Adam &
Marina
Tango teachers, performers & lifelong students of the dance
Teacher, Champion,
Lifelong Student
Adam Cornett has been dancing tango since 2000 and teaching since 2001. In 2016 he and partner Tilly Kimm competed in the US Tango Championships and won first place — becoming the official 2016 US Tango Champions. He has partnered with World Champions Jesica Arfenoni and María Inés Bogado, and has served as the primary tango instructor at MIT, Brown, and Yale.
Adam travels to Buenos Aires every year to study with the masters, focusing on the movements of the old Milongueros and the Villa Urquiza style — the same qualities he brings to every class he teaches in Portland.
Read Adam's full storyElegance,
Musicality & Depth
Marina Godinez brings a rare and beautiful quality to tango — a follower's sensitivity that makes the dance feel effortless, and a musicality that elevates every performance and class she is part of.
Marina teaches alongside Adam in Portland's weekly group classes, performs with him at festivals and events, and brings her own perspective as a follower to every private lesson they teach together. For students learning the follower role, dancing with Marina is an education in itself.
Together, Adam and Marina teach weekly group classes at Tango Berretin in Portland, offer private lessons in studio and at home, and are available for workshops and festivals worldwide.
Performing
Together
From Portland milongas to festivals across the US — Adam and Marina perform, teach, and dance with the same intention: to show what tango can feel like when two people are truly listening to each other.
