Flamenco has been everywhere with me.

 

• Growing up, it was National Institute of Flamenco.

• In college, it was intermittent classes with Yaelisa Caminos Flamencos and Virginia Iglesias' Flamenco Academy of Dance. 

• During a summer researching at Yale, it was Melinda Marquez Flamenco Dance Center.

• In grad school, it was Jeanie Ibanez at Ninth Street Dance, seeing yearly shows by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, even a show by Farruquito hosted by Duke. Virtual FB classes by Yolit Flamenco were a saving grace when the pandemic hit hard.

• During a brief postdoc in Chicago, it was Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater.

• And now in DC, high hopes that it will be Furia Flamenca Dance Company (at Séber Method Academy).

 

Flamenco finds you. Always let it 💃