Ruth Hernández is an award-winning Argentine tango dancer, teacher, and choreographer, renowned for her mastery of the traditional tango salón style—also known as tango de pista. With over 22 years of experience, she specializes in social tango, rooted in improvisation, musicality, and deep human connection.

In 2025, Ruth reached a historic milestone by winning the U.S. National Tango Championship, earning first place in all three categories: tango de pista, milonga, and vals, together with her dance partner Carlos Urrego. Earlier that same year, she also won first place in tango de pista and milonga at the prestigious SoCal Tango Championship.

Ruth’s tango journey began at the age of 21 in Santiago, Chile, where she immersed herself in the vibrant local milonga scene. Just two years later, she moved to Los Ángeles (Chile), a city with no tango community at the time. There, she began teaching and organizing events, building a tango scene from the ground up.

She has performed at milongas, festivals, and marathons across Chile, Argentina, and the United States, sharing the stage with some of the most celebrated tango artists in the world. In 2015, she was honored as Outstanding Tango Dancer at the National Tango Championship in Chile. She also founded EMISUR, Chile’s most significant tango gathering, and created a pioneering tango ballet with older adults, which toured several cities in Chile and Argentina.

In the United States, Ruth is a key figure in the tango community. She is the only tango organizer in northern Westchester County, NY, and works actively in Stamford and New Haven, Connecticut—bringing tango to new audiences through her classes, milongas, and performances. Her events are strictly traditional, and she carefully curates every detail—from the music to the atmosphere—to preserve the soul of tango.

An engineer and former university professor, Ruth brings clarity, structure, and deep empathy to her teaching. Her classes empower students to dance socially anywhere in the world while fostering creativity, confidence, and joy.

Through every class, performance, and event, Ruth Hernández continues to inspire dancers of all levels, celebrating tango as a living and deeply human art form.