Welcome to Flamenco NI

We have a wonderful lineup of workshops for the weekend of 18th/19th September with and introduction to Flamenco singing, an introduction to Flamenco dancing and an intermediate Flamenco dance workshop for the more advanced dancers.  All classes will be taught by Magda Navarette www.boleros.pl who is coming to Belfast especially to teach this for one weekend only. Magda is very busy touring and working on bringing out her new cd so we are very lucky to have her.

All classes will be held at the new Crescent Arts Center. The singing Classes will be held in workspace 3 and dance classes in the Helen Lewis studio.

Sign up and pay for workshop using paypal below or for other means of payment text 07746622821.

Class level with price for both days

Singing Class £30.00 Beginner Class £30.00 Intermediate Class £60.00 Total Workshop £115.00 Singing Student £24.00 Beginner Student £24.00 Intermediate Student £48.00 Full workshop Student £90.00

Felipe will again be coming from Spain for this workshop which will be held on 20th June 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

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”

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]

April 23rd, 24th and 25th with Santiago Peña who is coming directly from Spain to teach these workshops. Two levels will be offered in these workshops a Beginner/Elementary level and an Intermediate level.

Two hours in each level will be offered each day for the 3 days so 6 to 12 hours of teaching is available over this weekend.

The beginner/elementary class will study Tangos, a dance with a simple rythm which allows the student to begin to express themselves in flamenco.  This is a brand new choreography so beginner students are encouraged to attend.

The intermediate class will study Bulerias de Jerez, an open dance with an infinite number of pasos (steps) which can be combined in an infinite number of ways to create  an individual and distinctive dance, as seen at any flamenco fiesta be it on the street or on the stage. Students must have at least 2 years of experience for this class.

Santiago Peña was born in Arcos de la Frontera, a town with strong flamenco roots and traditions, 20 minutes  from Jerez, the cradle of flamenco.  Santiago started dancing at the age of 5, when he won his first trophy for sevillanas. He went  on winning prizes (90 or so) and began dancing flamenco seriously at 12 years of age, performing in a cuadro flamenco with his sister.  He studied first with Chari Zapata and Maria Barba in Arcos, and then with la Chiqui de Jerez and Andres Peña, his cousin – one of the foremost dancers of flamenco puro today- with whom he has also performed.  Santiago has danced throughout the province of Cadiz and in Malaga, Sevilla, Cordoba, Valencia and Barcelona.  He has been teaching flamenco for 6 years.

“When I dance, everything around me stops – I don’t dance, I feel.”  In his teaching, Santiago hopes to inspire students of all levels to love, feel and express themselves in flamenco.

All classes will be held at the Spectrum Centre www.spectrumcentre.com. Please wear flamenco shoes, character dance shoes or shoes/boots with a block heel – no stilettos, sandals or trainers may be worn.

Days, times and prices are listed below:

Level 1 Class (Tangos)

Friday 5.30 – 7.30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 1-3pm (6 hours) // £75 // student £70

Level 2 Class (Bulerias)

Friday 7.30 – 9.30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 3-5pm (6 hours) // £90 // student £80

Both Levels (Tangos & Bulerias) £150 // Both levels student £135

Sign up for the workshop below using paypal or contact 07746622821 for alternate payments methods. There will be no refund of payments within 48 hours of the workshop and money will not be returned if you must leave the class for any reason. If there are still places available on the first day of class you may join the workshop but £10 more will be charged for each level.

Class level

Level 1 Class Tangos £75.00 Level 1 class Tangos(student) £70.00 Level 2 Class Bulerias £90.00 Level 2 Class Bulerias(student) £80.00 Level 1&2 Tangos & Bulerias £150.00 Level 1&2 Tangos & Bulerias (student) £135.00