Our Teachers

Meet Our Passionate Instructors

At Danzarte, our expert teachers Yakut Castanedo Zayas and Annika Sarv inspire students with their exceptional Argentine tango skills and teaching methods.

Participants in the Mundial de Tango Buenos Aires 2024

Yakut and Annika are professional dancers who focus on building strong foundations in Argentine tango, ensuring students dance confidently and joyfully.

Who are they?

Professional tango dancers dedicated to inspiring and teaching students.

Annika came into contact with dance for the first time at the age of 8, when she started doing competitive dance. After nearly 10 years of experience, her life path brought her together with other types of dance. The dance closest to Annika's heart is Argentine tango, which she has been teaching together with her partner since 2016.

When it comes to teaching, it is important to Annika that the students acquire strong basic knowledge, on the basis of which it is easy for them to learn further, and of course that the students, first of all, know dance and enjoy dancing.

Yakut

Annika

Yakut Castanedo Zayas teaches different dancing styles like Cuban Salsa, Dominican Bachata, Afro Cuban & Folkloric dances, Cuban Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and Argentine Tango. He is originally from Havana, Cuba, and has been teaching for more than 15 years.

Yakut began his professional Tango career in Neotango Dance Company in 2006 and he has taught Tango since 2010. Throughout this period, he has constantly developed himself under the guidance of renowned Argentine teachers, and under the supervision of the Neotango Dance Company where he danced in many different theaters doing shows around the country.

In his lessons, Yakut Castanedo Zayas pays special attention to building a solid base so that the student's dance becomes fluent and musical, with clear communication and good connection between partners which will allow them to improvise freely.

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