About Solomonoff choreography in "Happily Mad" (Los De Contento): "And the dance hidden in their previous movements becomes a profoundly sensuous tango that makes you want to leap from your seat and join it." New York Times, reviewed by D.J. Bruckner July 24, 2002



"Most memorable was the four woman group called TangoMujer... The elegant young performers, trained in modern dance, focused on the tango itself and what it could be used to say, rather than on the process of updating or personalizing the formÉAnd perhaps that reanimation can add luster to the past in ways self-conscious proponents of the 'newÕ may not imagine. After TangoMujer had performed, traditional tango looked even richer and more colorful." The New York Times, review by Jennifer Dunning, June 1, 1997



"But TangoMujer was unusually successful at making something new of an old dance, focusing with intelligence and affection on the tango rather than the updating and the updaters. Modern dance trained, the women succeeded in weaving the two forms with wit and imagination." New York Times, reviewed by Jennifer Dunning, April 14, 1997



"[Solomonoff] looked just right on her 'Shenk Mir Maria,Õ filling the odd slight solo, danced to a corny old tango song, with unexpected color and texture. The New York Times, reviewed by Jennifer Dunning, September 9, 1996



"Stage presence is innate: Either you have it or you donÕt. Valeria Solomonoff has it. The Washington Post, review by Pamela Squires, November 1, 2003



"The tradition is the starting point for the choreography, which then finds a smooth transition to modern dance: In doing so they (TangoMujer) break from the tight embrace of the couple relationship and use the tango trained sensibility in a wider network of relations. The solo of the Argentinean Valeria Solomonoff shows how the vocabulary of tango steps can be translated into a very different language. " Die Tageszeitung, Berlin. Review by Katrin B. Mueller , June, 1998



"But Tango Mujer, all female troupe of five dancers, broke down stereotypical barriers at their performanceÉThe tango vocabulary provided much of the action Ð gleeful, sensual, disturbing, angryÉBy the end, the passion was there regardless of the old or new tradition, as it should." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, review by Jane Vranish. April 14, 2001



"TangoMujer drove the men loco with a female-on-female killer tango that nearly torched the tent." The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, review by Jean Horne June, 26, 2000



"The dancers are all superbly trained in various dance formsÉSolomonoff is the vamp Ð tall, sleek and sexyÉ Highlights includedÉSolomonoffÕs seductive manipulation of several strands of pearls, itself, worth the price of admission." The Philadelphia City Paper, reviewed by Nancy Heller. November 2-9, 2000



"The five dancers [of Tango Mujer] nimbly brushed aside all the stereotypes we Americans have formed about this Argentine danceÉThey gave a demonstration of first-rate dancing. Consider SomonoffÕs upside-down solo against the rear wall of the theater, creating a brilliant pas de deux with her own shadow." Denver Rocky Mountain News, review by Marc Shulgold.



"The audience loved Tango Mujer. Particularly praised was the respectful but still creative way of using the tango traditions." Berliner Morgen Post, June, 20, 1998



Tango MujerÕs work is visionary, courageous, ingenious and marvelously entertaining. .In her sensuous solo "Maria" modern-dance trained Argentine Valeria Solomonoff made the companyÕs tradition-upending style literal and gave a new dimension to the wallflower archetypeÉGifted both dramatically and acrobatically, Valeria danced longingly, and often upside-down, against the stageÕs bare brick rear, with a spotlight projecting her shadow next to her. Tango is often practiced against a wall, but handstand 'ochosÕ are a must-see." Daily Camera, review by Daniel Gesmer, Colorado, July 24, 1999



"Six charismatic young international dancers É provide a sizzling between-scenes tango sextet, elaborating on the coupleÕs developing relationship.ÉAcclaimed Argentinian choreographer-dancer Valeria Solomonoff mixes classical and modern tango with elements of modern dance. ThereÕs even a stunning number with brooms." Backstage, review by Nancy Ellen Shore. April 26th, 2007



Especially effective was a solo by Valeria." Dance & The Arts, review by Larry Stevens July/August Õ97



"The program of all Spanish and Latin music was a risk well taken: "An Evening of Tango and Zarzuela" was an exciting, even exhilarating plunge into what for most of us was new musical territoryÉAnother important element include the bona fide tango dancers, Valeria Solmonoff and Cesar CoelhoÉThey executed their tangos with aplomb, giving motion to the enticing rhythms from the orchestra."- "A night of daring and debut a the opera" The Advocate, Review by Jerome R. Sehulster. March 21st, 2003



Argentine dancer Valeria Solomonoff, one of the cityÕs best instructors, É." Hot Picks. New York Post, February 2nd, 2005














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