SUNDAY 11:00AM-12:00PM

September 20th - October 25th

Come to the park with your marcajes and remates ready! We’ll warm up with palmas, singing, and improvisation to shorter sequences. Most of the hour will be spent in the improv circle, we’ll get in as many rounds as we can!

Location: Outdoors in SE Portland (address provided upon registration)

100% of registration funds raised by this class will be allocated to reopening Espacio Flamenco Studio when safe.

SUNDAY 4:00-5:00PM

September 20th - October 25th

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 fall we will continue learning a bulerias choreography with manton!

SUNDAY 5:00-6:00PM

September 20th - October 25th

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

No bata required! Barre exercises are great for any dancer wanting to improve flexibility and muscle strength. The first 45 minutes of class is dedicated to barre and center work, focusing on lower body toning, balance, and center/alignment.

At the end of class, we'll continue working on combos that can be danced with or without a bata!

MONDAY 4:30-5:30PM

September 21st - October 26th

A bailar! Let’s take advantage of the warm weather to gather outdoors for some dancing in the park. This class is best suited for kids and teens with previous flamenco dance experience. We’ll be dancing Sevillanas, Bulerias, and Vacileo.

Location: Outdoors in SE Portland (address provided upon registration)

MONDAY 6:30-7:45PM

September 21st - October 26th

In this class we'll develop technique for pulgar, arpeggios, rasgueos, and marcajes. In the second half of class we’ll explore marcajes and detalles to add to our Bulerias por Fiesta repertoire.

Location: Brenna’s Backyard

(address provided upon registration)

TUESDAY 5:30-6:00PM

September 22nd-October 27th

This class combines footwork drills and rhythm training. We’re working with basic elements of flamenco footwork (golpe, planta tacon, etc.) and placing these elements in different rhythmic subdivisions (quarter notes, eighth notes, etc.).

At the end of class we will be working with escobilla material for solea por bulerias.

TUESDAY 6:00-7:00PM

September 22nd-October 27th

In this class we’ll learn new entradas, marcajes, remates, llamadas, salidas, and cierres por bulerias that dancers can add to their improvisation repertoire or use as a stand-alone choreography. We’ll practice cante from the safety of our own homes with the microphones turned off. We’re also working on a holistic approach to jaleos!

Previous experience with bulerias recommended.

​WEDNESDAY 5:00-5:55PM​

September 23rd - October 28th

In this class we develop technique for braceo, floreo, vueltas, footwork, and marcajes and apply these techniques to our study of bulerias and sevillanas.

This session we’ll start on our second bulerias choreography and we’ll continue to work on the 3rd sevillanas.

WEDNESDAY 6:00-7:00PM

September 23rd - October 28th

Dancing to 4-count requires "peso". In this class we'll focus on weight change and hip movement.

This fall we'll add a new letra to our Tangos de Granada choreography. With traces of Moorish Zambras, the beautiful melodies of these tangos are the flamenco treasure of Granada.

WEDNESDAY 6:00-6:55PM​

September 16th - October 21st

Come develop your right-hand technique for flamenco guitar including pulgar (thumb), arpeggio, rest stroke picado, rasgueo, and abanico chico. In this class students will learn material for two different palos (styles) of flamenco, Tangos and Solea. Recommended for guitarists who have a basic understanding of Tangos and Solea compas and marcajes.

New students with previous flamenco guitar experience are welcome to join and will be given videos to study before the first class. Classical, flamenco, or nylon string guitar required.

WEDNESDAY 7:00-7:55PM​

September 23rd - October 28th

Free Taster Class September 23rd!

We invite you to try flamenco dance from the comfort of your home Wednesday, September 16th for free!

This class is an introduction to flamenco dance for the absolute beginner and those wishing to review the basics. We start from the very beginning with basic vocabulary and movement essential to flamenco dance. At the end of class dancers will be introduced to the folk dance Sevillanas.

THURSDAY 5:00-6:00PM

September 24th - October 29th

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

September 24th - October 29th

Ready for some footwork? Level 3 Dance is sticking with the Siguiriyas compas, and adding another layer of percussion...baston (stick).

This fall we will continue learning footwork combinations to string together to make a palo seco choreography that can be used as a standalone piece or start the Siguiriyas from last winter.