Kate Rosalik, Teacher & Owner of Tucson Tango School
Kate Rosalik
Kate Rosalik is a long-standing Argentine Tango Professional whose dedication to the dance spans 28 years. Kate is the owner of Tucson Tango School, LLC.
Passionately dedicated to helping people discover and deepen their love for tango, Kate Rosalik and Levi Anthony started Tucson Tango School in 2018. Levi left the partnership in March of 2025 to pursue his own path as a tango teacher. Kate continues to run the school with collaboration from multiple tango professionals, and offers private lessons, group classes, workshops. Kate is available for private parties and performances.
Kate Rosalik’s first day of tango was in the fall of 1997 when she relocated to Tucson from Michigan. She worked her way from being a diligent student to a teacher’s assistant, to teaching on her own. In 2005, she decided to pursue certification in all of the other partnership dance styles and completed a teacher training program in Tucson.
Kate's professional partners have included Homer Ladas, Erik Fleming and Levi Anthony, and most recently, Mary Salyards.
In 2023, Kate's teaching and choreography skills were front and center in the production of the Noel Coward play, Private Lives. Kate had the privilege of being the principal choreographer for the play, and taught the actors several complex choreographies and consulted with the production team along the way to make their visions come to life.
Kate is dedicated to a harmonious and cohesive tango community in Southern Arizona, and is excited to see the continued growth our students.
Passionately dedicated to helping people discover and deepen their love for tango, Kate Rosalik and Levi Anthony started Tucson Tango School in 2018. Levi left the partnership in March of 2025 to pursue his own path as a tango teacher. Kate continues to run the school with collaboration from multiple tango professionals, and offers private lessons, group classes, workshops. Kate is available for private parties and performances.
Kate Rosalik’s first day of tango was in the fall of 1997 when she relocated to Tucson from Michigan. She worked her way from being a diligent student to a teacher’s assistant, to teaching on her own. In 2005, she decided to pursue certification in all of the other partnership dance styles and completed a teacher training program in Tucson.
Kate's professional partners have included Homer Ladas, Erik Fleming and Levi Anthony, and most recently, Mary Salyards.
In 2023, Kate's teaching and choreography skills were front and center in the production of the Noel Coward play, Private Lives. Kate had the privilege of being the principal choreographer for the play, and taught the actors several complex choreographies and consulted with the production team along the way to make their visions come to life.
Kate is dedicated to a harmonious and cohesive tango community in Southern Arizona, and is excited to see the continued growth our students.
Marna Wreath, Tango Teacher
Marna Wreath
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Robert Ploger, Tango Teacher and
Group Class Assistant
Robert Ploger discovered social dancing in 2019 through a Salsa class at Pima Community College and got introduced to Argentine Tango that semester at the Tucson Tango Festival. Since then, he has explored ballroom, West Coast Swing, Salsa, Bachata, and more, learning both lead and follow roles while focusing on Tango and West Coast Swing.
With over two decades of teaching experience — starting with piano in 1994 and Tai Chi since 2002 — Robert enjoys working with beginners and helping people feel welcome in the dance community. Outside of dance, he studies drumming, enjoys woodworking, and building musical instruments.
Contact Robert at [email protected] or (520) 461-5731
With over two decades of teaching experience — starting with piano in 1994 and Tai Chi since 2002 — Robert enjoys working with beginners and helping people feel welcome in the dance community. Outside of dance, he studies drumming, enjoys woodworking, and building musical instruments.
Contact Robert at [email protected] or (520) 461-5731
Tucson Tango School's Approach
We are dedicated to teaching and growing the tango community in Tucson, AZ. We teach weekly Monday night group classes, private lessons for individuals, couples, and semi-private lessons (3 to 4 students). We are available for workshops, private parties, and we perform at corporate events.
Our mission is to spread the joy of this elegant artform to the community; not only the dance steps, but the culture, the music, and the connections that come with learning together. We love creating a fun, playful, safe and inclusive environment for learning.
Argentine Tango is known as the dance of the close embrace. It is a language of movement in which both partners are sharply aware and present as they communicate and interpret the music. Many dancers quickly become addicted to this artform, and the farther they progress, the more rewarding the connection and the mutual experience.
By learning this dance, students have noticed remarkable improvement in their balance, mobility, body-awareness, and confidence. Research studies have shown that Argentine Tango dancing can slow the progression of degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s/dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, and the harmful effects of a sedentary lifestyle (National Institute of Health).
When teaching these elements, we focus on the connection to your own body, the connection between partners, the music, and the community. There is a big difference between Ballroom Tango, Tango Choreography for the Stage, and Social Tango. We focus on social dancing in our classes, which is based on walking, along with smooth circular movements, and fun rhythms. Students who enroll in our private lessons and group classes will find themselves prepared to dance Argentine Tango anywhere around the world, including Buenos Aires!
We welcome all ages and backgrounds in our classes, and we teach complete beginners through advanced students.
We look forward to meeting you!
Our mission is to spread the joy of this elegant artform to the community; not only the dance steps, but the culture, the music, and the connections that come with learning together. We love creating a fun, playful, safe and inclusive environment for learning.
Argentine Tango is known as the dance of the close embrace. It is a language of movement in which both partners are sharply aware and present as they communicate and interpret the music. Many dancers quickly become addicted to this artform, and the farther they progress, the more rewarding the connection and the mutual experience.
By learning this dance, students have noticed remarkable improvement in their balance, mobility, body-awareness, and confidence. Research studies have shown that Argentine Tango dancing can slow the progression of degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s/dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, and the harmful effects of a sedentary lifestyle (National Institute of Health).
When teaching these elements, we focus on the connection to your own body, the connection between partners, the music, and the community. There is a big difference between Ballroom Tango, Tango Choreography for the Stage, and Social Tango. We focus on social dancing in our classes, which is based on walking, along with smooth circular movements, and fun rhythms. Students who enroll in our private lessons and group classes will find themselves prepared to dance Argentine Tango anywhere around the world, including Buenos Aires!
We welcome all ages and backgrounds in our classes, and we teach complete beginners through advanced students.
We look forward to meeting you!