Murat and Michelle Erdemsel

Hailing from New York and Washington, Murat and Michelle Erdemsel
are part of a new generation of cutting edge tango dancers in the United States. They are recognized as an elegant and playful dance couple, with a unique style all their own. Their fresh style of dance instruction includes a strong emphasis on the embrace, musicality, and improvisation. Using a holistic approach designed to give students tools to grow on their own, their tango lessons successfully combine the technical analysis of movement and the sensory interpretation of music.

Video of Murat and Michelle at Portland, U.S.

Born in Istanbul, Murat has trained in dance, music and fine arts around the globe. Known for his strong lead and musicality, Murat's background as an artist and musician provides him with the perfect blend of senses for the movement of bodies through time and space. Michelle brings to the partnership a wealth of dance training and professional dance experience across many disciplines with a focus on technique for injury-free dancing.
Together, Murat and Michelle are warm, attentive, entertaining and accessible to students.

  Their enthusiasm for the dance is contagious and spreading as they travel to teach at major tango festivals throughout the U.S. As accomplished performers both individually and together, Murat and Michelle have shared the stage with the masters of tango and performed to live music of several important Tango orchestras, most recently with the internationally acclaimed Color Tango Orchestra of Buenos Aires.
In 2008, Murat and Michelle will teach in Europe and have invitations to teach in Japan, Australia and Canada. For more information about Murat and Michelle, visit their website
at http://muratandmichelle.com