Mark is the current Siempre Tango President, and has been on the committee for the past 18 months or so. He was involved with Siempre Tango from its inception however, attending the first classes with Carlo Sansour. Mark recently spent three months living in Buenos Aires, eating warm media lunas, drinking lots of Quilmes, oh, and dancing tango…he also makes great salted olives. He is pictured here with Rachel, dancing at an outdoor milonga in Rome.

• Where were you born?
  Adelaide, South Australia.
• Favourite colour?
  Can’t choose between black, white and teal…ok green then.
• Favourite gelati flavour?
  Malaga or Zuppa Inglese. (Ed: what the heck is Malaga??).
• Current profession/place of work?
  Carpenter.
• What do you want to be when you grow up?
  Singer.
• One thing you can’t do without?
  My ears.
• Who would you most like to sit netx to at a dinner party?
  Kate Moss and Helena Christensen…because there would be plenty of room and plenty of left-overs.
• How many pairs of tango shoes do you own?
  Three pairs of tango shoes…very humble…and tight.
• Favourite tango moment?
  Carlo asking me to join Siempre Tango…I reckon he begged.
   

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