Photo by Randy Fisher
Lisette's Bio:
Dancing since the age of 5, Lisette began her training in gymnastics.
From
there her education continued to Hula, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Ballroom,
Argentine Tango and Theater. She received her B.A. Degree from
Northeastern University in Speech Communications concentrating in
Television and Film production. She has worked in the film industry for
over 14 years and has won Canada's Lotus award for Producer of the Best
PSA commercial in 1996. Her Minor was in Theater.
She danced and performed with
Northeaster Dance Theater Company in 1986-88 where she did
choreography under the direction of Sarah Umberger. She was
very involved in theater since childhood where she not only acted,
sang and danced, but also choreographed numbers for the musicals, "Ghetto" and
"Working". She has since done choreography for a music video for
the singer Jenifer Taylor.
She was a member of the Argentine performance company
called Ballet Pampa Argentina under the direction of Pampa
Cortes for 2 years. She has starred in 2 tango film shorts, "Burn" and "Tango
in the Park" as
well as
performed on television for KQED in San Francisco.
Lisette
trained in Argentine tango with Julian "Miller" Ramil,
Pampa and
Valeria Cortes, Fabian Salas, Mariana Flores and Eduardo
Cappussi, Julio Balmeceda and Corina de la Rosa, Mariano "Chicho"
Framboli, Mariana Dragone, Sabastian Arce and Mariana Montes,
Carlos Gavito, El Flaco Danny Garcia, Omar Vega, Daniel
Juarez and Alejandra Armenti and many others. She spends
extensive time in Buenos Aires each year training as well as teaching.
She
has taught tango in the Bay Area including San Francisco,
Oakland, Berkeley, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Mendocino.
She has also taught in Palm Beach, Florida and Buenos Aires,
Argentina. She has not only performed in her home state of California,
but also in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Presently, she is teaching
locally in the Bay Area and is currently Directing and Shooting
her own Documentary on tango. She is an elegant dancer and
patient teacher who concentrates on the techniques necessary for
smooth, powerful and beautiful dancing. She works with the whole
body focusing on connection, alignment, lines and beautifying steps.
VIDEOS:
Lisette & Hector Villar Dance at Verdi Club, SF (2005)
Youtube Videos with Homer Ladas:
You can find contact info for Lisette HERE.
Photo by Randy Fisher
Lisette's Bio:
Dancing since the age of 5, Lisette began her training in gymnastics. From there her education continued to Hula, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Ballroom, Argentine Tango and Theater. She received her B.A. Degree from Northeastern University in Speech Communications concentrating in Television and Film production. She has worked in the film industry for over 14 years and has won Canada's Lotus award for Producer of the Best PSA commercial in 1996. Her Minor was in Theater.
She danced and performed with Northeaster Dance Theater Company in 1986-88 where she did choreography under the direction of Sarah Umberger. She was very involved in theater since childhood where she not only acted, sang and danced, but also choreographed numbers for the musicals, "Ghetto" and "Working". She has since done choreography for a music video for the singer Jenifer Taylor.
She was a member of the Argentine performance company called Ballet Pampa Argentina under the direction of Pampa Cortes for 2 years. She has starred in 2 tango film shorts, "Burn" and "Tango in the Park" as well as performed on television for KQED in San Francisco.
Lisette trained in Argentine tango with Julian "Miller" Ramil, Pampa and Valeria Cortes, Fabian Salas, Mariana Flores and Eduardo Cappussi, Julio Balmeceda and Corina de la Rosa, Mariano "Chicho" Framboli, Mariana Dragone, Sabastian Arce and Mariana Montes, Carlos Gavito, El Flaco Danny Garcia, Omar Vega, Daniel Juarez and Alejandra Armenti and many others. She spends extensive time in Buenos Aires each year training as well as teaching.
She has taught tango in the Bay Area including San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Mendocino. She has also taught in Palm Beach, Florida and Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has not only performed in her home state of California, but also in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Presently, she is teaching locally in the Bay Area and is currently Directing and Shooting her own Documentary on tango. She is an elegant dancer and patient teacher who concentrates on the techniques necessary for smooth, powerful and beautiful dancing. She works with the whole body focusing on connection, alignment, lines and beautifying steps.
VIDEOS:
Lisette & Hector Villar Dance at Verdi Club, SF (2005)
Youtube Videos with Homer Ladas:
You can find contact info for Lisette HERE.