Leeds Flamenco Pena

The next Leeds Pena will be on 7th February 2010.  We will be in a new venue ‘The Elbow Room’ 64 Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DT.  This will be an informal evening for musicians and dancers to perform or for enthusiasts who just want to watch.

From 8pm to 11pm.

Entrance Fee £3.00

The next Leeds Peña will be 20th September in La Tasca starting at 8pm. There will be an entrance fee of £3.00.

Thee will be a guitar workshop before the Peña at 7pm, on playing Solea for Dance.

DANCE WORKSHOP WITH ANA GARCIA

On Sun 20^th September 2009

The Dance Studio, Mill 6, First Floor, Mabgate Mills Leeds, LS9 7DZ

1.00pm - 2.30pm Beginners Flamenco Dance (Por Tangos) £20

2.30pm - 3.30pm Flamenco technique & body expression for all£15 (or £12.00 if booked with Beginners or Intermediate Flamenco Dance Class)

3.30pm - 5.00pm Intermediate Flamenco Dance (Por Solea) £20

Ana started dancing at an early age at her home town, Valdepenas, La Mancha. Ana studied Ballet, Classical Spanish, Contemporary and Flamenco. Soon she discovered she wanted to specialise in Flamenco so travelled to study in Madrid, Seville and Jerez to be able to learn with the great teachers and dancers at the time. Ana has been teaching, performing and choreographing in England for over a decade. Ana was one of the directors and dancers of Alma Flamenco Dance Company. Ana teaches regularly at the prestigious Elmhurst ballet School in Birmingham. Ana has studied with great artists like Eva la Yerbabuena, Belen Maya, Rafaela Carrasco, El Ciro, Adrian Galia, to name but a few. At the moment Ana works internationally as an Opera and Theatre choreographer.

For more information or to book a place contact:

James Stephenson

E-mail: jamesstephenson78@hotmail.com

The next Leeds Peña will begin at 8pm on Sunday19th July 2009 in in the downstairs room of La Tasca on Greek Street, Leeds. Entrance fee of £3.00

On Thursday 18th June ‘Jaleo’ will be available for a workshop at the Square Chapel in Halifax for guitarists and dancers. This will start from about 5.30pm and run to 7.30pm, before their performance in the evening. Jaleo are a professional flamenco troupe from Seville. There is likely to be a male and female dancer available for tuition together with a guitarist. The cost of the workshop will be £20 a head. To book, please e-mail James Stephenson on jamesstephenson78@hotmail.com.

Leeds Peña
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¦lt;br /> Flamenco guitarist Paul Evans will be giving a workshop between 7pm and 8pm in La Tasca. This will cover bulerias and other styles for dance together with some technique. The cost of this will be £7.00.

FLAMENCO DANCE WORKSHOPS IN LEEDS WITH CARLA SOTO

Learn the flamenco hat dance and enjoy dancing with live music

Sun 14^th 12-5.30 pm

At Leeds Dance Studio. Mill 6 Unit 1 Mabgate Mills LEEDS LS9 7DZ

12-1.15pm Technique Level 1 £10 (Hat dance foot work)

1.30-3.30pm Garrotin (Hat dance) £15. Everybody is welcome to join

3.45-5.15pm Technique Level 2 (Escobilla Garrotin) £12

Get 10% discount when you pay in advance

FREE PARKING AT THE STUDIO AND AROUND THE AREA

What to wear? Comfortable clothes and solid heel shoes.

Bring your own hat or buy it on the day.

For more information or to book a place contact

Carla Soto – 07748285567, carlasotom@hotmail.com