A native of Rosario, Argentina, Maestro Bušlje studied piano, conducting, violoncello, and tuba at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Buenos Aires.  Before founding PASO in 1991, he was Assistant Conductor of the American University Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the American University Camerata in Washington, DC.    Maestro Bušlje has been a frequently featured guest conductor in Argentina.  In 2001, he was a guest conductor of the Sochi Symphony Orchestra in Russia.  From 1999-2002 he was the principal guest conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Honduras. He has been a frequent guest conductor of the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra in Ecuador.  In 2009, he participated in a South American music festival in Lima, Peru and received critical acclaim for his orchestra’s musicianship and unique programming.  In 2011, he returned to Lima to play a command performance for President Alan Garcia.  Maestro Buslje directed PASO for the 2013 Latino Presidential Inaugural Celebration at the Kennedy Center.  In 2018, he was invited to perform with PASO at the International Festival of Tango in Medellin, Colombia.  He has been the creative force behind the Pan American Symphony Orchestra. With his “sure command of the music’s expressive scope” and his sensitive balancing of orchestral commentary, he has “quietly created a valuable Washington institution” (Washington Post). 

Carolina has won important competitions such as the EAFIT Chamber Music Competition in 2013 and the Luis Ángel Arango Library Young Performers Competition in 2007. She earned her master’s degree in music with an emphasis on Collaborative Piano from EAFIT University in Medellin and completed postgraduate studies at the Liceu de Barcelona with a scholarship from the Carolina Foundation. She graduated University of Antioquia with a master’s degree in piano.  She also holds a master’s degree in guitar from the University of Antioquia and is a master’s degree candidate in 20th-Century Latin American Music Performance from the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina).

From 2011 to 2021, she was a pianist and workshop leader in the Tango School Orchestra of the Medellín Music School Network.  She has participated in national and international tours in the Americas, the U.S., Asia, and Europe with various tango groups and collaborated with maestros such as Yo Yo Ma, Raúl Garello, Julio Pane, Lautaro Greco, Ramiro Gallo, Pablo Jaurena, Damián Torres, Néstor Marconi, Victor Lavallen, and Nahuel Pennisi. She has attended tango interpretation workshops with Hernán Possetti, César Salgán, Pablo Estigarribia, “Pepe” Colángelo, Jorge Martínez, Andrés Linetzky, Adrian Enriquez, and Fabrizio Mocata.  She has recorded important tango albums: “Sub-versiones” by Orquesta El Empuje (2024), “Tango without borders” featuring Pan American Symphony Orchestra (2022), “Al compás de mi ciudad” by Sebastián Bolivar featuring Orquesta El Empuje (2022), “Atemporal” (2022), “Tango of the Americas” with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra, Latin Grammy-nominated album (2021), “Medellín Downtango” (2017), “Alzando Vuelo” (2015), “Melancholic Medellín” (2015), “Carmen Canta Letras a Piazzolla” (2014), “Che, Medellín – Maestro Raúl Garello” (2014). 

Marco is a bandoneon player and composer with a degree in music from the University of Antioquia, Colombia. As a bandoneon player, he has participated in various national and international tours with various tango companies in important world-class venues in the Americas, the United States, Asia, and Europe. He was a guest musician of the Provincial Orchestra of Citizen Music (Córdoba, Argentina) at the Medellín International Tango Festival (2013). He was also a guest musician of the Estados Alterados group at the Rock al Parque festival held in Bogotá, thus creating a connection between the tango genre and other musical genres. He also received mentoring and bandoneón lessons from the Argentine bandoneón player, conductor, composer, and arranger Pablo Jaurena.

He has performed alongside maestros such as Yo Yo Ma, Raúl Garello, Julio Pane, Lautaro Greco, Cristian Zarate, Damián Torres, Néstor Marconi, Victor Lavallen, José “Pepe” Colangelo, and Nahuel Pennisi.  He has recorded important tango albums: “Sub-versiones” (Subversions) by Orquesta El Empuje (2024), “Al compás de mi ciudad” (Al Compás de Mi Ciudad) by Sebastián Bolivar ft. Orquesta El Empuje (2022), “Atemporal” (2022), “Tango without Borders” featuring Pan American Symphony Orchestra (2022), “Tango of the Americas” with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra, a Latin Grammy-nominated album (2021), “Medellín Downtango” (2017), “Alzando Vuelo” (Alzando Vuelo) (2015), “Melancólico Medellín”

Colombian musician with a Master of Double Bass from the University of Antioquia, Colombia, Paulo Cesar has participated in several national and international tours with various tango companies in important world-class venues in the Americas, the United States, Asia, and Europe.   During his musical career, he has held various positions as an instrumentalist, conductor, and coordinator of musical projects in groups such as the Regional and National Orchestras of the Batuta Foundation, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Antioquia, the Chamber Orchestra of the Technological University of Pereira, the Chamber Orchestra of Fine Arts Medellín, the Valle Symphony Orchestra as a scholarship recipient, a supernumerary musician with the Medellín Philharmonic, and assistant conductor of the Antioquia Symphony. He has also served as musical coordinator and director of the Batuta Medellín Orchestra Center.   He is currently the Director of the Tango Seedbed of the Medellín Network of Music Schools and Coordinator of the bowed string program and double bass instructor in the municipality of Caldas.   He has recorded important tango albums in the country: "Atemporal" (2022), "In Tribute to Piazzolla" by El Frente Quartet (2009), "Carmen Canta Letras a Piazzolla" (2014), "Che, Medellín en Vivo - Maestro Raúl Garello" (2014), "Alzando Vuelo" (2015), "Melancólico Medellín" (2015), and "Medellín Downtango" (2017).   

Sebastian holds a master’s degree in violin from the University of Antioquia (2011) and a master’s degree in music from EAFIT University, Medellin (2017).  He is the Principal Conductor of the Tango School Orchestra of the Medellín Network of Music Schools, with which he has toured nationally and internationally.   He has performed under the direction of prominent Argentine musicians such as Néstor Marconi, Raúl Garello, Cristian Zarate, Ramiro Gallo, Pablo Estigarribia, Víctor Lavallén, Damián Torres, and Pablo Jaurena. He has also performed with important exponents of the genre such as Julio Pane, Lautaro Greco, and Quinteto Real.

He was a member of the Colombian Youth Philharmonic from 2012 to 2014, touring six cities in Brazil and giving more than 20 concerts throughout the country. In 2012, he was selected as a scholarship recipient for the masterclass program at the VI Cartagena International Music Festival. He has attended masterclasses with violinists Adrián Chamorro, Alexis Cárdenas, Livia Sohn, Steven Copes, David Mata, and Aitzol Iturriagagoitia, and violin lessons in tango with Argentine violinists Ramiro Gallo, Valeria Martín, Hernán Soria, Fernando Rojas Huespe, and Leandro Liuzzi.   He has recorded on important tango albums in the country: "Sub-versiones" by Orquesta El Empuje (2024), "Al compás de mi ciudad" by Sebastián Bolivar featuring Orchestra El Empuje (2022), “Timeless” (2022), “Che, Medellín – Maestro Raúl Garello” (2014), “Taking Flight” (2015), “Melancholic Medellín” (2015) and “Medellín Downtango” (2017). 

Mr. Mira holds a Master's degree in Guitar from the University of Antioquia, Colombia, and is a Master's degree candidate in 20th-Century Latin American Music Performance from the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina).He has participated in master classes and performance seminars with maestros  Joao Luis (Brazil),Douglas Lora (Brazil), Katona Twins (Hungary), and Raúl Fúnes (Argentina), among others.

From 2009 to 2010, he led a guitar workshop for the Tango Orchestra of the Medellín Network of Music Schools, where he took workshops in the language of tango with maestro Guillermo Martel (Argentina). He also studied the genre with guitarist and singer Eduardo Román (Colombia).

As a tango guitarist, he has shared the stage with numerous artists, such as singer Jorge Guillermo in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2015, singer Erica Ritman at the Godoy Cruz Tango Festival (Argentina) in 2014, and singer Juan Carlos Godoy at the closing ceremony of the Bogotá Ibero-American Theater Festival in 2012, as well as in other cities in Colombia. He has also performed with Horacio Avilano's guitar ensemble on the Argentine radio station 2×4, the most influential radio station of the genre worldwide. He has recorded important tango albums: “Alzando Vuelo” (2015), “Melancólico Medellín” (2015) and “Medellín Downtango” (2017).

Salgado and Reyes have been professional dancers and teachers of Argentine Tango for over twenty-five years. With backgrounds in classical ballet, they studied tango in Buenos Aires with some of the best tango masters. Their international performances include the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Aruba, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, and their native Colombia. Since 2007, they have been based in New York City.  In 2010 they received a nomination in the Latin ACE Award for Best Choreography for their performance in Tango por Ellos in New York City.  In 2018, they placed second in the competition Pelando Variacion held in New York City. In 2012 and 2013, Adriana and Orlando were guest instructors and performers at Dancing at Sea, a dance cruise company for Holland America, Norwegian and Royal Princess. From 2012 to 2014, they performed at Tango Malbec House in New York City. They are recognized for their smooth, romantic, elegant style. Their teaching focuses on the subtleties of the connection, posture and overall technique fundamentals. Their passion and love for, and their constant dedication to Argentine tango has won them awards in their native Colombia and more recently in the United States where they have become the Argentina Tango-USA Official 2019 Stage Tango champions and the 2021 Tango de Pista/Salon champions. They have been dancing for the Pan American Symphony Orchestra since 2016.

Carolina Jaurena has 20 years of experience teaching and performing and has become a multifaceted talent, excelling not only as a dancer but also as a certified RYT yoga instructor and Mandala Dot Artist.  Carolina graced the screen as a primary dancer in the feature film "Random Hearts," directed by the legendary Sidney Pollack. Her performances have spanned a wide range of productions, including "Eternal Tango" alongside Hector del Curto, the show "Tanguero," and "Tango! Soul and Heart” at the Kennedy Center with the Choral Arts Society of Washington. Her artistry extended to the acclaimed off-Broadway production "Tango House," produced by Juan Fabbri. She showcased her talents in several seasons at the esteemed Thalia Spanish Theater in New York. Carolina has danced and conducted workshops across the globe, including a special tango workshop at the Canarias Tango Festival in Spain and one at Landesakademie in Ochsenhausen, Germany, a performance at the Solis Theater in Uruguay for "100 Años de Tango," and performances in Germany at venues such as the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart and the Alte Synagoge in Hechingen.  Carolina has also been an integral part of the Camarada Tango Quartet from San Diego for the past 4 years and most recently performed with the Symphony of Solidarity at Carnegie Hall. She has a deep appreciation for beauty, balance, and self-expression.  Carolina has been dancing with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra for over ten years.

Anton Domansky: Anton is a champion professional ballroom and Latin dancer with over 25 years of competitive and show dance experience. After winning the Ukrainian National Youth Championship at 16, he went on to study with the world’s top teachers in London and Italy. Since immigrating to the US in 2001, he has won multiple US National Youth Ballroom and 10 dance championship titles,  and has represented the U.S. in three world championships. On his first trip to Buenos Aires, Anton fell in love with Argentine tango; 10 years later, he became U.S. National Argentine Stage Tango Champion.