SUNDAY 4:00-5:00PM

February 21st - March 14th

A mantón (large shawl) is an extension of a dancer's lines, bringing focus to alignment and posture. Learn basic technique for dancing with a mantón, and improve your braceo while strengthening your upper body.

Due to limitations with space, we will not work on overhead release moves or drag the manton on the floor.

This winter we'll continue learning various llamadas, marcajes, and remates to dance bulerias with manton!

SUNDAY 5:00-6:00PM

February 21st - March 14th

A barre conditioning class designed to prepare dancers for a bata de cola.

No bata required! Barre exercises are great for any dancer wanting to improve flexibility and muscle strength. The first 30-40 minutes of class is dedicated to barre and center work, focusing on lower body toning, balance, and alignment.

In the new year, we will apply the bata basics to a short tangos choreography that can be danced with or without a bata!

MONDAY 6:00-7:00PM

February 15th - March 15th

In this class we’ll learn material for Solea por Bulerias accompaniment (marcajes, detalles, falsetas, cante and baile structure), and we’ll also work with Garrotin material that can be used either as a solo piece or to accompany baile.

New students with previous flamenco guitar experience are welcome to join this class and will be provided video and handout material of our warm up exercises prior to the first class.

TUESDAY 5:30-6:30PM

February 16th - March 16th

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¡Que siga la fiesta! Each session this class explores a new sequence of entradas, marcajes, remates, llamadas, salidas, and cierres por bulerias to add to our improvisation repertoire. We begin each class with Bulerias por fiesta cante (singing) practice. The last few classes of the session we’ll work on using our new material in improvisation.

New dancers are welcome to join this class, previous experience with Bulerias is recommended.

TUESDAY 6:30-7:30PM

February 16th - March 16th

New fast paced Level 2 choreography class is intended as a workout class for dancers looking to stay in flamenco shape this winter. We’ll start class off with a footwork technique/rhythm study that we’ll use in escobilla and llamada material. Next we’ll work on marcajes for Solea por Bulerias with a focus on braceo, colocacion, and peso. We’ll then apply these techniques to choreography. Each session we’ll look at a different section of what would make up a full SxB choreography. The material can then be used for tablao style improvisation or strung together into a performance piece.

​WEDNESDAY 5:00-5:55PM​

February 17th - March 17th

Working with the new palo Solea will allow the Advanced Beginning class to develop marcaje technique and understanding of 12 count rhythm at a slower pace this winter. OJO slower does not mean easier! The strength needed to sustain marcajes at 70bpm will help us when we bring the tempo back up to bulerias at 180bpm. Each class will start with braceo technique and footwork/rhythm studies. At the end of each class we’ll run all four Sevillanas.

WEDNESDAY 6:00-6:55PM​

February 17th - March 17th

Come learn the beautiful art of flamenco guitar! In this class students will continue to learn about right and left hand techniques for flamenco guitar and will explore material for two different palos (styles) of flamenco, Fandangos and Solea. This is an ongoing class, new students are welcome to join and will receive video and handouts of relevant material from the first session.

Nylon string guitar is required for this class. Previous experience with guitar and basic chord knowledge is helpful.

WEDNESDAY 6:00-7:00PM

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THURSDAY 10:00-11:00AM

We’ll be starting a new Level 1 choreography, a Garrotin with hat!

Garrotin is a festive, 4-count palo with a catchy chorus developed in Asturias, northern Spain. It all but disappeared in the 1930s, but was revived by dancer, Carmen Amaya in the 1970s. The letras are usually satirical with the sole purpose of amusing the listeners.

First half of class will be dedicated to technique - body, footwork, vueltas...

WEDNESDAY 7:00-7:55PM​

February 17th - March 17th

A beginning flamenco dance class that focuses on technique including colocacion (body positioning), braceo (arm movement), footwork, marcajes (marking steps), vueltas (turns), palmas (clapping), and jaleos (shouts!).

This session we’ll apply our technique work to a short choreography por Tangos. Those who have already learned the folk dance Sevillanas will have a chance to run the first Sevillana at the end of class.

THURSDAY 5:00-6:00PM

February 18th - March 18th

Get into flamenco shape with Nela’s popular bootcamp class! The class will focus on body technique (braceo, vueltas, strength, and coordination), short footwork drills, and marcaje combinations.

THURSDAY 6:00-7:00PM

February 18th - March 18th

We're changing focus this winter. We'll start a short choreography by Ricardo Lopez that is set to Marina Heredia's song, "La Gran Faena".

This piece is more modern and not footwork heavy. The body is the star with lyrical marking that requires release/breath.

First half of class will be dedicated to technique - body, footwork, vueltas...