Orlando Reyes

Orlando Reyes Ibarra was born in Bogota, Colombia. He has been a professional dancer and teacher of Argentine Tango for over twenty years. With a background in classical ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, he went on to study Tango in Buenos Aires under the tutelage of renowned tango masters. His international performances and teachings include festivals and congresses in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Aruba, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, and his native country, Colombia. He is based in the United States of America since 2007 where he has taught and performed at many tango venues, schools, and universities nationwide. In New York City, he was a choreographer and performer in the production, Confianza with ValeTango Company at the La MaMa Dance Festival, in April 2022. He performed with The Pan American Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, in 2022 and between 2016-2019. Other performances in New York City include: Stage Performance with Tango Malbec House, 2012-2014, group and duet choreography for Mientras Tango, in 2010 and 2012. He has also done duet choreography for the following plays: Tango por Ellos in 2009 (which received the nomination in the Latin ACE Award 2010 for Best choreography), Tango Connection and Tango Noir in 2008 and 2009, Tango Intimo, in 2008, and NY Tango Festival in 2007.