Meet Katia Diamond

We recently connected with Katia Diamond and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Katia with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?

When I was a child living in Bolivia, my mom and step dad got divorced. Unfortunately my mom ended up in a very difficult spot and struggled a lot. At 10 years old I moved to the USA to live with my uncle so my mom could try and get on her feet. I saw for years how difficult of a time she had and vowed to work as hard as I could to help her and my little sister and make sure I always would be ok also. So as soon as I was old enough to work, I started working to help send my family money and help them get through college and graduate school. At one point I had 3 jobs and worked 7 days/week. But ultimately I saw first hand how hard work pays off. My mother and sister both graduated college and law school and now have great successful careers and lives.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I am an Argentine Tango Instructor, Performer and Competitor. I spend most of my days teaching and preparing for shows and upcoming competitions. I have taught and performed all over the world including throughout the USA, Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia. I am also an organizer for tango events and have organized events with performances & live music including famous bands like Tango Bardo that included hundreds of guests in a red carpet format. I am currently designing shows that include my incredibly talented ladies tango team and will be also taking them to competition later this year. I am one of the few female tango dancers that can do both roles at a professional level. Although I am a natural follower, I am also a leader and perform and compete as a leader as well as a follower. I am the 1st female leader to make it to the finals in the US National Tango Championships and have finished in the finals at the European Tango Championships as a follower.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I started dancing because I loved it and it was an escape from the stress of everyday life. My advice to anyone starting their journey is to follow your dreams and never give up. The journey will often be difficult, but ultimately it will be a labor of love. Following your dreams is more important than having your dreams come true. Even if I never became accomplished and successful as a tango professional, I would have continued on the path because that is what made me happy and I knew I was supposed to do that. Success isn’t only about money and recognition. It is truly about improving yourself and being true to who you are. Money and recognition are nice, but true satisfaction is from doing your best, watching yourself improve and grow and being happy with who you are and who you become.

Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?

I am always looking for like minded individuals to collaborate with. Since I do not have a dedicated partner, I work with many dancers all the time. Collaborations bring our best qualities together and make us much stronger together than individually. I have plans to design shows, organize tango festivals and competitions as well. These are projects that require a team to work together so the outcome is successful and I am always open to working with great people to accomplish bigger projects.

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Martin Almiron, Daniel Roffo, Alex Castro

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