Leeds Flamenco Pena

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

DANCE WORKSHOP

WITH ARACELI GARCIA

“La Cartagenera”

On Sun 24^th May

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

12-2 pm Beginners Flamenco Dance (Por Tangos) £15

2-3 pm Flamenco technique & body expression for all £10 (or £8.00 if booked with Beginners or Intermediate Flamenco Dance Class)

3-5pm Intermediate Flamenco Dance (Por Bulerias) £15

Araceli Garcia was born in Cartagena, Murcia. She started dancing at the age of 7, when she studied classical ballet at her local dance school. Araceli soon progressed to contemporary dance and then to Flamenco. Her fascination with the Flamenco world led her to study at the Margarita Amante Academy with Antonia Ramos and later Cristina Valle. Others dance instructors including Carmela Romero, Pepa Molina, Jesus Fernandez and Maria Moreno. Araceli Garcia is the choreographer and dance teacher for local dance troupe Candela also the Flamenco dance teacher at The Dancehouse Theatre in Manchester. Furthermore, ‘La Cartagenera’ is the dancer of Calaita, a flamenco group formed in mid 2007 also for Chico Pere (voice), Glenn Sharp ‘El Afilao’ (guitar), and Pepe ‘El Leon’ (cajon). In addition to her works, Araceli Garcia includes workshop for adults and children and the recent participation with the theatre production “Blood Wedding” directed by Jen Heyes as Flamenco choreographer.

For more information or to book a place contact:

Araceli Garcia araceligablazquez@yahoo.es

Phone number: 07845 287069

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES

IN LEEDS & YORK

Start in February

* Mon 23 Feb. Beginners Course 7-8pm. £40

Huntington School, Huntington Road, York.

* Tue 10 Feb. Elementary Course 7-8pm. £40

Fishergate Primary School, Fishergate. York

* Wed 11 Feb. Beginners-Elementary Course 5.45-6.45pm

St Cuthberth’s Church Hall, Wilmer Rd, Frizing Hall, Bradford. £5 pay monthly/£6 pay as you go.

* Sat 14 Feb. Intermediate Course. Angela’s Studio. 200A Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds. £6 py monthly/ £7 pay as you go.

* Performances at weddings, private functions and parties.
* Workshops for children at schools (Flamenco, Spanish language and cultural)

For more information contact Carla Soto on 07748285567

carlasotom@hotmail.com

Ramtin Montazemy was born on 1975 in Tehran Iran.
He started learning guitar when he was 15 and soon became interested in learning Spanish guitar (classical and flamenco).
He also studied classical music theory and harmony as well as classical piano. However this was not as a pianist but rather as a student of composing.
He started at the age of 17 as a teacher assistant in the same music academy in which he was taking his lessons. Soon he became a private tutor and later on he got two jobs in two different music academies in Tehran. In the meantime he cooperated with Bahai university as a syllabus producer and an examiner.
He has a great deal of experience as a music teacher and a solo performer.

Mobile phone: 07849462724
Email: ramtin_prim@yahoo.com

Here’s a date for your New Year diary - FLAMENCO SEVILLANAS AND CASTANETS WORKSHOP with Venezuelan flamenco artist Carla Soto 10.00am - 1.00pm Saturday 28th February, Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire. £20. Sevillanas is an Andalucian folk dance which includes many flamenco steps and postures. It is danced in pairs, but women never have to dance the man’s steps and it is always performed by lots of dancers together at our penas, so it’s good for getting up and enjoying a dance. Even if you have learned Sevillanas before, this workshop will demonstrate Sevillanas with plenty of stamping and a classic ‘quebrado’ turn that you can use throughout your flamenco dancing. Suitable for all Beginners / Improvers. Also, learn to play the castanets to accompany the Sevillanas. Carla Soto teaches flamenco and Sevillanas in the Leeds area and performs throughout the region and abroad. She has many years of flamenco dancing and teaching experience and this workshop offers a rare opportunity to learn some of her beautiful, Latin-influenced steps.
Please book through Patricia by email.

http://www.hebdenbridgeflamenco.org.uk/

Sun 30th Nov 11-5pm

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

Learn new flamenco techniques, rhythms

& expressive movements. Play

castanets and fans. Live music

11-12pm Technique Beginners

12-1pm Castanets (Sevillana)

1-2pm Body Expression (Farruca)

2-2.15pm Break

2.15-3.15 Technique Intermediate

3.15-4.15 Fan Workshop

4.15-5pm Live Performance

& Social Evening

* Flamenco Day £23
* 1 workshop £8
* 3 workshops get 1 for free
* Live performance & Social Evening £2
* Get 10% discount when you pay in advance.

What to wear? Men can wear comfortable clothes and women a loose skirt and solid heeled shoes (you can buy a fan or castanets on the day)

FREE PARKING AT THE STUDIO & AROUND THE AREA

For more information or to book a place contact

Carla Soto - 07748285567, carlasotom@hotmail.com

This autumn promises to be a good one for the flamenco scene in Birmingham. All regular classes restart on the 8th September, we also have a great performance and workshops led by Jesús Fernández at the DanceXchange on the 15 & 16 of November. A great show in a small venue one night only, I advice you to book your tickets pronto to avoid disappointment!!!!
Hope you find the following information interesting:

¨ Regular classes –From Monday 8th of September.

New Beginners – Mondays 7.30-8.30, at the Dance Workshop, 132 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham.
Level 1- Wednesdays 6.30-7.30, at the Custard Factory, Digbeth.
Level 2- Wednesdays 7.30-8.30, Custard Factory.
Level 3 – Wednesdays 8.30-9.30, Custard Factory.

All classes are £7 per session, £12 for two sessions in the same evening. If you are not sure which is your level please do not hesitate to contact me preferably by email promoagm@blueyonder.co.uk or on 07971 219904

¨ Performance - Jesús Fernández “Pura Emoción”. El sinvivir se va a acabar - Saturday 15th November – 8.00pm at the Patrick Centre.

In this passionate flamenco performance, Jesús expresses the human struggle to overcome the control that emotion has over us. This journey begins with an exploration of the nature of emotion itself: how it feels to be subjected to its high and lows, the often absurd situations we find ourselves in once the emotional impulse disappears, and the emotional traps we lay along the way.

Tickets 0844 338 5000 or www.dancexchange.org.uk <http://www.dancexchange.org.uk/>

In advance: £10.50 / £7.50 concession
On the day: £12.50 / £9.50 concession

&die; Dance and Singing Workshops – 15 & 16 November with Jesús Fernández and Ana García.

We are holding workshops for all levels during the weekend. We will be sending the brochures with all the information in a couple of weeks, in the meantime put it in your diary!!!

Please forward this email to any friends or contacts who may be interested.

Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you at the classes and some of the events.

• Flamenco Dance
• Salsa Dance
• Cuban Dances
• MY FIESTA WORKSHOP

A fun workshop to learn about Spanish-Latin culture. Spanish language, Latin-Flamenco dance steps and Latin handcrafts (making a piñatas, Mexican hats)

• THE GYPSIES & FLAMENCO (story telling & dancing)

• SPANISH LANGUAGE & GAMES
• GEOGRAPHICAL LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES (Discover Latinamerica dancing the most popular Latin rhythms)
• Latinamerican Drama workshops (The story of the Aztecs, popular Latin legends)

For further information contact

Carla Soto 07748285567 or visit Carla’s mini-site at http://www.leedspena.co.uk/carla-soto/

Leeds Flamenco Pena are organizing their 4^th annual get-together at Herd Farm Activity Centre, North Leeds from 11^th to the 13^th July 2008. This is an informal gathering for friends of the Leeds Flamenco Pena to chill and enjoy like-minded company for a few days. Although no Flamenco Activities are planned at the moment we anticipate the getting together of dancers and guitarists will lead to quite a creative time for everyone.The weekend is fully catered with breakfast, lunch and evening meal provided, including dinner on Friday evening and a cooked Sunday lunch. You may bring your own alcohol.Accommodation is in shared rooms with between 2 and 6 beds to a room - these will be allocated on a first-to-book basis. Maximum no of guests 36. We need a minimum no of 20 to be viable.Prices £72.00 per person for 2 nights including meals. Please inform us of any special diets as soon as possible. Camping is available at a lower cost of £45 per person. Anyone wishing to attend for the day only on Saturday may do so for a cost of £20, to include two meals, an activity if desired and the evening get-together.There are activities (e.g. archery, BMX biking, high ropes) included in the price that are provided by Herd Farm– we will advise of these nearer the time if guests are interested.To book, please send a deposit of £35 to the address below by the 5^th June 2008. Please note that smoking is not allowed within the Herd Farm buildings.Please make cheques payable to Leeds Flamenco Pena, and send to

Mrs. Cath Boardman, 6 Larchwood, Woodlands Drive, Rawdon, Leeds LS19 6JZ

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