Hung-Yut "Leonel" (Facebook) and Hwayi "Florencia" (Facebook) are a couple of professional tango dancers and organizers based in Seoul. They are very active in promoting Argentine Tango culture in Asia. They have been invited to teach and perform in half a dozen cities in Korea, as well as for festivals and workshops in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, and USA.
They founded El Bulín Tango Studio in October 2009, and they are also the organizers of the annual Seoul Tango Festival, the largest event of its kind in Korea.
Florencia (Hwayi) studied ballet in high school and college, and subsequently worked as a professional musical actress for 8 years. In 2004, she participated in the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires and won second prize in the stage section. She is also the author of the book "Tango Lesson", a personal account of what tango means to her.
Leonel (Hung-Yut) grew up in Hong Kong speaks fluent Chinese. He is also a reputable DJ and has played music at many international events, including Beijing Dream of Illusion Tango Weekend, Hong Kong Tango Festival, Portland Tango Festival, Sydney Salon Tango Festival, Taipei Tango Festival, and Shanghai Tango Festival. He has been a regular DJ at the following local milongas in Seoul: Tango O Nada, El Tango Café, and El Bulin.
< Performance in Beijing, 2011 June >
< Performance at Fringe Festival, Seoul, 2009 >
< Performance at Fringe Festival, Seoul, 2009 >
2012 Activities & Highlights
- May 3-7 - Organize 2012 Seoul Tango Festival.
- March 15-18 - Teach, perform, and DJ at Beijing Tango Marathon.
- February 9-21 - Workshop in Singapore.
2011 Activities & Highlights
- October 28-30 - Organized 2011 Milongueando + DJ Conference.
- October 5-9 - Performed and DJed at Shanghai Tango Festival.
- September 21-26 - Performed and DJed at Taipei Tango Festival.
- August 18-28 - Organized Sebastian Misse & Andrea Reyero Workshop.
- June 16-19 - Taught, performed, and DJed at Dream of Illusion -Beijing Summer Tango Weekend.
- May 5-9 - Organized 2011 Seoul Tango Festival.
- February 24-27 - Workshop in Singapore organized by Isaac Ho.
- February 4-13 - Organized Andres Laza Moreno y Isabel Acuña Workshop.
2010 Activities & Highlights
- December 9-15 - Organized Sebastian Misse & Andrea Reyero Workshop.
- November 5-7 - Organized 2010 Milongueando en Seúl.
- November 9-14 - Performed and DJed at the Hong Kong Tango Festival.
- September 29 - October 4 - Performed and DJed at the Sydney Salon Tango Festival.
- July - Four weekends of workshops in Pohang and Daegu.
- July 3-4 - Florencia served as a judge at the Asian Tango Championship.
- April 29 - May 3 - Organized 2010 Seoul Tango Festival.
- March 6 - Leonel DJed at the Grand Milonga of Andrés Laza Moreno and Isabel Acuña workshop in Hong Kong.
- February 27 - Performed at anniversary party of El Tango Cafe.
2009 Activities & Highlights
- December 9-11 - Workshop in Hong Kong organized by Las Chinitas.
- November 13-15 - Organized 2009 Milongueando en Seúl.
- October 7 - Opened El Bulín Tango Studio.
- October - Continued special group class for Solo Tango Club.
- September 26 - Taught and performed at the Daejeon Tango Festival.
- September 18-29 - Attended Taipei Tango Festival, performed at International Dancers Night.
- September - Special group class for Solo Tango Club in Seoul.
- August 1-4, 29-30 - Hong Kong Workshop organized by Las Chinitas.
- July 11-12, 25-26, August 8-9 - Pohang & Busan Workshop in southern part of Korea.
- July 3-4 - Florencia served at a judge for the 2009 Asian Tango Championship in Tokyo.
- June 6 - Performed at the Milonga del Corazon in Hong Kong.
- May 29 - Performed at TangoTang's 10th Year Anniversary Milonga in Hong Kong.
- May 23-24 - Translated for Javier & Stella's workshop in Singapore.
- May 7-11 - Organized 2009 Seoul Tango Festival.
- 2008 November - 2009 March - Travelling and studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina.