Welcome to Flamenco NI

For the month of June only we have added a new Bulerias course.
The class will be held in the new Crescent Arts Centre www.crescentarts.org Helen Lewis dance studio and will be on Thursday evenings from 8-9pm. This class is for upper elementary and intermediate level students.

The Bulerias is an up-tempo and light-hearted Flamenco party dance. It has a great number of variations in both melody and rhymical structure and is usually accompanied by lively palmas. It is often used to end another choreography such as the Solea or Alegrias but can also be danced by itself at the end of a flamenco show or performance when it is know as the Fin de fiesta a dance in which the whole company will take part.

“A mi me duele, me duele

la boquita de decirte

gitana, si tu me quieres”

“It hurts me, it hurts me

My mouth hurts me from asking you

Gypsy woman, if you love me”

West African heritage, raised in exile in Majorca, and embraced by flamenco’s inner sanctum, the sensational Concha Buika has ignited Spanish music, bridging its venerable gypsy tradition with a jazz and soul sensibility, effortlessly embracing Cuban grooves and her roots in E…quatorial Guinea. A heady cocktail from a compelling stage presence, and a voice of raw emotive power.
Tickets: nch.ie

Dublin Dance Festival & Improvised Music Company present: Soledad Barrio y Noche Flamenca

The award-winning Noche Flamenca is renowned for its authentic and gritty performances of flamenco. The much-celebrated and unparalleled Soledad Barrio is known as the ‘Baryshnikov of flamenco’. Supported by the Instituto Cervantes… in association with the Embassy of Spain.

Date: Sunday 23 May Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Vicar Street, Dublin 8 E30/E26 Conc.

Places are going fast but you can still buy tickets online
here<https://dublindancefestival.ticketsolve.com/shows/23498021/events>

There will be a dance workshop with Noche Flamenca's lead
dancer, Soledad Barrio <http://www.flamencoindalo.com/en/education/special-collaborations/71-dance-workshop-with-soledad-barrio>,
on Saturday 22 May. For more information and to enrol, click
here<http://www.flamencoindalo.com/en/education/special-collaborations/72-enrollment-for-soledad-barrio>.
Places are limited and advance booking is required.

Felipe will again be coming from Spain for this workshop which will be held on 16th May in the beautiful new studio of the Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast www.crescentarts.org.

The beginner dance class will run from 1-2pm, technique class will run from 2-3 pm and is good for all including complete beginners who have had no dance or previous flamenco dance experience.

The Intermediate class will now run from 3 – 5pm and is open to Flamenco dancers with at least 2 years of Flamenco dance experience. We will start a new choreography, Tientos, in this class so for elementary dancers who want to move up this is a good month to start.

Please wear flamenco shoes, character dance shoes or shoes/boots with a block heel – no stilettos, sandals or trainers may be worn.

Prices are listed below:

Class level

Beginner Class £15.00 Technique Class £15.00 Intermediate Class £35.00 Beginner Student £12.00 Technique Student £12.00 Intermediate Student £30.00 Full workshop Student £50.00

Are you keen to experience the art of Flamenco for the first time? Do you already have a passion for the dance and want to improve? Then look no further, this is the course for you! Two top Flamenco teachers have joined forces and their aim is to show you how to open your soul to the human emotions embodied in the spirit of Flamenco. Through top quality teaching and choreography you will experience Flamenco at its very best. They will be teaching you exciting choreography combining  their own unique styles and the latest steps. You will remember this course as a thrilling combination of music and dance that leaves you breathless and hungry for more. All classes will be accompanied by a live guitarist.

For more information email info@flamenconi.com

Flamenco course 2010 brochure[1]