Flamenco is a passionate and expressive Spanish art form that combines music, dance, and song. Originating in the late 18th, early 19th centuries, flamenco is a powerful form of cultural expression, ...

ROYAL PALM BEACH — Every Thursday, the rhythmic sounds of heel taps, hand claps and Spanish sevillanas seep from a classroom in Royal Palm Beach High School. Inside, Gabriela Reyes leads 10 women ...

There's something intangible about flamenco, says Monica Mota. "It lights everything on fire, and you can't understand why," says Mota, who founded the Spokane-based group Quiero Flamenco. "You're ...

While dance and music are vital to flamenco, the festival showcases one of the pillars of the art form. “Singing conveys the primary emotion — pain, joy, nostalgia, strength — and dance interprets and ...

After more than three decades teaching Santa Barbarans of all ages the art of flamenco, Linda Vega has decided to take a step back from her namesake studio. “It is with a heavy heart (and a joyful one ...

If the Old Mission steps could speak, they’d tell a thousand stories of Fiesta: slamming heels, swirling skirts, breath held before dancers cross the stage into the light. But just beyond the glow — ...

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Maria Benitez dance flamenco. It was at a popular Santa Fe hotel snuggled into the languid, rolling hills of the Southwest. I was beyond mesmerized. I’d never ...

Latin Passion Dance Academy offers a variety of dance classes for kids, teens and adults, including salsa, bachata, contemporary and hip hop. (Image credit: Latin Passion Dance Academy) Read full ...

Since the 16th century, people have been drawn to Seville in Southern Spain every Easter week. Processions of the Virgin Mary crisscross the streets at all hours, orange blossoms perfume the air, and ...

UPON THE FIRST resounding, authoritative clack of shoes in my first flamenco dance class, I was relieved and grateful that teacher Encarnación Muñoz had handed over a pair of worn flamenco dance shoes ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif-The Bellosguardo Foundation in partnership with Flamenco! Santa Barbara hosted a fiesta celebration on Tuesday evening. Flamenco! Santa Barbara artistic director Maria Bermudez ...

vibrant Flamenco scene in the 1980s when many tablaos dotted the city. These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets. “I have wonderful memories of ...