Our passion is dance
Hi! We’re Astoria’s Tango Twins, Estelle & Celeste Olivares, aka TT Tango!
When we were very little, learning to form words, we couldn’t say “twin sister” - we have it on record as “TT”, that’s us! TT Tango.
In 2015, we started driving out on weekends to embark on a vision to establish an Argentine Tango community in Astoria, where we have some extended family and where we would one year later, uproot ourselves from 20+ years in Portland and in 2016, purchase our first house to make Astoria our now-home.
In truth, Estelle wanted to be able to simply dance Argentine Tango out here, on the edge of the world. The only way she saw that happening was to start teaching lessons and to slowly, one dancer at a time, found the Argentine Tango community. Her vision and Celeste’s administrative savvy and willing assistance, TT Tango brought a dream to life!
We both come from backgrounds of being professionally trained dancers, though we can tell you firsthand, learning Argentine Tango requires a sort of undoing of a lot of that training, so don’t let any lack of training stop you from learning this beloved dance form! We always say, if you can walk, you can tango. This is ultimately a walking dance, with folk dance as its origins. It is incredibly cerebral and neurologically stimulating! It is also a highly sustainable dance form. We also like to say, you can tango until you die.
We intend to.
We are excited to dance with you!
In Joyful Dance,
Estelle & Celeste Olivares