Ken Delmar

A  native of San Francisco, Ken Delmar studied under Harold Christensen and Roberta Meyer at the San Francisco Ballet School.  At the age of 13, he became the protege of Richard Gibson.  During his teenage years, he was the principal dancer with the Peninsula Ballet Theater and "the wonderkind" of the Bay Area. At 16 years old, Ken received an invitation from the Bolshoi Ballet to tour the U.S. with them, and to study in Moscow afterward.

Ken gave private performances for Rudolf Nureyev & Margot Fonteyn, and for Princess Grace of Monaco at her palace.

Beginning in 1990, Ken passionately embraced the Tango, studying extensively in Argentina under the most renowned Tangueros.  Since that time, his success with the tango has mirrored his prior successes in the world of  ballet.  In 1995, he was awarded 2nd Place in the Buenos Aires Radio Tribu Tango Contest, an unprecedented achievement for an outsider.  He went on to win the Supreme Dance Award at the California Winter Festival.  In 1999 to 2000, Ken introduced Argentine Tango to four Hawaiian Islands. During the 1990's, Ken founded the five most important milongas (Tango Parties) in San Francisco: Mission Blue Milonga, Monte Cristo Club, Studio 435 Broadway, Verdi Club and Tango Soma at Studio Gracia. In addition, he was the founder of the Argentine Tango Programs at the Metronome Ballroom and Studio Gracia.

From 2000 Ken passionately embraced Cuban Salsa and Afro Cuban Dance which he now teaches both at Cañada, and Skyline colleges.