The 2nd Tango Dance World Championship in Asia
It's got much bigger than the previous edition of the championship. 2005, the Tango Danc World Championship in Asia had begun in Takeshiba New Pier Hall. After the final, Juanjo Domingues Trio, Ryota Komatsu & Tanguists, and Orquesta de Tango Waseda were on the stage. Also the demostrations by Gachi & Sergio, Maltha Anton & "El Gallego" Manolo took place.
■DATE：6/25, 26/2005
■THEATER：TAKESHIBA NEW PIER HALL IN TOKYO
■PARTICIPANTES：Salon Tango 29 pairs
Stage tango 17 pairs
■AUDIENCE：25TH 400 people 26th 700 people
■RESULT
STAGE TANGO
★CHAMPIONSHIP：RYO & HAZUKI ●GALLO CIEGO
★2ND ：MIKAGE & ARISA ●QUEJAS DE BANDONEON
3RD：NAKAZAWA GENTA&MAMADA YOSHIKO (GENTA 22) ●FELICIA
ORIGINALITY PRIZE：SHINGO & ASUKA ●LA CUMPARSITA
BEST DRESSER PRIZE：HIROMI & NATU ●ESTE ES EL REY
BEST IMRESSION PRIZE：YURIKO & HIROSHI ●NEGURACHA
SALON TANGO
★CHAMPION：MASA Y TINA
★2ND：SHINGO & ASUKA
3RD：JUNKO OGATA & ATSUO MORIYAMA
SPECIAL PRIZE：Trevor & Y
SPECIAL PRIZE：HIROSHI & KYOKO
PRIZE：HIRO & MIHO
PRIZE：GYU & NAOMI
■JURY：
JURY FROM ASIA (JURY IN QUARIFY ROUNDS AND SEMI-FINAL)
１．KOZO MIURA (HONORARY PRESIDENT OFNAPTA)
２．YUKO HARADA (HARADA DANCE GROUP)
３．Luna Jose Maria (LUNA DE TANGO ACADEMY)
４．Alvaro Salas (TANGO IMPERIO)
５．Javier, Ham Rhee (LA VIDA from Korea)
６．Juan Guida (Tango XXI)
JURY FROM ARGENTINE (JURY IN ALL ROUNDS)
７．Martha Anton
８．"El Gallego" Manolo
９．Sergio Cortazzo
10. Gachi Fernandez
11. Gabriel Soria
HONORARY JURY：Argetine Ambassador to Japan DANIEL POLSKI
■LIVE MUSIC：
JUANJO DOMINGUES TRIO,RYOTA KOMATSU & TANGUISTS, ORQUESTA TANGO WASEDA
■DANCE DEMONSTRATION：
GACHI & SERGIO, MARTHA ANTON & "EL GALLO" MANOLO
【TV】
■TBS "NEWS 23" 6/17/2005
■SKY PERFECTV!「TANGO IN CONCERT」
【PRE-EVENT】
■THE 2nd TANGO DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ASIA, GRAN MILONGA 2005
TOKYO 3/21/2005 TAKESHIBA NEW PIER HALL
NAGOYA 3/19/2005 AICHI GEIJUTSU GEKIJO
The 1st world champion Gisera & Gaspar, 2nd World Champion Marcela & Ivan, and World wellknown dance couple Angeles & Carlos came to this milonga from Argentine. From Asia, Takami and Javier, Japanese & Korean Mix couple, Stacy & Daniel from Taiwan, and Agnes & Derrick also from Taiwan. Milonga in Tokyo, Orquesta el Arranque took a place on the stage and live music milonga taime. About 500 in Tokyo and 200 in Nagoya audience came to the milongas.
■Championship in Asia - official Workshop
The work shop was opened in 3/6,13, 27 in Tokyo and Kobe by the 1st and 2nd Champions. In Nagoya, 3/19, 20 by Javier from Korea. After the championship, gachi & Sergio opened the official wirkshop in Tokyo.
