Inés Muzzopappa

Inés discovered tango at the age of 10, taking her first classes in the Parque Patricios style. She would go on to train under some of Buenos Aires’s most respected teachers, sharpening the close-embrace technique that would come to define her dancing. Alongside her tango studies, she pursued an education in social pedagogy and studied English and Italian to deepen her teaching practice, later organizing conferences that bring tango and pedagogy together.

It was in a class taught by the legendary Carlos and Rosa Pérez that Inés met Dante Sánchez, the partner with whom her name would become most closely associated. In 2007, the pair placed second in the 5th Metropolitan Dance Championships in Buenos Aires, and that same year claimed the title of World Champions of Tango Salón — a result that would define the early chapter of her career.

Following their championship win, fate pulled the pair in different directions. Dante went on to dance with Angélica Ávalos, while Inés partnered with Federico Naveira, performing at some of Buenos Aires’s most storied milongas, including Salón Canning, Club Sunderland, Milonga El Beso, Porteño y Bailarín, and Milonga 10. During these years apart, she toured widely through Central America, Europe, and Asia, building an international reputation as both a dancer and teacher.
In 2012, the World Tango organization brought the 2007 champions back together for a special reunion performance. The response from audiences was strong enough that Inés and Dante decided to continue dancing as partners once again, and since then they have toured extensively, appearing at major tango festivals and milongas around the world, from Istanbul and Bari to Cambridge and Oslo.

In the years since, Inés has continued to expand her teaching practice beyond her partnership with Dante, dancing and instructing alongside other partners, including Corina Herrera, and lending her expertise as a judge at international tango competitions. She remains an active presence on the global tango festival circuit, splitting her time between performing, teaching, and passing on the traditions of Tango Salón to a new generation of dancers.