Symphonic Tango

Choreographer/Dancer

Olga Suarez-Paz is a dancer and chorepgrapher who has partnered with Leonardo Suarez-Paz since 2009. She was featured at Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Museum of Dance, was a tango guest with Savion Glover, Greenwich Symphony and the Greenwich Chamber Players, who which she chorepgraphed 'A Soldier's Tale.'  She was the Dean's Artist-In-Residence at NYU, recipient of NYCSA, LMCC & Dance/NYC Awards. She co-directs Nuevo Tango Arts and Nuevo Tango Ballet.

Dancer

Ashley Cassetta graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida State University in 2020, receiving her BFA in Dance. She has been a freelance dancer based out of New York City since 2021. Her specializations are contemporary, modern and ballet. She has worked with Tabula Rasa Dance Theater, Wolf & Swan Company, Project iii, AP Dance Inc, Connecticut Ballet, Animus Movement, rogue wave Dance Company, and Graciano Projects.

Ashley finds exploring with other artists, and experimenting with her own physicality, the most rewarding part of a creative process.

Dancer

Riley Haley is a New York-based choreographer and dance artist dedicated to creating spaces that inspire self-discovery and artistic expression. She has worked with the Limón Dance Company, Cardinal Movement, KTCO, and Santa Barbara Dance Theater. She has also toured nationally with Selah Dance Collective and internationally with UCSB Senior Dance Company. Her choreography has been featured in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Southern California at venues such as Peridance KnJ Theater, Point Park University, Hatlen Theater, and Light Box Theater. She has worked with choreographers including Juliano Nunes, Flockworks, Rosie Herrera, Natasha Adorlee, Helen Simoneau, Laja Field and Victor Rottier. She is a recipient of the Corwin Award for Oustanding Choreography and Arnhold Award for Excellence. Riley holds a BFA in Dance from UCSB and looks forward to continuing her artistic journey.

Dancer

Heather Kroesche is a New York City based choreographer, dancer, and teacher originally from Detroit, Michigan. Kroe studied under Valentina Barsukova at Valentina’s School of Ballet in Clawson, Michigan and went on to obtain her BFA in Dance and BA in psychology as well as a minor art therapy from Marymount Manhattan College. During her time at Marymount, Kroe performed works by David Parsons, Martha Graham, Christian Von Howard among others. Additionally, she was a part of Marymount’s select performance company where she had the pleasure of performing pieces by Twyla Tharp, Jenn Freeman, Darshan Singh-Bhueller, Katie Langan, Jenn Archibald and more. Kroe is a company dancer with Marie-Christine Giordano Dance and creator and director of KROEMovement. This will be her first project with Nuevo Tango Ballet.

Rehearsal Assistant/Dancer

Isabelle Merlo is a multidisciplinary performer whose work bridges music and movement. Originally trained as a cellist, she studied at Marianopolis College and McGill University in Montréal before devoting herself fully to dance. With a foundation in contemporary and concert dance, she has performed internationally across Europe and the United States, cultivating a style that blends musical sensitivity with theatrical depth. Isabelle is drawn to repertoire that invites both narrative and emotion, reimagining traditions such as tango and classical music through a modern choreographic lens.