Category: Master Classes

Luisa Palicio (Estepona, 1984). Licenciada en Coreografía e Interpretación de Danza Flamenca por el Conservatorio Superior de Danza Ángel Pericet de Málaga. Discípula de Milagros Mengíbar desde los 13 años de edad. En 2002 recibió una beca de la Fundación Cristina Heeren, donde ha estudiado bajo la dirección de Milagros Mengíbar, Carmen Ledesma, Úrsula López, Rafael Campallo, José Galván y Ángeles Gabaldón, entre otros maestros. Fue Artista Revelación de la XIV Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla (2006) y su baile se caracteriza por su fidelidad a la Escuela Sevillana y a la bata de cola. Entre sus espectáculos propios…

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María Torres (Madrid, 1967) began her study of classical dance under Karen Taff. She then furthered her studies at Victoria Eugenia Classical Spanish Dance school, also known at Betty, Carmen Cubillos, with whom she studied folklore and castanets, and Pedro Azorín. She studied flamenco in Amor de Dios under María Magdalena, La Tati, Ciro, and Mariano Torres.  At the age of 16, she launched her profesional career alonside her father, Mariano Torres, in Toronto, Canada. Upon her return to Spain, Ms. Torres is hired by Luisilla to dance in the famous tablaos, Los Cabales, Los Canasteros, and Venta del Gato. At the age of 18, Ms. Torres launched a…

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Ms. Gomez graduated from the Royal Professional Conservatory of Dance “Mariemma” in Madrid, with specialties in Classical Spanish Dance, Escuela Bolera and Flamenco. She studied with master teachers Lola de Avila (Classical Ballet), José Antonio (with whom she later shared the stage as lead dancer) Azary Plisetsky (Classical Ballet), Jorge Esquivel (Classical Ballet), Victoria Eugenia “Beti” (Classical Spanish Dance), Paco Romero (Classical Spanish Dance), Goyo Montero (Jazz), Carl París (Modern and Contemporary) and Pedro Azorín (Spanish Folklore). At the age of 17 she became a member of Ballet Nacional de España, where she remained for four and a half…

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August 29 – September 2, 2016 – Beatriz Uria spent a week at CEC teaching master classes in classical Spanish dance. Beatriz Uría graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1993 with a degree in Political Science and Sociology. In 1998 she completed the C.A.P., or pedagogy aptitude course. In 2000 she graduated from the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza in Madrid, with a degree in Spanish Dance. In 2006 she finished her degree in Dance Pedagogy, specializing in choreography and interpretation technique. Other educational courses include an interpretation course in the Instituto de Cine in Madrid (2001-2002)…

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Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya, or ‘Farruquito’, is a veverated figure in the world of Flamenco. He is the son of Flamenco singer Juan Fernández Flores, ‘El Moreno’, the dancer Rosario Montoya Manzano ‘La Farruca’, and is the chief proponent of unique dancing style founded by his grandfather, ‘Farruco’. Throughout his life he has been immersed in the most pure form of Flamenco, making his début on this international scene on Broadway at the age of five. Since then he has devoted his entirety to the preservation and innovation of his beloved art form. At the age of eight he presented…

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March 2015 – CEC dancers traveled to Spain and had the opportunity to class with Cristobal Reyes at Amor de Dios, Centro de Arte Flamenco y Danza Española. CRISTÓBAL REYES FLORES – Flamenco, Amor de Dios Córdoba (España), 1949 Cristóbal Reyes es un bailaor y coreógrafo de flamenco español. Es hijo de una familia gitana de reconocidos y talentosos artistas entre los que se cuenta a su sobrino Joaquín Cortés. Desde muy pequeño Reyes dedica su vida al baile flamenco iniciando su carrera profesional en reconocidos tablaos de Madrid para después formar parte de las compañías de Manuela Vargas…

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Este libro se centra en la danza tradicional que se enseña en los conservatorios: quien estudia folklore, cuales son los objetivos metodológicos, como se estructuran las clases, la evaluación, el material, las necesidades específicas de cada asigmatura… La enseñanza del Flolklore en los Conservatorios Profesionales de Danza incluye un modelo de programación didáctica para el aprendizaje del Folklore. Belén Rivera Jofré imparte clases en diversos Conservatorios Profesionales de Danza (Córdoba, Sevilla y Cádiz) y obtiene, con el número uno de su promoción, su plaza en el Conservatorios Profesionales de Danza “Antonio Ruiz Soler” de Sevilla. Participa como ponente e…

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During the 2015 Danza en España trip, dancers visited Funcación Cristina Hereen in Seville, Spain. BEATRIZ RIVERO – flamenco, Fundación Cristina Hereen Beatriz Rivero is a native of Seville, Spain. She studied flamenco at the Seville Conservatory of Dance, and continued her formation at the Fundación Cristina Hereen, under Milagros Mengibar, Javier Barón, and Luisa Palicio, among others. She has also taken master classes with Pastora Galván and Rocío Molina. Ms. Rivero currently teaches at Fundación Cristina Hereen . She has performed in many flamenco productions and festivals, including XXXV Noche Flamenca de Écija, as well as in several…

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