Carolina Jaurena, dancer Influenced by her parents, Marga and Raul, Carolina, from an early age wished to perform. She has formal training in ballet, Latin ballroom dancing, salsa, and flamenco, but decided to specialize in Argentine tango.  She recently marked a milestone in her professional career when she was the featured dancer in the Sidney Pollack film Random Hearts.  She won First Place in a dance contest on the very popular Spanish-language TV program, Sabado Gigante.  This year she debuted on Broadway at Town Hall series, It’s not Just Jazz and Tangos for la Milonga with Romulo Larrea. She very recently danced in Dreams, a tango extravaganza, and appeared on the TV morning show, Good Day, New York with Penny Crone. Her many acclaimed performances include Tango & Tango at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Tango Fantastico at the Bellearyre Music Festival, and Tangos and Dances of South America at the Purchase Performing Arts Center.  She taught Argentine tango and salsa at the Colorado Dance Festival in Boulder, Colorado, and was a featured dancer, singer, and actress in the Two River Theatre Company’s production of Blood Wedding.  In addition, she has performed at the Buenos Aires celebration at the World Financial Center. She has also traveled to Hilchenbach-Lutzel, Germany, where she danced with the Sudwestfalen Philharmonic for its performance of Symphonic Tango Night.  Carolina performs regularly with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra at the George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium.