Director, Choreographer, Dancer
Sandor & Parissa
Sandor
Director, Choreographer, Dancer
Sandor & Parissa
Sandor,
born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, grew up in a world of dances and the arts. His
entire family performed with the circus, and at the age of eight, Sandor joined
them to tour throughout South America. He later began performing with various
theatrical (musicals like Me and My Girl and 42nd Street),
film (featured in the 1992 Warner Brothers movie, Mambo Kings),
and television (CBS-TV’s, Star Search and Univision’s,
Sabado Gigante) productions.
At the age of 21, the world of tango embraced him with it’s passion and
beauty. Once involved with tango, Sandor danced in the highly successful tours
of, Tango, Tango (1992) and Corazon de Tango (1994), performing in
65 cities in Japan, was featured in Viva Tango, a production featured at
both the Dunes and Aladdin Hotels in Las Vegas, and honored in many tango
contests, including prizes at the Emerald Ball ’93, Nevada Star Ball ’93,
Extravaganza Northwest Dance Competition and the Kaleidoscope Shows at
California State University of Los Angeles.
More
recently, Sandor was part of the original cast in Broadway/London hit, Forever
Tango, nominated in 1997 for the Tony Award, Best Choreographer. In
1999 alone, Sandor added to his resume by choreographing and dancing in both Latin
Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic
and broadcast live on UPN, and the European film, Marlene, depicting the
life of Marlene Dietrich, in addition to co-starring in the New Wave Films in
association with New York Film Academy production of The Music Box. He
also performed in the TV special Tango Magic, which aired on PBS,
and was featured in an HBO television commercial that aired this past summer.
For
his latest achievement, Sandor directs, performs, and choreographs his very
successful tango show, Tango
Vivo!, which has toured the United State, Singapore, and Canada.
Due to
his unique experiences, Sandor enjoys a career rich in diversity.