Quiero Flamenco is a Spokane dance company that does a mix of different dance styles. In a unique episode, Spokane dance company, Quiero Flamenco, brings their mix of traditional Spanish style dance ...

There's something intangible about flamenco, says Monica Mota. "It lights everything on fire, and you can't understand why," says Mota, who founded the Spokane-based group Quiero Flamenco. "You're ...

For Alyssa Teijeiro-Ficht and Brian Stark of the Illinois Flamenco-Jazz Collective, flamenco is an underappreciated art form, especially in a community like Champaign-Urbana. The duo met in 2019 at a ...

The pandemic placed competitive flamenco dancing on pause in Madrid. And for the dancers at the legendary Amor de Dios flamenco center, a return to in-person events means a return to the stage. Some ...

A dancer in a long red dress stands alone in the darkness, facing away from the audience. A keening voice rings out and the dancer’s arms flutter slightly, as if awakened by its mournful sound. “Eres ...

Latin Passion Dance Academy offers a variety of dance classes for kids, teens and adults, including salsa, bachata, contemporary and hip hop. (Image credit: Latin Passion Dance Academy) Read full ...

A bata de cola is a flamenco dress with a long train that is very heavy and difficult to maneuver. But when the stars align and it converges with a skilled dancer, they become one. "They control and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In the United States, we tend to push flamenco music and movement into the category of folklore, something to be respected and admired for its showy skills, ...

Two documentaries about flamenco dancing, part of Institute Cervantes’s Flamenco Film Series: Albertina Pisano’s 2004 short Flamenco Dancers (37 min.) focuses on four exemplars of the form, while ...

For centuries, thousands of people converge on Seville every Easter week. They celebrate faith, family and friends with those they love. Processions of the Virgin Mary crisscross the streets at all ...

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