The art of flamenco developed in the Andalusia region in the South of Spain, blending the folk traditions of Sephardic Jews, Arabs and gypsies from Northern India. The oldest historical record of ...

Maria Del Espadin says it is her mission in life to show people what traditional flamenco dancing really is. Flamenco puro, as she refers to it in Spanish, is not rehearsed. Instead, it’s spontaneous ...

Mario Maya, a Spanish-born Gypsy who created memorable works of flamenco dance and as a choreographer broadened the scope of the traditional form by adding elements from modern dance, died Sept. 27 of ...

The new show, “Farruquito,” suggests both a look back and a statement of individuality, all told in words, music and dance. Jaime Massieu At 36, flamenco dancer Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya, better ...

Then there are the legions of performers in overpriced restaurants, the dancers with garish, flouncy dresses and bored musicians clapping in a desultory kind of way in front of crowds of bussed-in ...

For those looking for something a little different, the passion of flamenco, the grotesquerie of Butoh and the innovations of modern dance are on the program at the 27th Annual Dionysian Dance ...

Furia Flamenco, a Fairfax-based dance company founded in 2003, wants to bring "the ferocity and passion of flamenco to the stage" for all ages. Under the leadership of Velez, the company combines ...

Traditional flamenco is a singer's art, born in the cradle of Roma culture in Spain. De Lucia was neither a singer nor Roma, which makes his... Paco De Lucia, Modern Superstar Of Flamenco, Dies Paco ...

Dance Now! Miami dancers Anthony Velazquez and Jenny Hegarty, performing Doris Humphrey's "Ritmo Jondo." When composer Carlos Surinach emigrated to the United States from Spain in the early 1950s, he ...

An Orange County flamenco dance program is teaching students not only how to dance, but also about a folk art form that is part of the cultural heritage of Spain. Laura Gutierrez Vila, founder of ...