Laura de Altube is a Professional and International Choreographer, Teacher, and Tango Dancer. She is also a Producer of experimental dance pieces and films LDA (Tango Dance Theatre) Productions. She has more than 20 years working as a Professional dancer and teacher of Argentine Tango in Argentina and Internationally.

 

Laura was born in Argentina where she began her Tango studies in 2000 with the Milongueros in Rosario. She attained her Diploma of Corporal Expression and Dance Professional and Teaching at the School of Dance, "Isabel Taboga" (2004) in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. Where she specialised in Body Awareness Techniques. She further studied Tango in Buenos Aires with Prof. Rodolfo Dinzel, Gustavo & Giselle Naveira, Miguel Angel Zotto, Luciana Valle, and Silvio Lavia.

 

Laura is a Choreographer who graduated with an MA in Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, in 2016. She is also qualified as a Yoga and Pilates teacher in Argentina and England with more than 20 years of practice in both disciplines. She has also an extensive background in performing arts and experimental theatre.

 

In Buenos Aires, She has worked as a tango teacher at Escuela Argentina de Tango, Club Gricel, La Catedral del Tango, Tango Brujo School, and the Escuela Carlos Copello and simultaneously teaching specialised workshops in Rosario, Mendoza and Neuquen, Argentina. She also performed in well-known milongas in Buenos Aires such as Salon Canning, CC Torquato Tasso, Portenio y Bailarin, Practica Villa Malcom, etc. Continuing her live performances (Tango and contemporary dance) at  Jueves Estreno directed by Julio Zurita, and other independent dance companies like Umeboshi Effect performed in London in 2006 and performed with well-known Indio Benavente in special events like The Nights of the Open Museums and Madres de Plaza de Mayo events in Buenos Aires Argentina.

 

Laura has worked and performed with internationally renowned Tango dancers: Demian Garcia, Thomas Poucet and Guillermo Torrens (dancer of Midnight Tango), Luis Bianchi, Tate Di Chiazza. In London she has worked and shared the stage with Amir Giles, Diego Calarco, David Espada, Damian Lobato, Ivan Arandia, Raquel Greenberg, Bianca Vrcan, to mention a few.

 

She has further toured Latin America, Europe, and the USA, performing and teaching workshops at Tango Milongas and on theatres & dance festivals.

 

Laura lives in London, England. She is regularly teaching and performing in London.

 

She has taught workshops or ongoing classes at Dance Attic, Danceworks, Negracha Tango Club (as resident teacher), Pavadita (as resident teacher), etc. She also taught special workshops and performed at Festivals and Tango events around England and Europe.

 

Currently, her Tango Dance School is based in South West Wimbledon, London, UK.