Little Big Minds Spanish Immersion Preschool offers flamenco classes for children aged 3.5 to 5 years old! Flamenco lifts the spirits of children and builds confidence in their ability to express themselves. In class, students learn rhythm, posture, arm positions and footwork as they explore spatial awareness, musicality, coordination, balance, listening skills and perseverance in … Continue reading Flamenco at Little Big Minds
Fall, 2019 new class offered for kids aged 5-7. Learn the rhythms, corporal movements and percussive footwork of flamenco!
Spanish Dance has been taught in the Phoenix Valley since the late 1940’s when Spaniard, Eduardo Fernandez, began teaching in Central Phoenix. His star student, Lydia Torea (1942), began he studies under Fernandez in 1950. She went on to study in Spain, perform at the Corral de la Moreria in Madrid in the 1960s, and later tour the world as principal dancer with the Greco company, partnering Pedro Azorín and José Greco himself.
Flamenco makes an impact in Arizona. Scottsdale Arts nominated Julia Chacón for the 2019 Governor’s Arts Award. Click to read more!
Julia Chacon Flamenco Theater is the first local dance company to perform a two-month run on the season programming for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
Arizona Flamenco Taller Flamenco workshops are a way to expose yourself to new techniques, alternative ways of moving, and unfamiliar styles. It is very comfortable to continue studying with the same teacher, but you will learn more and stretch yourself by going to workshops, especially when they are taught by masters. Flamenco requires dedication and … Continue reading Flamenco Workshop with Alejandro Granados in Scottsdale.
Dancing with mantón is a challenging thing to learn. The first time I danced a solo with mantón, I was in a Christmas show, for which we were rehearsing in upstate New York. There was a theatrical part, where we were decorating a Christmas tree. I pulled out some garland, and started dancing across the … Continue reading Flamenco with a mantón de Manila
Last Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 Tomatito channeled the strongest pulse and heartbeat of flamenco I have ever heard on a theater stage. I didn't feel like I was in a theater. He took the audience into his music and into the dynamics of his sextet. It was truly the best flamenco guitar concert I have ever … Continue reading Tomatito Live
Inspiracion Flamenca 