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“Bailarina no es lo que soy, es lo que hago.” (Being a dancer isn’t who I am, it’s what I do.) This is how Tania Cannarsa sums up her profession in the Fusión Salsafest podcast ^[2].

A child who dreams of Broadway, a nightclub near Turin, a Cuban group in Milan, then a famous duo with Adolfo Indacochea: her journey is quickly told. But it is surrounded by labels that circulate everywhere: Tropical Gem dancer, one hundred percent mambera, champion, duo ended in 2016.

And then there is what those labels leave out: her dancing has changed several times. From gymnastics to jazz, from jazz to Cuban Salsa, from Cuban Salsa to New York Mambo, then from duo to solo.

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Mambera, Tropical Gem dancer, champion? The 6 MYTHS About TANIA CANNARSA, TRUE or FALSE

Before telling her story, a necessary stop. Profiles of Tania Cannarsa circulate on aggregator and fan sites, copied and sometimes inaccurate. Six claims keep coming up. Which ones hold up? The verdict at a glance, followed by the details in the sections indicated.

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TURIN, childhood: gymnastics, “very boring” ballet, then jazz

Tania grows up in Turin. As a child, like many girls, she takes classical ballet classes. She gets bored: “me gustaba, pero también me aburría mucho” (I liked it, but I also got very bored) ^[2]. Since she has a lot of energy, she switches to gymnastics and competes. She says so herself: she competed a lot ^[1][2].

Her teacher talks to her about a future in rhythmic gymnastics, with the ball and ribbons. Those words hurt her deeply ^[2]. During a vacation, she is signed up for a dance class, and that is where it clicks: “me apuntaron a esta clase de baile y ahí yo me enamoré de la danza, fue cuando dije: yo quiero hacer eso” (they signed me up for this dance class and that is where I fell in love with dance, that is when I said: I want to do that) ^[2]. When she returns, she joins a dance school, where she first studies jazz and contemporary dance ^[2].

Her dream is very clear: “yo siempre quise ser bailarina […] Broadway era mi sueño, Broadway, la televisión también” (I always wanted to be a dancer […] Broadway was my dream, Broadway, television too) ^[2]. She auditions for a very well-known television show in Italy, makes it to the very end, and is told no: “me dijeron que no. Y eso de nuevo, ¡guau! Fue un dolor increíble para mí.” (they told me no. And that, again, wow! It was incredibly painful for me.) ^[2]. That dream does not come true. She takes from it a conviction she repeats today: “la vida no te da lo que tú quieres, eso es mentira, te da lo que tú necesitas para crecer” (life does not give you what you want, that is not true, it gives you what you need to grow) ^[2].

She also owes it to her family. At home, the music never stops: “en mi casa siempre había música” (there was always music in my home), she says, with the radio her mother turned on while cleaning ^[3]. Her grandparents make sacrifices to pay for the classes. “Yo bailo también gracias a mis abuelos” (I also dance thanks to my grandparents) — Tania, “De Tú a Tú,” 2020 ^[3]. Her grandmother went without gifts to pay for her dancing: “recuerdo que era mi abuelita que me pagaba la clase de baile” (I remember it was my grandmother who paid for my dance class) ^[3]. Her father encourages her not to give up: “siga bailando siempre, si es lo que te gusta, tienes que seguir” (always keep dancing, if it is what you love, you have to keep going) ^[3]. Her parents set one condition: finish school first ^[3].

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TURIN, the nightclub: Salsa arrives on a Saturday night

Salsa arrives through a friend from dance school who goes out dancing on Saturday nights. In Italy, Tania explains, people do not dance in schools as they do in New York: Salsa is danced in nightclubs that hold Latin nights, with entertainers and Cuban, Latino, and Colombian dancers who invite people to dance ^[2].

Tania follows her friend: “Yo entré en esta discoteca, empezaron a sacarme a bailar” (I went into that nightclub, and people started asking me to dance) ^[2]. She dances without having taken classes. She has a good ear, has always lived close to music, and goes back: “cada sábado me enamoré de esto” (every Saturday I fell in love with it) ^[2]. She will say on “De Tú a Tú” that, until then, she had never heard a Salsa song in her life ^[3].

Soon, the nightclubs offer her work as an entertainer. She accepts, knowing nothing: “ni sabía contar uno, dos, tres, cinco, seis, siete” (I did not even know how to count one, two, three, five, six, seven) ^[2]. At a club in Turin called Havana, she meets dancers from Milan and Verona who come to work there ^[3]. A friend who dances in a Milan group tells her the group is looking for a dancer and suggests she audition ^[3].

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MILAN, around 2001: six years in LATIN BLACK

Tania takes the train to Milan, auditions, and stays for six years in the group, Latin Black ^[2][3]. It is around 2001, according to what she recounts in 2025 ^[2]. It is her first Salsa team, a Cuban team: “my first experience was with a Cuban team. It was very fun. We were young, crazy.” (my first experience was with a Cuban team. It was a lot of fun. We were young, crazy.) — Tania, elSol interview, 2023 ^[5].

The group brings together Cubans and Dominicans. It performs Cuban dance fused with reggaeton and hip hop ^[2]. They prepare routines, but mostly improvise. For her, coming from ballet, it is traumatic at first: they keep telling her “tírate de la tarima y improvisa” (throw yourself off the platform and improvise) ^[3]. Her choreographer teaches her what matters most: “me enseñó a sacar lo que yo tenía, probablemente lo tenía dentro” (he taught me to bring out what I had inside me, I probably already had it within) ^[2]. Very introverted at first, she learns to show what she has inside her.

She remembers those years fondly: “fueron los años más locos de mi vida, pero lo recuerdo con tanto cariño” (those were the craziest years of my life, but I remember them with such affection) — Tania, Fusión Salsafest podcast, 2025 ^[2].

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MILAN, Flamboyant and Jesús Aponte: learning to dance with a partner

When the leader of Latin Black disbands the group, Tania joins Flamboyant, Marco Beretta’s team. Everything there is new: “yo ni sabía bailar en pareja, casi” (I barely knew how to dance with a partner) ^[3][4]. At first, it is even stressful because she cannot do certain things she would like to. There she meets Shirley Alicea, who becomes a role model for her: she learns from her how to do her hair and makeup ^[3]. The experience is shorter than Latin Black, but it matters to her career ^[3][5].

She then dances for about a year and a half with Jesús Aponte : “una experiencia hermosa y fue realmente la primera vez que yo empecé a bailar en dos” (a beautiful experience, and it really was the first time I started dancing On2) — Tania, Fusión Salsafest podcast, 2025 ^[2][3]. She speaks of him with gratitude: “es una persona que te hace sentir muy cómoda sobre todo que le da mucha importancia a su bailarina” (he is someone who makes you feel very comfortable, and above all gives great importance to his dancer) ^[3]. There is ballet in their routines, with acrobatic figures. After him, she says, she will refuse for years to do figures again with Adolfo ^[3].

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2011-2012: meeting ADOLFO INDACOCHEA and the birth of the duo

Tania knows Adolfo from afar: he started working in Italy with Carla, and it is with her that Tania first sees him ^[2]. The Cuban circuit and Adolfo’s circuit rarely mix. By working with Jesús Aponte, she enters the other circuit and sees Adolfo more often ^[2]. Her first impression is bad: “no me gustaba mucho” (I did not like him very much), she says, and she even finds him “insoportable” (unbearable) ^[2].

They start dating, and Tania puts it simply: “empezamos primero como pareja” (we started out as a couple) — Tania, Fusión Salsafest podcast, 2025 ^[2]. This lasts a few months. Then she parts ways with Jesús Aponte and finds herself without stage work; she only teaches classes. Adolfo then suggests trying both: “como en este momento no tengo una bailarina oficial y tú no tienes trabajo tratamos a lo mejor si funciona que podemos mantener relación y trabajo juntos” (since I don’t have an official dancer at the moment and you don’t have work, let’s try, perhaps, if it works, to keep the relationship and work together) ^[2].

Things go badly, and she hasn’t forgotten: “pasamos por un tiempo tremendo donde te lo juro creo que nos odiamos” (we went through a terrible time when, I swear to you, I think we hated each other) ^[2]. One day, they decide to start over from scratch, “sin ego, sin orgullo, sin tratar de lastimarnos” (without ego, without pride, without trying to hurt each other). She concludes: “nuestra relación cambió totalmente” (our relationship changed completely); they would have “una relación de verdad, de hermanitos” (a real relationship, like little brothers and sisters) ^[2]. Since then, she has kept the two areas separate: “para mí vida personal y trabajo ahora tienen que ser dos cosas separadas” (for me, personal life and work now have to be two separate things) ^[2].

Their stage partnership is now underway. In 2012, Fusión Salsafest, in Mexico, invites them to its first event in a hotel: “ustedes fueron nuestros primeros invitados, tú y Adolfo, ¿no? En ese 2012.” (you were our first guests, you and Adolfo, weren’t you? In that year, 2012.) — Manolo, from Fusión Salsafest, 2025 ^[2]. That same year, an interview is filmed at the Freiburg Salsa Festival: the interviewer introduces Adolfo and Tania together ^[11]. In 2025, she counts: “ahora va a ser el año 14 de que estoy trabajando con Adolfo” (this will be my fourteenth year working with Adolfo) ^[2].

Success is far from assured at first, though. Tania comes from the Cuban school; she doesn’t dance New York style. She remembers: “I remember that at the beginning, people were telling to Adolfo that I, that maybe I couldn’t dance mambo” (I remember that at first, people were telling Adolfo that perhaps I wouldn’t be able to dance Mambo) ^[5]. Adolfo confirms it: “everybody was telling me, oh, no, she’s too Cuban” (everyone was telling me: oh no, she’s too Cuban). He believed in her: “she’s going to be awesome” (she’s going to be great) — Adolfo Indacochea, elSol interview ^[8]. He keeps telling her that she has something special, that mix of the Cuban element and the New York element ^[8]. Later, he would go further: “I think she is the main reason why there’s so much fusion nowadays” (I think she is the main reason there is so much fusion today) ^[8].

Together, they find a rare understanding: “tan inmediato, tan que nos tocamos la mano y ya sabemos lo que tenemos que hacer” (so immediate that we touch hands and already know what we have to do) — Tania, 2025 ^[2]. She doesn’t forget where she comes from: “Adolfo es mambero 100% y yo no. Yo vengo de otro tipo de escuela.” (Adolfo is 100 % mambero and I’m not. I come from a different kind of school.) — Tania, 2025 ^[2]. She believes they need to rehearse at least ten hours a week for the connection to exist. They did at first; by 2023, hardly at all: “we were training a lot at the beginning […] it’s when I work with Adolfo and it’s crazy because we never rehearse” (we trained a lot at first […] when I work with Adolfo, it’s crazy because we never rehearse) ^[5].

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ROTTERDAM, New Year 2013: a dancer from Liège on the dance floor

On the evening of New Year 2013, at the Salsability school in Rotterdam, Adolfo Indacochea and his partner Tania Cannarsa notice Xavier Colina on the dance floor. Adolfo informally invites him to join his company, the Latin Soul Dancers. Xavier declines out of pride: he, too, was studying on his own the style of Eddie Torres, Adolfo’s teacher. He would later attend an Adolfo masterclass at the Benidorm Summer Festival, then follow his method through the World Mastery program ^[12].

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2012-2016: European stages as a duo, from Freiburg to Rome and Berlin

During these years, the duo tours European congresses, from Freiburg to Berlin ^[6][11]. An interview posted online in April 2016 shows them in Rome, after a performance at Barrio Latino. In it, Tania explains why the city initially proved resistant to them: “Rome is very Cuban, and so our style, New York style” (Rome is very Cuban, and so our style, New York style) ^[13]. At first, it was difficult to break in there; the audience gradually opened up, and that evening, it welcomed them warmly ^[13].

Also in 2016, they teach a choreography bootcamp at the Berlin Salsacongress ^[6]. Their dancing is built on a mix: Adolfo’s Mambo On2, and Tania’s flexibility and afro.

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LATE 2016-2017: the stage split, as seen by both

After a few years sharing the stage, the duo comes to an end. Adolfo says they had achieved what a duo could achieve, that Tania wanted to dance under her own name alone, and that he supported her choice. He says he met Lorenita Andrade at a congress in Mexico, which he dates to 2016 with the qualification “I think”. Then he and Tania decide to split “in December,” after one last performance together ^[8].

The Fusión Salsafest host places the split in 2017: “En el 2017 tú ibas a venir a Fusión con Adolfo, pero ustedes tienen una separación momentánea.” (In 2017, you were supposed to come to Fusión with Adolfo, but you have a temporary split.) ^[2]. Hence the range: late 2016 or 2017, depending on who tells the story.

Tania speaks frankly about this period: “the worst period was when I decided to leave to dance with someone else” (the worst period was when I decided to leave and dance with someone else). Then: “it was really hard for him but it was really hard for me too” (it was very hard for him but it was very hard for me too). Still, she draws a lesson from it: “everything happened for a reason” (everything happened for a reason) — Tania, elSol interview, 2023 ^[5]. As for Lorenita Andrade, who is then dancing with Adolfo, Tania says of her: “Adolfo fue muy afortunado porque encontró a Lorena, Lorena es una bailarina que puede hacer cualquier cosa” (Adolfo was very lucky because he found Lorena, Lorena is a dancer who can do anything) ^[2].

In early 2017, Salsa.it announces Tania Cannarsa among the judges for the professional women’s category at the first edition of Salsanamà, the competition created by Fernando Sosa, from February 3 to 5, at the Camana Club in Buccinasco. Adolfo Indacochea, meanwhile, is announced among the judges for the men’s category ^[14].

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2017-2019: a new duo, a different dance

Tania then starts working with Charlie García. She sees this meeting as a logical next step: “hay cosas que pasan en la vida porque simplemente son puertas” (some things happen in life because they are simply doors) — Tania, 2025 ^[2]. Charlie previously danced with Delia, who has been a great inspiration to her ^[2]. Performances by “Charlie García y Tania Cannarsa” are presented in 2019 at the Costa Rica SBK Fest, and they teach a workshop at Salsa Iceland ^[6].

With Charlie, she can’t repeat what she does with Adolfo, and she knows it: “vamos a crear algo diferente” (we’re going to create something different). She also wants to distinguish herself from Adolfo’s work: “agregar el movimiento, el afro que yo, que era ya parte de un proceso mío” (add movement, afro, which was already part of a process of my own) — Tania, 2025 ^[2]. At first, it is difficult to find herself ^[2].

This duo comes to an end, however. Tania speaks about it directly: “cuando de verdad me encontré o empecé a encontrarme fue cuando yo y Charly tuvimos una crisis muy fuerte en el trabajo y también en lo personal pero bueno decidimos simplemente ya no bailar juntos” (when I really found myself, or started to find myself, was when Charly and I had a very serious crisis at work and also on a personal level, but well, we simply decided to stop dancing together) — Tania, Fusión Salsafest podcast, 2025 ^[2]. She then knows she can’t go back: “yo no puedo regresar atrás” (I can’t go back) ^[2]. She returns to her solo.

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The SOLO and BLACK SOUL SISTERS: Tania becomes Tania

Tania already has a solo, which was originally a bootcamp. She changes it: a jump, a little more dancing, a more complex movement. “esa rutina fue un éxito” (that routine was a success) ^[2]. She discovers she can do it: “empecé a entender que sí lo podía hacer” (I began to understand that I could do it) ^[2]. The solo works: “allí empezó toda una transformación” (that was where a whole transformation began) — Tania, 2025 ^[2].

The first time, though, is hard: “el terror, pero el terror” (terror, sheer terror). She realizes she had little faith in herself ^[2]. She then looks for something she can dance that is different from what audiences are used to seeing from her, and it comes little by little ^[2].

She is also the founder of the Black Soul Sisters, a team that Salsa Vida describes as worldwide ^[4]. The Black Soul Sisters perform at El Sol Warsaw Salsa Festival in 2019 ^[6]. Her first solo at Mambo City leaves her with a vivid memory: “the stage alone is a little bit scary because all the attention is on you” (being onstage alone is a little scary, because all the attention is on you) ^[1]. Today, she loves it: “alone it’s a different feeling. It’s amazing. I love it. Now I really love it” (alone, it’s a different feeling. It’s wonderful. I love it. Now I really love it) — Tania, Mambo City interview, 2026 ^[1].

In 2023, she even says it is the best period of her career: “the best period of my career because I’m dancing alone, I love it” (the best period of my career, because I’m dancing alone, I love it) ^[5]. Yet she holds on to one belief: “I always think that salsa is for couples. So if I have to choose, I always prefer to perform with my partner than alone.” (I always think that Salsa is danced as a couple. So, if I have to choose, I always prefer to perform with my partner rather than alone.) — Tania, elSol interview, 2023 ^[5].

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2020-2023: the pandemic and the reunion with Adolfo

The pandemic changes everything. Afterward, Tania says, it is like a restart: “no one thought that we are going to be back dancing together again” (no one thought we would dance together again) ^[5]. The two return to the stage together, and she sees strength in it: “we are stronger now because we are more adults” (we are stronger now because we are more mature) — Tania, elSol interview, 2023 ^[5].

In 2023, she says she and Adolfo have been dancing together for twelve years ^[5]. In 2025, she counts the fourteenth year ^[2]. Before the pandemic, Adolfo had suggested leaving for New York; she was hesitant, then comes to think it might be the right choice, for a while ^[5].

During these years comes another, more personal turning point. When she travels alone, far from home, long flights trigger panic attacks: “I started to have panic attacks during long flights” (I started having panic attacks during long flights) — Tania, elSol interview, 2023 ^[5]. She wonders whether these attacks have a cause other than flying and decides to seek help: “that’s why I decided to go to mental therapy” (that’s why I decided to go to therapy) ^[5]. She speaks about it directly on the Fusión Salsafest podcast: “yo digo que empezó mi vida verdadera” (I say that my real life began) ^[2].

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2023: Fernando Sosa invites her into “PICANTE Y DIFERENTE”

In July 2023, Fernando Sosa releases episode 4 of his series Picante y Diferente : Tania is the first woman he welcomes on it ^[9]. He explains the series’ purpose: “no estamos aquí para hablar de tu calidad como bailarina, que lo sabemos todos, de lo que representas para el mambo” (we are not here to talk about your quality as a dancer, which we all know, or what you represent for Mambo). And also: “Picante y Diferente nace para que el público pueda percibir algo diferente del artista, sobre todo de la parte humana” (Picante y Diferente was born so the audience could perceive something different about the artist, especially their human side) — Fernando Sosa, 2023 ^[9].

Tania is not a Tropical Gem dancer. She has known Sosa for a long time: “Bueno, es un honor antes que todo. Yo estoy nerviosa también porque nos conocemos de hace muchos años” (Well, it is an honor first of all. I am nervous too because we have known each other for many years) — Tania, 2023 ^[9]. In Denver that same year, Sosa also says he invites many masters to his academy, and names Tania Cannarsa among them ^[15]. In an interview published in May 2026, he names her alongside Bersy Cortez and Chiara Tofani among the women who have a voice in the scene today, just after introducing Tatiana Bonaguro as the leader of Tropical Gem ^[10].

Among the quick-fire questions, Sosa asks her how long she plans to keep performing on stage. She replies: “todavía tengo esa hambre y la siento, la siento. A mí me encanta estar en el escenario” (I still have that hunger and I feel it, I feel it. I love being on stage) ^[9].

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MILAN and NEW YORK, 2023-2026: between two cities

In 2023, Tania lives in Milan and travels every weekend, in Europe and to New York. She enjoys it despite the fatigue: “it’s my passion” (it’s my passion) ^[5]. She announces that she is going to move to New York “for a while,” traveling back and forth ^[5]. In 2025, she lives between Milan and New York. The city, she says, did not win her over right away: “yo antes la odiaba, ahora no la odio, ahora ya no la odio, la estoy tolerando” (I used to hate it, now I don’t hate it anymore, now I don’t hate it anymore, I put up with it) ^[2].

In 2026, her assessment is clear: “I lived in New York for almost 4 years […] I tried, but it’s not for me” (I lived in New York for almost four years […] I tried, but it’s not for me) — Tania, Mambo City, 2026 ^[1]. She has returned to Milan.

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TODAY, 2026: Mambo City, workshops and online mentoring

In May 2026, at the Mambo City congress in London, Tania teaches three workshops: one on her own, and two with Adolfo ^[1]. She danced her first solo there at least eight years ago ^[1]. She explains what she has learned over time: “I just dance because I love dancing and no expectation. I’m not perfect.” (I simply dance because I love dancing, without expectations. I’m not perfect.) — Tania, Mambo City, 2026 ^[1].

She says she has never competed in dance. As a child, she competed in gymnastics every week. Today, she sometimes judges competitions, but does not like them for herself: “for me, dancing is more to share, not to compete” (for me, dance is more about sharing than competing) ^[1]. Her constant inspiration is Griselle Ponce: “Griselle was my inspiration number one since always” (Griselle has always been my number one inspiration) ^[1].

She also announces online mentoring for upper-intermediate dancers: one class a week, plus a choreography class with her virtual team, and a free class on May 20 ^[1]. Her official website, taniacannarsa.com, is in preparation ^[7].

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Her approach to TEACHING and performing on stage

Tania describes herself as a stage dancer above all: she is not a social dancer. “I love so much performing, I love so much teaching” (I love performing so much, I love teaching so much) — Tania, elSol interview, 2023 ^[5]. She discovered a love of teaching, and it has become a real passion. Her mission is clear: “I want to teach people to dance, I think that this is my mission […] it is very important for me to feel that people feel comfortable with me” (I want to teach people to dance, I think that is my mission […] it is very important to me to feel that people feel comfortable with me) ^[5].

In class, she adapts to the group’s level: if she sees that most students are not advanced, she changes her class on the spot so everyone can follow along ^[5]. She believes everyone has the right to take a class ^[5]. For her own enjoyment, including when social dancing, she likes romantic music: “I love Romantica. I love Sala Romantica.” (I love romántica. I love Salsa romántica.) ^[5].

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What she says about herself: a perfectionist, curious, grateful

Tania describes herself as an artist who has never been satisfied with her dancing on stage. Today, she accepts it ^[1]. She holds to a simple principle: the person comes before the dancer. “bailarina no es lo que soy, es lo que hago” (a dancer is not what I am, it is what I do) ^[2]. She says she does not know exactly what she wants and trusts life ^[2].

She says she is grateful for what life has given her in place of Broadway: “estoy súper agradecida por eso” (I am very grateful for that) ^[2].

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In SUMMARY: Tania Cannarsa’s journey

Eight milestones mark her journey.

• Who : an Italian stage dancer from Turin, based in Milan ^[1][2].
• Before Salsa : gymnastics, jazz and contemporary dance ^[2].
• The beginnings : a nightclub near Turin, then six years in Latin Black in Milan ^[2].
• The duo : with Adolfo Indacochea from around 2011-2012 ^[2][11].
• The stage split : late 2016 or 2017, then a reunion after the pandemic ^[2][5][8].
• The solo : a turning point; Black Soul Sisters, her team ^[2][4].
• With Sosa : a guest on his series in 2023, without having danced in Tropical Gem ^[9].
• Today : workshops with Adolfo, online mentoring ^[1].

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Studio24’s artistic INFLUENCES

Tania Cannarsa’s path crosses those of the masters who trained Xavier Colina. Adolfo Indacochea first: he is the one who notices Xavier on a dance floor in Rotterdam at New Year 2013. Xavier will later study with him, an heir toEddie Torres ^[12].

Fernando Sosa next: he welcomes Tania on his series and names her among the masters he invites to his academy ^[9][15]. For an overview of the artists, see the page on the great names of Salsa, Mambo and Bachata.

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Learning MAMBO On2 in Liège and online

The Mambo On2 that Tania and Adolfo dance is New York style, which she herself identifies with in Rome ^[13]. It is the style now taught at Studio24 by Xavier Colina. Whether you are in Liège or anywhere in the French-speaking world, you can begin this same progression.

In Liège, Mambo On2 is danced on Mondays : Introductory at 6:30 pm, Basics+ at 7:30 pm, Intermediate at 8:30 pm. After about a year of practice, it is time for the Advanced level on Thursdays, at 6:30 pm. Everywhere else, Studio Live offers video classes you can follow at your own pace.

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FAQ: all about TANIA CANNARSA

🌎 Who is TANIA CANNARSA?

Tania Cannarsa is an Italian stage dancer. She grew up in Turin, lives in Milan and dances Mambo On2 and Cuban Salsa. She formed a duo with Adolfo Indacochea, also dances solo and leads her own team, the Black Soul Sisters ^[1][2][4].

🧭 Where is she from?

She grew up in Turin, where she practiced gymnastics, jazz and contemporary dance, before discovering Salsa in a nightclub. She later lived in Milan, then spent almost four years in New York, and has returned to Milan ^[1][2].

💃 Who does she dance with on stage?

Over the years: Jesús Aponte, then Adolfo Indacochea, then Charlie García, then on her own. With Adolfo, the duo stopped in late 2016 or in 2017, then they reunited after the pandemic. In 2026, she teaches workshops with him ^{[1][2][3][5][8]}.

🤝 Is the duo with ADOLFO over?

No. The stage split dates to late 2016 or 2017 depending on the account, but they returned to dancing together after the pandemic. In May 2026, they are still teaching joint workshops at Mambo City ^[1][5][8].

💎 Has she danced in TROPICAL GEM?

No. She appears as a guest of Fernando Sosa on his series Picante y Diferente, and he counts her among the women who have a voice in the scene. The company’s day-to-day leadership is provided by Tatiana Bonaguro ^[9][10].

🏆 Has she won competitions?

She says she has never competed in dance. She competed as a child, in gymnastics. Today, she sometimes judges competitions, but for her, dance is about sharing ^[1].

📍 Where can you find her?

At congresses, where she teaches workshops. She taught three at Mambo City in London in 2026, including two with Adolfo. On Instagram, her account is @taniacannarsa, and she is preparing a website, taniacannarsa.com ^[1][7].

🎓 Does she offer online classes?

In 2026, she announces online mentoring for upper-intermediate dancers: one class a week, plus a choreography class with her virtual team ^[1].

🎓 Want to dance MAMBO On2? Where should you start?

In Liège: first trial class for 10€, no reservation required. Mondays are for Mambo On2: Introductory at 6:30 pm, Basics+ at 7:30 pm and Intermediate at 8:30 pm. On Thursdays, the Advanced level (about a year of practice) at 6:30 pm. Practice in the evening at Puerto Rico Nights. Anywhere in the world: the Studio Live — +300 HD lessons, 7-day free trial.

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