹈團多位專業導師習舞六年，並參演<南郡舞子>，<方舟>，<戀舞狂> 等舞團的舞蹈演出。 2000年首次編演的舞作<<綑>>更獲全港公開舞蹈比賽現代舞組銀獎。直至遇上阿根廷探戈後，便一直專注於這種舞蹈，隨世界各地的探戈大師研習，她希望以現代舞自然流動的元素揉合傳統探戈的優雅婉約，創出獨特的舞風。
Raymond crushed
on Tango since 2003. He has followed many world famous tango teachers all over the world to study tango. He
has visited Buenos Aires several times to learn and realize what real tango is. He loves both the traditional elegant
tango style and the nuevo tango style. And he always would combine those styles in his dancing. Raymond started
performing Tango in 2005 and has done demonstrations and performances in lots of occasions since then. He has been
invited by the largest Tango Club, Tangotang, as guest teacher for their workshops. Raymond
在 2003 年遇上了探戈，並戀上了這舞。曾跟隨多位世界知名的阿根廷探戈大師習舞，也曾到探戈的聖地 - 亞阿根廷的布宜諾斯艾利斯，以學習及感受真正的探戈，並了解探戈最新的發展，他喜歡傳統探戈的優雅性感以及新探戈(Nuevo Tango) 的技巧。於 2005
年開始在不同的場合作探戈示範及表演，並被邀請在香港最大的探戈組織作導師教授探戈。
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