PATRICK & MIOKO

Patrick and Mioko have in common a passion for arts, sports, music and dance.

They have benefited from the advices of Argentine Maestros Los Ocampo, Luis Bruni, Pablo Kliksberg. They have also practiced the techniques of the school of classical dance.

In 2001, Patrick and Mioko became partners and have since then devoted themselves mainly to Argentine Tango dances (Milonga, Argentine Waltz, and Scenario Tango), which they had discovered separately in 1997.

They became finalists of World Championship IDO 2007 of Argentin Tango, and triple French Champions (2005, 2007 and 2008).

Before 2001 with their respective partners, as well as together until 2007, they also participated in competitions of ten dances (Quick Step, Slow Fox, English Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Continental Tango, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba , Paso Doble, Rock, Jive, and Samba). In addition, they participated in a number of films, dance shows, and TV programmes. For a project by the Fine Art School of Paris, they were the principal actors of a film on the violence expressed in a dance, more specifically in Argentine Tango.

In terms of the music activities, in 2003, they were among the semi-finalists in the 10th edition of the International Astor Piazzola Award under the name of Los Balaidors (Patrick: guitar / Mioko: piano). In 2005, they wrote some music arrangements to accompany Mokrane, a very well known Kabila poet in his concert and in a direct radio programme. They also contributed to the production of his promotion video.

In 2009 Tango was classified in UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage. In the framework of this incident, Patrick and Mioko had the honour and pleasure to dance for the Gala of Tango organized at UNESCO by the UNESCO Permanent Delegations of Argentine and Uruguay.

Mioko has undertaken research studies in the domain of music therapy. She earned from the University of Oklahoma of USA a PhD degree specialized in educational psychology. She is the author of the dissertation « The effect of background music on computer anxiety » and a booklet on « The learning motivation of senior citizens ». Parallel to these artistic activities, Mioko pursue an international carrier in the domain of educational development. Based on her experience as a musician, piano teacher and demonstrator to finance her university studies, Mioko also plays classic and tango including Astor Piazzola, as well as jazz and other varieties as her repertories. She also played the flute in a Shakuhachi orchestra with great masters Teruhisa Fukuda and Daniel Lifermann. Mioko has run at least ten marathons within four hours and a 100km race of Sri Chinmoy in 14 hours.