His entire family
were artists and entertainers. His parents produced, directed, choreographed,
and danced for countless television, theatre, and circus productions around
the world. At the age of eight, Sandor joined them to tour throughout
South America. He developed an extensive background in Contemporary, Ballet, & Jazz dance forms.
Sandor later
began performing with various productions :
Theatre
(musicals Me and My Girl, and 42nd Street)
Film (featured
in the 1992 Warner Brothers movie, Mambo Kings)
Television
(CBS- Star Search, Univision- Sabado Gigante)
Once involved
with tango, Sandor danced in highly successful tours :
Tango,
Tango (1992) and Corazon de Tango (1994), performing in 65
cities in Japan.
Featured
in Viva Tango, a production at both the Dunes and Aladdin Hotels
in Las Vegas.
Honored
1st place in many tango and theatre arts contests :
Emerald
Ball ’93
Nevada
Star Ball ’93
Extravaganza
Northwest Dance Competition
Kaleidoscope
Show at California State University of Los Angeles
Sandor
was a principal dancer in the original cast of the Broadway/London hit,
Forever Tango, nominated in 1997 for the Tony Award, Best Choreography.
He has
also choreographed and performed in :
Latin
Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, broadcast live on UPN
The
European Film, Marlene, depicting the life of Marlene Dietrich
Co-starring
in the New Wave Films in association with The New York Film Academy
production of The Music Box
The
PBS TV Special, Tango Magic
A
Featured part in an HBO television commercial
A
dance scene for the series Rude Awakening on Showtime
The
tango film Lighting on Positions (choreographed scene)
Passions
Latines,
starring Julia Migenes, world renowned vocalist, at the Olympia
Theatre in Paris
The
video game Digi Dance (A.K.A. X Tango) by BinaCraft
(choreographed and danced motion capture for characters)
7th L.A. Latino International Film Festival Award Ceremony
(featured tango couple)
Inaugural Show & Tribute to Ricardo Montalban at The Ricardo Montalban Theatre, Hollywood, CA. (featured tango couple)
Argentina New Cinema '04, international ad campaign (featured tango couple image for all promotional materials and TV commercial)
2004 MTV Music Video Awards (featured tango couple for nomination heading "Best Dance Video")
The Charo Show, featuring internationally renowned star Charo (featured tango couple)
The film The Road Taken by Super Amigo Productions, to be released for the Sundance Film Festival 2008 (choreographed tango scene)
Caduet, national TV commercial (choreographed tango)
Days of Our Lives, NBC (co-choreographer for salsa scene)
Telefe International 2008 Screening Party, at the Argentine Consulate Residence in Los Angeles, CA. (featured tango couple)
Fiesta Argentina 2008, Siempre Tango Show, Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA. (director, choreographer & principal tango couple)
Sandor & Parissa have been the chosen & featured tango couple to perform for events presented by the Consulate of the Argentine Republic, as well as for many celebrity events & shows.
Sandor has been honored with The Carlos Gardel Tango Lifetime Achievement Award.
He has
choreographed for U.S. Olympic Ice Dancers Melissa Gregory & Denis
Petukhov, and Bulgarian World Ice Dancing Champions Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski.
For his
latest achievement, Sandor directs, performs, and choreographs his very
successful shows :
Tango & Beyond
Tango
Bravo
Tango
Cinema
Carnaval
Extravaganza
Sensual
Tango Intimo
Magique
Tango Vivo !
which has
toured the United States, Singapore, and Canada achieving outstanding
reviews.
Sandor & Parissa have also performed his choreographies for :
World
Tap (featured tango and tap)
Camerata
Tango (featured couple)
Argentina
Baila (featured couple)
Destino
de Tango
(featured couple)
Avantango
(featured couple)
Musical
Tour, Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA. (featured tango act)
Beats
of Passion at the Venetian Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas (featured
tango act)
Noche
de Estrellas with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra (featured
tango couple)
Las
Vegas Philharmonic Concert (featured tango couple)
Chamberjazz
& Tangos 4tet San Francisco (featured
couple)
Lincoln,
national TV commercial (featured tango couple)
American
Wedding, Universal Pictures (featured tango couple)
Dance Treasures, Ford Amphitheatre, L.A., CA.
(featured tango couple)
The Story of Tango, presented by the
Santa Barbara Symphony
(featured couple)
Collateral,
Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures (featured dancer)
Birthday
celebration of the Queen of Thailand (featured tango couple)
Skeleton
Key, Universal Pictures (dance couple)
Guitango!
with Ricardo Cobo, leading virtuoso of classical guitar (featured
couple)
Noche
de Ninos,benefit for the Children's Hospital of L.A.,
honoring Jennifer Lopez, Beverly Hilton Hotel, L.A., CA. (featured
tango couple)
Atrevete, KBEH (featured tango couple)
Ten
Years Younger, TLC (featured tango couple)
Tango
Fiesta, presented by American-British Music Productions, The
Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA. (featured couple)
American
Victory Orchestra,
presented by SGI-USA, World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, Santa Monica,
CA. (featured tango couple)
The
Thalians Ball,
presented and hosted by Debbie Reynolds and Ruta Lee, Century Plaza
Hotel, L.A., CA. (featured tango couple)
Tango
Angelino,
presented by Marser ET, Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA. (featured couple)
Jake
in Progress, 20th Century Fox (featured tango couple)
Tangos,
presented by Luis Bravo, Crest Theatre, Delray Beach, FL.(featured couple)
Carnaval
!,
presented by the GMCLA, Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA. (featured tango
couple)
Doctora Amor, Telemundo (featured tango couple)
12 Corazones, Telemundo (featured tango couple)
Biotechnology 2008 International Convention, at the San Diego Convention Center, CA. (featured tango couple)
Due to his
unique experiences, Sandor enjoys a career rich in diversity. Partnering
with Parissa since 2000 has brought great joy and passion to his work. As a married
and professional couple, they enjoy performing and sharing their love
for the art of dance.
