Argentine Tango dance master Juan Carlos Copes dies of Covid-19 at 89 [View all]
Argentine Tango dancer Juan Carlos Copes, who was the first to create choreographed Tango stage shows and contributed to the worldwide revival of Tango as a dance form, died today of Covid-19 symptoms; he was 89.
Born in 1931 in Buenos Aires, Copes began frequenting Tango salons known as milongas in his teens. There, he shaped his style and met fellow dancer María Nieves Rego - with whom he won a contest at Luna Park, a vintage downtown Buenos Aires arena, ahead of 300 other couples in 1951.
He formed a dance company in 1955, and accompanied renowned 'New Tango' composer Ástor Piazzolla on his first tour of the United States in the late 1950s.
Copes later persuaded institutions such as the Julliard School, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and the Sorbonne to incorporate the Tango in their dance programs.
He likewise taught stars such as Liza Minelli, Robert Duvall and Mikhail Barishnikov, as well as teachers at the Fred Astaire Dance Studios. He retired in 2015.
Copes' ex-wife María Nieves Rego, 86, and their daughter Johana Copes, 41, both became acclaimed Tango dancers and teachers in their own right.
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Argentine Tango dance master Juan Carlos Copes performing with Lorena Yácono in Buenos Aires' Ideal Café, in Carlos Saura's Tango (1998).
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