Korey Ireland
Korey Ireland is a professional composer turned tango-addict. He brings a lifetime of musical experience and an unquenchable thirst for tango to his teaching. He developed his dancing on social dance floors of the world's tango capitals and with a great deal of guidance from some spectacular teachers (Winkler, Jeurissen, Valle, Naveira, Krebs).
Originally from Kansas City, Korey has spent the better part of the last eight years traveling and teaching tango in England, Holland, Spain, Germany, Russia and Argentina, sharing his passion for tango, music, expression, and connection. In recent years, this mission has grown to include work with aspiring tango musicians at festival throughout North America and Europe to create live music for dancers.
In November he led the "Monster Orchestra" of Tango de los Muertos resulting in a live CD of his arrangements and transcriptions released in late 2009. Korey recently foundedCommunity Tango Orchestras in different cities - these orchestras are dedicated to nurturing the tradition of golden age tango for dancers and musicians. Vancouver Tango Live Orchestra led by Korey Ireland in April 2010 had enormous success at the 1st Vancouver International Argentine Tango Week as it really makes a difference when most of the musicians in the orchestra are excellent tango dancers themselves.