Saturday, November 29, 2008

Prancing into season's cheer - Washington Times

Prancing into season's cheer - Washington Times

Washington Times

Prancing into season's cheer
Washington Times, DC - Nov 27, 2008
Kicking off the season with a special fillip this year is "Navidad Flamenca," a "Nutcracker"-style Christmas treat spoken in the language of flamenco. ...

Spanish dance instructor entertains more than 100 Parkside Elementary School students and parents (Naples Daily News)

Spanish dance instructor entertains more than 100 Parkside Elementary School students and parents (Naples Daily News)
Between her thumb and fingers, 9-year-old Natalie Beauchamps clicked together castanets, striking a sharp sound from the two, small shells. Flamenco performer and teacher Clarita Filgueiras explained how to strike a clean, sharp sound from the percussive instrument. All eyes were on Filgueiras as she tapped and twirled dancing flamenco, a passionate and seductive Spanish dance.

First International Body Music Festival - San Francisco Chronicle

First International Body Music Festival - San Francisco Chronicle

First International Body Music Festival
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Nov 28, 2008
... a San Franciscan who practices hambone, a slave-era form of body percussion; Sandy Silva, a Montreal artist who combines Celtic step dance, flamenco, ...

Seattle Center's Winterfest focuses on the season, not the holidays - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Seattle Center's Winterfest focuses on the season, not the holidays - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Seattle Center's Winterfest focuses on the season, not the holidays
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Nov 27, 2008
... to Native American storytelling, Indian dance, music from the Andes and West Africa, Irish step dancing, flamenco dance and Bavarian folk dancing. ...

Elaborate choreography, new takes on classics highlight Madonna show - Sun-Sentinel.com

Elaborate choreography, new takes on classics highlight Madonna show - Sun-Sentinel.com

Elaborate choreography, new takes on classics highlight Madonna show
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Nov 26, 2008
She also performed Heartbeat, Beat Goes On, She's Not Me, the melancholy Miles Away, the over-the-top pop flamenco ditty Spanish Lesson, the somber Devil ...

Romantic in Europe - AsiaOne

Romantic in Europe - AsiaOne

AsiaOne

Romantic in Europe
AsiaOne, Singapore - Nov 28, 2008
You can also visit the birthplace of flamenco: El Sacromonte. The gypsy district is where you can witness the centuries-old physical art and nothing ...

A Marvelous Mystique Of Models Show Benefits School (Des Plaines Journal)

A Marvelous Mystique Of Models Show Benefits School (Des Plaines Journal)
The fourth annual Our Lady of Destiny School Fashion Show was held Thursday, Nov. 20 at Manzo's Ristorante & Banquets in Des Plaines. The masquerade theme was partnered with flamenco and salsa music adding a spicy touch to a cold evening outside.

Inaugura Segojazz - El Adelantado de Segovia

Inaugura Segojazz - El Adelantado de Segovia

El Adelantado de Segovia

Inaugura Segojazz
El Adelantado de Segovia, Spain - 7 hours ago
El líder era Pedro Ojesto, pianista flamenco que hace música con músicos de jazz. Comenzó con un tema de su disco "Quiero" del año 2004, en concreto una ...

Spanish dance instructor entertains more than 100 Parkside ... - Naples Daily News

Spanish dance instructor entertains more than 100 Parkside ... - Naples Daily News

Naples Daily News

Spanish dance instructor entertains more than 100 Parkside ...
Naples Daily News, FL - Nov 28, 2008
All eyes were on Filgueiras as she tapped and twirled dancing flamenco, a passionate and seductive Spanish dance. Filgueiras, a dance teacher in Miami and ...
Teaching Flamenco at Parkside Elementary Naples Daily News
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Center uses dance to keep patrons fit (The Courier News)

Center uses dance to keep patrons fit (The Courier News)
A new fitness craze is teaching area residents how to dance and get in shape all at the same time. Zumba is being offered through the Genoa-Kingston Fitness Center. Zumba was originally created by Colombian fitness trainer Alberto "Beto" Perez in the mid-1990s. Instructor Jennifer Jimenez describes Zumba as a mixture of "flamenco, belly dancing, reggae, calypso, merengue, salsa and cumbia." She ...

Monday, November 17, 2008

'Heart and soul' - The Wichita Eagle

'Heart and soul' - The Wichita Eagle

'Heart and soul'
The Wichita Eagle, KS - Nov 13, 2008
BY CHRIS SHULL Since the Spanish dance known as flamenco began in Andalucia, Spain, centuries ago, practitioners like Jose Porcel have stamped their ...

School Touring Program Expands to include Jazz & Chamber Music - Raleigh Chronicle

School Touring Program Expands to include Jazz & Chamber Music - Raleigh Chronicle

Raleigh Chronicle

School Touring Program Expands to include Jazz & Chamber Music
Raleigh Chronicle, NC - Nov 13, 2008
... an explosion of clicking castanets, the strumming of guitars and dancers keeping the beat with their special flamenco shoes and rhythmic hand clapping. ...

Jose Porcel adds a modern twist to the traditional dance (The Wichita Eagle)

Jose Porcel adds a modern twist to the traditional dance (The Wichita Eagle)
Since the Spanish dance known as flamenco began in Andalucia, Spain, centuries ago, practitioners like Jose Porcel have stamped their individuality into its familiar style. "I am attached to the roots of traditional flamenco but with a modern flamenco technique," Porcel said in an interview recently. "Flamenco has an inner transmission with which you can express how you feel," he said. "The ...

Naumachia in the Courtyard of the Palazzo Pitti held on 11 May ... - ARQA.com

Naumachia in the Courtyard of the Palazzo Pitti held on 11 May ... - ARQA.com

Naumachia in the Courtyard of the Palazzo Pitti held on 11 May ...
ARQA.com, Argentina - Nov 15, 2008
Moreover, you will not find here bullfighters or flamenco dancers wearing their peinetas and maniacally clucking their castanets — which at the turn of the ...

Flamenco and Football - New Haven Advocate

Flamenco and Football - New Haven Advocate

New Haven Advocate

Flamenco and Football
New Haven Advocate, CT - Nov 12, 2008
See flamenco this week at Cafe Nine and the kazoo concert after the Yale-Princeton game. By Advocate Staff With Nelida Tirado, Roberto Castellon, ...

Go! Best bet: Flamenco to heat up the stage - Wausau Daily Herald

Go! Best bet: Flamenco to heat up the stage - Wausau Daily Herald

Go! Best bet: Flamenco to heat up the stage
Wausau Daily Herald, WI - Nov 13, 2008
The critically-acclaimed Porcel began performing folk dances and the flamenco in Spain when he was 13 years old, and began formal dance training at age 16. ...
Grand Theater lineup sure to entertain Wausau Daily Herald
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Go! Best bet: Flamenco to heat up the stage - Wausau Daily Herald

Go! Best bet: Flamenco to heat up the stage - Wausau Daily Herald

Go! Best bet: Flamenco to heat up the stage
Wausau Daily Herald, WI - Nov 13, 2008
Just as the cold weather starts to sink in, the Spanish dancer Jose Porcel heats things up with flamenco. The Compania Flamenco Jose Porcel will perform ...

El cantaor Antonio Reyes actúa el sábado en 'El Ciego de la Playa' - El Almería

El cantaor Antonio Reyes actúa el sábado en 'El Ciego de la Playa' - El Almería

El cantaor Antonio Reyes actúa el sábado en 'El Ciego de la Playa'
El Almería, Spain - Nov 16, 2008
... actualidad uno de los jóvenes cantaor con mayor reconocimiento, como conservador y transmisor de las formas ortodoxas de interpretar el cante flamenco. ...

Five dance courses highlight kinesiology offerings for spring - The Ranger

Five dance courses highlight kinesiology offerings for spring - The Ranger

Five dance courses highlight kinesiology offerings for spring
The Ranger, TX - Nov 13, 2008
Music and dance run in Flores' family, as grandmother Theresa Champion brought flamenco to the city and, according to Simpson, virtually all of those in ...

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Atlantic Canadian troupe puts modern spin on traditional Spanish style - Victoria News

Atlantic Canadian troupe puts modern spin on traditional Spanish style - Victoria News

Atlantic Canadian troupe puts modern spin on traditional Spanish style
Victoria News,  Canada - Nov 3, 2008
“But it’s always drawn from traditional flamenco dance in Spain.” Each piece originates from a specific muse and usually gets workshopped into completion by ...

flamenco wows Mechanics Hall - Worcester Telegram

flamenco wows Mechanics Hall - Worcester Telegram

flamenco wows Mechanics Hall
Worcester Telegram, MA - Oct 30, 2008
That’s because the roots of flamenco go back to time immemorial with gypsy, Jewish and oriental influences. Porcel, who danced his way to fame in Spain then ...

Hurray for guitars! (Pioneer Press)

Hurray for guitars! (Pioneer Press)
The St. Paul Public Library will celebrate the guitar this month with Viva La Guitarra, a weekly series of free programs featuring stringed instruments from around the world. It kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday with an evening of flamenco music hosted by genre master Michael Hauser in Founders Hall at Metropolitan State University. Lutenist Richard Griffith follows Nov. 13 with a program that ...

Madrid draws visitors with opera, art and dance - Virginia Business Magazine

Madrid draws visitors with opera, art and dance - Virginia Business Magazine

Virginia Business Magazine

Madrid draws visitors with opera, art and dance
Virginia Business Magazine, VA - Oct 31, 2008
A well-known flamenco hotspot is the restaurant Corral de la Moreria. Bullfighting also is popular in Madrid. It has Spain’s largest bullring, ...

Unforgettable music, dance and flamenco passion - Liverpool Daily Post

Unforgettable music, dance and flamenco passion - Liverpool Daily Post

Unforgettable music, dance and flamenco passion
Liverpool Daily Post, UK - Nov 2, 2008
His wife, Carmen Cortés, is one of the most celebrated flamenco dancers and choreographers of all time. Join them for a night of unforgettable music, ...

It's the soul of Orange County - Los Angeles Times

It's the soul of Orange County - Los Angeles Times

It's the soul of Orange County
Los Angeles Times, CA - 23 hours ago
The site also houses Claudia de la Cruz Flamenco Institute ([714] 543-1370, www.tierra-flamenca.com), where you can get in the Gypsy spirit with a flamenco ...

Sangre Flamenca, Peacock Theatre, London - Financial Times

Sangre Flamenca, Peacock Theatre, London - Financial Times

Sangre Flamenca, Peacock Theatre, London
Financial Times, UK - Nov 2, 2008
By Clement Crisp There is one overriding reason to see this flamenco show, installed at the Peacock for the next three weeks, and that is a solo by Rojas ...
Sangre Flamenca Stage
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Capital ideas - The National

Capital ideas - The National

Capital ideas
The National, United Arab Emirates - 9 hours ago
His research chemist father, Anandeshwar, was a fan of flamenco and jazz. His mother, Saroj, a schoolteacher and a trained Indian classical dancer. ...

THE SOUND & THE FURY - San Antonio Current

THE SOUND & THE FURY - San Antonio Current

THE SOUND & THE FURY
San Antonio Current, tx - 1 hour ago
The festival will also include Sisters Morales, Azul, Piñata Protest, the Krayolas, Foxy y Chucho Conjunto, and a flamenco-dance showcase. ...

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Jones delivers deeply personal flamenco - Wicked Local Wellfleet

Jones delivers deeply personal flamenco - Wicked Local Wellfleet

Jones delivers deeply personal flamenco
Wicked Local Wellfleet, MA - Nov 1, 2008
By Sue Harrison Provincetown’s Dennis Jones is a master flamenco guitarist who has been playing for nearly four decades. He has two recently self-released ...

DANCE: Jos� Porcel (Creative Loafing Charlotte)

DANCE: Jos� Porcel (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Monday, Nov. 3... By Anita overcash Hailing from Spain, José Porcel has a history in the field of dance -- the guy started dancing when he was 13 years old and he's kept it up since then. Known for his skills in Andalucian folkloric dances and flamenco, Porcel's sure to hit the stage of Belk Theater with some fast and furious footwork. $25-$65. 8 p.m. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. ...

Dark history comes full circle in Main Art Gallery display - The Daily Titan

Dark history comes full circle in Main Art Gallery display - The Daily Titan

The Daily Titan

Dark history comes full circle in Main Art Gallery display
The Daily Titan, CA - 1 hour ago
There was a traditional flamenco guitarist and two flamenco dancers on hand that performed the traditional Spanish dance in long, brightly colored ruffled ...

Religion Notes for Martin County, updated Oct. 31 - TCPalm

Religion Notes for Martin County, updated Oct. 31 - TCPalm

Religion Notes for Martin County, updated Oct. 31
TCPalm, FL - Oct 31, 2008
Virgin of Guadalupe Feast: Hispanics In Action Inc. Pianist and flutist Shazkya D. Fernandez; singers Christina Reagan, Greta Goldestein; flamenco guitarist ...

Dark history comes full circle in Main Art Gallery display - The Daily Titan

Dark history comes full circle in Main Art Gallery display - The Daily Titan

The Daily Titan

Dark history comes full circle in Main Art Gallery display
The Daily Titan, CA - 1 hour ago
Moore mentioned that one of the dancers teaches her own flamenco dance class. Alexandra Duron, another exhibition design graduate student and public ...

Madrid draws visitors with opera, art and dance - Virginia Business Magazine

Madrid draws visitors with opera, art and dance - Virginia Business Magazine

Virginia Business Magazine

Madrid draws visitors with opera, art and dance
Virginia Business Magazine, VA - Oct 31, 2008
A well-known flamenco hotspot is the restaurant Corral de la Moreria. Bullfighting also is popular in Madrid. It has Spain’s largest bullring, ...

Guillaume is gone ... flamenco is fabulous ... Peterson is present ... - Toronto Sun

Guillaume is gone ... flamenco is fabulous ... Peterson is present ... - Toronto Sun

Guillaume is gone ... flamenco is fabulous ... Peterson is present ...
Toronto Sun,  Canada - 23 hours ago
If you're looking for dance with more of a Latin flavour, you might want to check out the 2nd Annual Toronto International Flamenco Festival, slated to put ...

DANCE: Jos� Porcel (Creative Loafing Charlotte)

DANCE: Jos� Porcel (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Monday, Nov. 3... By Anita overcash Hailing from Spain, José Porcel has a history in the field of dance -- the guy started dancing when he was 13 years old and he's kept it up since then. Known for his skills in Andalucian folkloric dances and flamenco, Porcel's sure to hit the stage of Belk Theater with some fast and furious footwork. $25-$65. 8 p.m. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. ...

Religion Notes for Martin County, updated Oct. 31 - TCPalm

Religion Notes for Martin County, updated Oct. 31 - TCPalm

Religion Notes for Martin County, updated Oct. 31
TCPalm, FL - Oct 31, 2008
Virgin of Guadalupe Feast: Hispanics In Action Inc. Pianist and flutist Shazkya D. Fernandez; singers Christina Reagan, Greta Goldestein; flamenco guitarist ...

Concert review: Madonna - Xtra.ca

Concert review: Madonna - Xtra.ca

Concert review: Madonna
Xtra.ca, Canada - Oct 29, 2008
A dance circle gathered for a folk version of "La Isla Bonita" that showed off a beautiful female flamenco dancer, while M rested on a stool and sang with a ...