National Teacher of Argentine Folk Dancing and Tango. Guitar teacher specializing in traditional Argentine music and rhythm. Teacher in many educational centres since 1996. Dancer of traditional Peruvian folk dances. He dances tango and folklore in the Ballet Municipal de Vicente López, Ballet del Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte and belongs to Roberto Herrera’s “Tango Nuevo” Company. He has performed in major tetares such as Teatro Astral and Teatro General San Martín in Buenos Aires and on Broadway. He was part of the cast of the show in “Esquina Homero Manzi” in Buenos Aires and of the show of the Argentine pop/folk group Los Nocheros. With the Compañía de Roberto Herrera he has performed the show "Tango Nuevo" in Salta, Jujuy, during events, milongas and in the Teatro Nacional Cervantes in Buenos Aires. In July 2005 he took part in the European premiere of the show "Tango Nuevo" which toured 8 major Italian cities.

Juan Ruggieri is a teacher from the Academy since the opening of it. He is born in Buenos Aires and he has studied the tango with the most wellknowns tango masters. His artistic background starts on his early childhood with competitive gymnastics, theatre, martial arts, aerial acrobatics, specific fitness training , music and guitar studies. He worked regularly with El arranque Orquesta at Madero Tango Show. He participated as a dancer and gave lessons at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival 2004, 2006, y 2007. He was the actors tango coach and choreographer for the film “ La suerte esta echada” by Sebastian Borenstein. He gave shows at the most important dance halls of Buenos Aires and the participation of very welknown orchestras such as Color Tango, Los reyes del tango, Sexteto Milonguero, Tipica Fernandez Fierro, Los solistas de D´arienzo and many others. He worked under the direction of Pablo Veron and Laura Roatta for the video “Nexus”. He was part of many dinner shows in Buenos Aires such as, “ Tango Palace” La rural, “Piazzolla Tango”, Madero Tango”, “ La ventana”, “Boca Tango”.
As a teacher he gave Workshops in England, Italy, and France. He speaks perfectly English and Italian.

• 2009- Dancer in Guillermina Quiroga's tango company, US tour
• 2008- Dancer at Piazzolla Tango
• 2008- Assistant at the Mega Cita 2008
• 2007- Uruguay tour with the company Tango Emoción
- Dancer in the Cumbre Mundial in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar (Chile)
- Dancer at Madero Tango
- Dancer at Piazzolla Tango
- Takes part in the Show 'Generaciones' with the company Tango Sur with Carlos Morel

• 2006- Takes part in the show 'Historia Tango Breves', directed by Guillermina Quiroga
- US tour with the show 'Historia Tango Breves'
- Dancer at Sabor a Tango
- Dancer at Madero Tango in the show 'Tangorama' directed by Mora Godoy and Gustavo Zajac
- Cast member of the Ballet Mora Godoy Tango
- Exhibitions in the Milongas 'Bien Pulenta' and 'Confitería La Ideal'
- Dancer and choreography assistant in the company Tango Emoción directed by Mora Godoy for the Russian tour

• 2005- Dancer with the company Tango Sur in Mariano Mores' Show
- Anniversary of the company Tango Sur with the participation of Guillermo Fernández
- Takes part with the company Tango Sur and Channel 2 of the city of Caleta Olivia in the ATVC 2005 Awards, in the musical category n. 4, winning entry

• 2004- Evolución Tango with the participation of Guillermo Fernández
- Tour of Patagonia with the Orquesta Juan de Dios Filiberto and the company Tango Sur

• 2002- Tour of Italy with the company Tango Sur
- 'Una Noche de Tango con Dumas'

• 2002 to 2005- Cast member of the company Tango Sur
• 2002 to 2004 teaches tango at the Escuela Municipal de Arte in the city of Caleta Olivia, Provincia de Santa Cruz
- Choreography assistant in the company Tango Sur
- Choreography assistant in the Ballet Mora Godoy
- Choreography assistant in the show 'Tango Manon' directed by Mora Godoy, guest choreographer Junior Cervila, with the Ballet estable del Teatro Argentino de la Plata
- Teacher in the Escuela Mora Godoy Tango