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Flamenco at the Alexandria Library. May 21 & 28, 2011
Pam de Ocampo dancing alegrías at the Charles E. Beatley Jr Central Library of Alexandria. May 21, 2011 (screen capture from HD video by Stan Peters) May 28, 2011 It's 3-something on Saturday as I type these words. Got home a short while ago from the informal flamenco guitar recital by my friend Torcuato Zamora at the Burke Branch Alexandria Library. A week ago, I performed at the Alexandria Central Library with dancers Ginette and Pam de Ocampo. And a couple of weeks before that, dancer Marsha Bonet-Savchenko gave a lecture/demo on flamenco dance at the Burke Branch. I guess you're wondering what's the reason for the Spanish theme of events at in Alexandria library system? The program is called All Alexandria Reads. Here's a quote from the brochure: "Facilitated by Alexandria Library, this program is a community-based reading cooperative designed to create shared experiences through reading. All are invited to read the featured title and similar books for younger readers. In May, join the events that relate to the themes of The Shadow of the Wind." "'The time is the 1950s; the place, Barcelona. Daniel, the son of a bookstore owner, is ten when he discovers a novel, The Shadow of the Wind, by Julián Carax. The book is rare, the author obscure, and rumors tell of a man who has been burning every copy he can find of Carax's novels. The man calls himself Laín Coubert, the name of the devil in one of Carax's novels. As Daniel grows up, his fascination with the mysterious Carax links him to a blind femme fatale, Clara; another Carax fan, a leftist jack-of-all-trades, Fermín; his best friend's sister, the delightful Beatriz; and, as he begins investigating the life and death of Carax, a cast of characters with secrets to hide. Officially, Carax's body was dumped in an alley in 1936. But discrepancies in this story surface...'"  Ginette and Pam dancing Sevillanas. May 21, 2011 (screen capture from HD video by Stan Peters) These first few pics you're seeing are from the show on May 21st. This was my first time to visit the Alexandria Central Library. Ginette, Pam and I had the pleasure of performing in the beautiful reading garden. Yes, it was 80°F and humid and being the professionals that we are, we did a pretty good job I'd say of looking comfortable. (Many thanks to the library for providing the sheet of plywood for our stage floor. The dancers loved it!) 
Flamenco dancer Ginette performing soleá. May 21, 2011 (screen capture from HD video by Stan Peters) 
Ginette. May 21, 2011 (screen capture from HD video by Stan Peters) 
Pam with two future young flamenco dancers. May 21, 2011 (photo by Stan Peters) 
Ginette with flamenco dancers of the future. May 21, 2011 (photo by Stan Peters) These last two pics were taken today Saturday May 28th. I had the afternoon free so I decided to support my fellow flamenco guitarist Torcuato Zamora at the Burke Branch Alexandria Library. He gave an hour-long program of flamenco that included soleá, campanilleros, Zorongo Gitano, Autumn Leaves por rumba, Malagueña by Ernesto Leucoña, taranto and alegrías. 
Torcuato Zamora at the Burke Branch Alexandria Library. May 28, 2011 
Sign announcing Torcuato's show at the Burke Branch Alexandria Library. May 28, 2011 Here's what coming up next weekend:
As for tonight, Saturday, the flamenco show at Cafe Citron is cancelled. Hopefully it'll be back next weekend. Stay tuned! DC Feria de Sevilla 2010-Part Five
Furia Flamenca dancer Sylvia Melecio. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) May 13, 2011 It's 10:30am on Friday as I type these words. Woke up late, but got a good night's sleep for a change! Decided to quickly publish this blog before heading out to start my day. Just one last reminder that the 2011 DC Feria de Sevilla will take place at Strathmore this Sunday May 15th and starts at 12:30pm. FREE admission! There's a parking garage next to the park. It's also next to the Grosvenor/Strathmore metro on the red line. 12:30pm Opening Ceremony - Salve Rociera The shows are about 20 minutes long, but have been known to stretch longer. TIPS for the DC Feria de Sevilla:
These tips were first published on my website ten years ago! Today's collection of pics is courtesy of pro photographer Juan Carlos Fuentes. Thank you Juan. Enjoy! 
Margarita Teutler and Sylvia Melecio. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes)
Furia Flamenca dance company. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Tapellas chef adding the most expensive spice in the world, saffron! June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Casa Paella chefs standing proudly by their culinary creation. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
As much as I love flamenco, I have to admit the freshly-cooked authentic paella is one of the top reasons I love the DC Feria! June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Guitarists Torcuato Zamora and Javier Bustamante playing Sevillanas. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Centro Español president Irene Bascuñana. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Young dancer from Carmen de Vicente Requiebros group. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Carmen de Vicente. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
The crowd as they visit casetas selling authentic Spanish cuisine. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Xaviera Gutiérrez, from the Ana Martínez Flamenco Dance Company. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco performing Farruca. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Natasha Patterson, Cori Bernal and Andreina Nicolosi. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Pam de Ocampo. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Claudia Román and Natalia Monteleón. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Natalia dancing with la Reina de Feria de Sevilla. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Genoveva dancing with Flamenco Aparicio. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Edwin Aparicio with dancers of Flamenco Aparicio. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Pam de Ocampo and Jen Graham. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Kyoko. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Xaviera Gutiérrez with the Ana Martínez Flamenco Dance Company. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Ana Martínez. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Furia Flamenca director Estela Velez proudly introducing guitarist Torcuato Zamora as the one who first brought flamenco to DC. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Estela Velez. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
Singer Alma Rodriguez Céspedes and guitarist Paul Villmoare. June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) 
It was a hot day, but fortunately there were lots of shady places to sit on the lawn! June 13, 2010 (photo by Juan Carlos Fuentes) Here's what else is going on tonight and this weekend:
That's it for the DC Feria de Sevilla 2010 pics. I hope you enjoyed them. See you on Sunday! DC Feria de Sevilla 2010-Part Four
Arte Flamenco dancers Andreina Nicolosi and Jacqui Chambaz in Farruca. June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) May 12, 2011 It's 1:30pm on Thursday as I type these words. It's yet another beautiful day so I'm rushing to get this blog published so I get outside and enjoy some fresh air! The first eight pics are by my friend Carla, a local flamenco dance student. Thanks Carla! 
Jacqui, Andreina, Terrie and Cori. June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla)
Flamenco guitarist Miguelito. June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco is one of the four groups performing at the DC Feria this coming Sunday May 15, 2011 at Strathmore. The show schedule: In between performances, I highly recommend checking out the various casetas selling samples of authentic Spanish cuisine from the various regions of Spain. And yes there will be paella, and lots of it as well as sangría, but I guarantee the lines will be long. 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) 
June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) 
Arte Flamenco director Natalia Monteleón, singer Hector Márquez and guitarist Miguelito. June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) 
Dancer Claudia Román. June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) 
Dancers Pam de Ocampo, Claudia Rom´n and Natalia Monteleón. June 13, 2010 (photo by Carla) The next few photos are of friends who come out and support the local flamenco community. 
Henry Aldana and friend. Henry's a highly successful businessman who's been coming out to DC area flamenco and rumba shows for years. June 13, 2010 
Little Victoria with her mom Monica Serrano and Monica's mom María. They're the former owners of the Andalucía Restaurant in Rockville where I had a flamenco show for more than 10 years! June 13, 2010 
Flamenco guitarist Tom Cotton with dancers Claudia Román and Natalia Monteleón. Tom was an actively performing flamenco guitarist in the DC area before I arrived in 1991. June 13, 2010 
Singer/songwriter Helena Lalita with my longtime dancer/filmmaker friend Sandra Bishop. Ginette and I did a collaboration with Helena last year at the WonderBox. June 13, 2010 
Furia Flamenca director Estela Velez with Nora López, a flamenco dancer and show producer. June 13, 2010 
My friends Diana Mayes, Diana Olazabal and Sandra Barbalescu are frequent supporters of the DC flamenco scene. Thank you ladies! June 13, 2010 Here's what else is going on tonight and this weekend:
I hope you enjoyed Part Four of DC Feria de Sevilla 2010 pics. Stay tuned. Tomorrow I will feature pics by pro photographer Juan Carlos Fuentes! DC Feria de Sevilla 2010-Part Three
Behzad Habibzai making a purchase from fellow flamenco guitarist Guillermo Christie at the Flamenco Connection caseta. June 13, 2010 May 11, 2011 It's 1:00pm-ish on Wednesday as I type these words. Such a beautiful day I gotta get outside but I still have to publish a few pics from last year's DC Feria de Sevilla as promised. Enjoy!
Estela Velez leading her dance company Furia Flamenca onstage. June 13, 2010 
Furia Flamenca dancers waiting patiently as the musicians do their sound check. June 13, 2010 
Estela Velez with the musicians: guitarist Torcuato Zamora, singer Alma Rodriguez Céspedes, guitarist Paul Villmoare and singer Jorge Porta. June 13, 2010 
Dancers Daniel Paredez and Karina Valverde in Sevillanas. June 13, 2010 
Estela Velez, Daniel Paredez, Karina Valverde and Amy Weishampel. June 13, 2010 
Guitarist Torcuato Zamora. June 13, 2010 
June 13, 2010 
Meanwhile back at Paco and Ana's caseta, the Sevillanas party continues. June 13, 2010 
June 13, 2010 
June 13, 2010 
Ice-cold manzanilla on a swelteringly hot day! June 13, 2010 
Guitarist Jesús Serrano and dancer Genoveva. June 13, 2010 
June 13, 2010 
Parents of Estela Velez, Edwin Aparicio, Aleksey Kulikov, Genoveva, Estela Velez, Daniel Paredez and Sylvia Melecio. June 13, 2010 
Guitarists Richard Marlow, Paco de Málaga, José Oretea and Jesús Serrano. June 13, 2010 
Centro Español president Irene Bascuñana, Edwin Aparicio and friend. June 13, 2010 Tomorrow I will feature photos by my friend Carla. Stay tuned! Text and original images ©1996-2013 by . Please do not republish content from this website, including text and photos, in whole or part without prior written permission. |
 Details in the calendar.  News and updates5/26/2011Just added to the calendar: Sergio Bernal-Alonso flamenco workshop from June 27th through July 1st. 5/23/2011 Checkout this preview video of a flamenco documentary titled Inheritors of a Burden: A documentary by Carolina Loyola-García which features some DC flamenco artists including Richard Marlow, Anna Menendez, Edwin Aparicio, Marija Temo and Manolo Leiva. 5/16/2011Just added to the calendar for June: Furia Flamenca and Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco at the Washington Folk Festival. 200% more visits compared to a month ago! The day after major flamenco events like yesterday's DC Feria de Sevilla, the number of visits to my website DCFlamenco.com goes way up. Not that more visits makes me rich or anything, but it pleases me that more and more people are taking an interest in flamenco and thanks to me, they have an online resource to help them find out more about it! 5/14/2011Just added to the calendar in June: flamenco shows at Taberna del Alabardero and concert by Carmen de Vicente at Gunston Arts Center. 4/26/2011Just heard that due to overwhelming demand, 3:00pm matinee added for April 30th performance of Anna Menendez's Pastora Flamenco at The Warehouse Theater. 4/23/2011Just added to the calendar: Bridging of Two Cultures: Andalucía-Crete at Lincoln Theatre. 4/9/2011Checkout the pics of the flamenco show at El Manantial in the Reston Patch. 4/2/2011Just added guitar teacher Maurice Arenas to the Teacher Directory. 3/15/2011Dancer Yolit Yospe is now teaching at American Dance Institute on Tuesdays at 8pm. Intermediate-beginners class. Technique of upper body, arms, foot work, and choreography for an alegrías. Just added to the calendar: Pastora Flamenco at the Warehouse Theater on April 30, 2011. 03/03/2011Sylvia Melecio is now teaching flamenco at Forever Dancing Ballroom in Falls Church, Virginia. A new session starts this Sunday March 6th at noon! 2/27/2011Here's the video of Berklee Flamenco at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage from last night. 2/24/2011Just added the Miguel Vargas masterclass to the calendar. 2/1/2011Just added a new event featuring dancer Sarah Hart and Behzad Habibzai coming up on February 17th. See calendar for more info. 1/27/2011Starting Thursday February 3, 2011 La Tasca in Old Town Alexandria will feature Sevillanas shows with dancer Sara Jerez and guest with live guitar by Miguelito. Performances at 7:30pm and 9:00pm. Call 703-299-9810. Paco Peña, Carmela Greco, La Truco, María Juncal and Pepa Molina are coming to DC! Just added a few new events to the calendar to start off 2011. Flamenco dance costumes for sale here. 1/21/2011 Special 8 week session of Beginner I Flamenco with teacher Cecilia Terrasa starts on Wednesday January 26 at 7pm American Dance Institute in Rockville, Maryland! 12/13/2010RIP Enrique Morente. The flamenco singer has been confirmed brain dead. Read about flamenco guitarist Grisha Goryachev's recent DC area benefit performance at the Carnegie Institution for the Esperanza Education Fund. 12/11/2010Read George Jackson's review of Edwin Aparicio's "Alma Flamenca" at GALA Theatre. 12/7/2010Read Bob Anthony's review of Edwin Aparicio's "Alma Flamenca" at GALA Theatre. 12/6/2010Read Kate Mattingly's blog entry about Edwin Aparicio's "Alma Flamenca" at GALA Theatre this past weekend. 12/3/2010Read the interview in DCist and in Metro Weekly with dancer Edwin Aparicio promoting his upcoming show "Alma Flamenca" at GALA Theatre. 11/17/2010Read the article in yesterday's Washington Post: Ole! Spain's flamenco declared a global treasure. 11/12/2010See the calendar for a special discounted offer for José Barrios and Company in Fuego Flamenco Festival at GALA Theatre. 11/8/2010Checkout the Washington CityPaper's photo of flamenco dancer Sarah Hart and I at The WonderBox. 11/1/2010Just added Gala Hispanic Theatre's Fuego Flamenco Festival VI to the calendar. Starts November 18th with José Barrios and Company (from Madrid) and closes with Flamenco Aparicio December 4th-5th. 10/29/2010Antonio Hidalgo giving a flamenco masterclass at Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen from November 2-6, 2010. 10/25/2010Flamenco guitarist Marija Temo was mentioned in the MoCoScene blog regarding her performance at Bloomingdales in White Flint last month for Hispanic Heritage Month. 10/24/2010Just heard that Miguel Vargas will be giving a flamenco workshop at DC Dance Collective November 12-14, 2010. 10/18/2010Checkout these gorgeous pics by Patrick Ryan of last night's Flamenco Fundraiser at HR-57. Here's a (low-quality) video snippet also courtesy of Patrick Ryan. Just added Furia Flamenca's Pasión Gitana show at the Corcoran to the calendar. 10/10/2010Checkout the video of this evening's performance by Furia Flamenca at the Millennium Stage. Furia Flamenca was mentioned in Friday's Washington Examiner. Edwin Aparicio and Company were briefly mentioned in Lisa Traiger's review of the MetroDC Dance Showcase at the Millennium Stage. 10/8/2010Just added the VCU Flamenco Festival to the calendar. 9/20/2010Just added the Flamenco Completo workshop announcement to the calendar. 9/13/2010Just added Paco Peña's concert at Lisner Auditorium for 2011! See calendar. Checkout the article about DC flamenco guitarist Torcuato Zamora in El Tiempo Latino. Did you know that DC flamenco dancers Edwin Aparicio and Anna Menéndez performed with the Baltimore Symphony this past weekend? 9/9/2010Fox 5's Holly Morris interviewed Furia Flamenca this morning. Checkout the video featuring Estela Velez, Torcuato Zamora, Sylvia Melecio and Karina Valverde. 9/8/2010New semester of flamenco classes at American Dance Institute in Rockville, Maryland. Mondays 8pm Intermediate and Wednesdays 7pm Beginner by Cecilia Terrasa. Anna Menendez teaches Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Call 301-984-3003. New semester of flamenco classes by Debra Belo begins this Saturday September 11th at Ballet Nova in Falls Church, Virginia. 9/7/2010Just added a bunch of upcoming performances for October by Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco, Furia Flamenca and Flamenco Completo featuring Ulrika Frank and Marija Temo! See calendar. 8/21/2010Just added a bunch of upcoming performances for August and September. See calendar. 7/27/2010 Guitarist Miguelito (that's me!) celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday to me! :-) 7/6/2010Just added to calendar: Flamenco workshop by Anna Menéndez at American Dance Institute in Rockville. Details. 6/15/2010Just added to calendar: Flamenco workshop by Sergio Bernal-Alonso June 28th-July 2nd. A blog entry or two about last Sunday's DC Feria de Sevilla are in the works. Sifting through hundreds of photos!!! 6/3/2010  Just added American Dance Institute's Flamenco Recital 2010 featuring Anna Menéndez to the calendar. Just added the schedule of performers for this year's DC Feria de Sevilla. 6/2/2010Edwin Aparicio will be giving a Sevillanas Workshop this weekend. Details. 6/1/2010Guitarist Alfred Cáceres performing this Sunday June 6th at noon at the Ibero-American Guitar Festival at the National Museum of the American Indian. DC flamenco guitarist Behzad Habibzai will be joining him! Details. Just added a blog entry titled Jovenes Flamencos at St Michael Archangel Catholic Church. Just added a blog entry titled Photoshoot at the WonderBox with Seanie Blue. 5/24/2010Checkout the video of Furia Flamenca apprentice dancer Carmen Smith-Estrada at Millenium Stage. Click on link and fast forward to 11:10. 5/19/2010 Dancer Genevieve aka La Genoveva celebrates her birthday this week. Happy birthday Genevieve! Checkout this blog I wrote about her when she first arrived to DC. Lots of flamenco at this year's Washington Folk Festival: Furia Flamenca on June 5th, Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco and The Roya Ensemble on June 6th. See calendar. 5/17/2010Just added to calendar: A Night of Flamenco & Tapas at St Michael's the Archangel Church in Silver Spring, Maryland on Friday May 28th. Featuring guitarist Hector Márquez, singer Naíto, percussionist Mateo Romero and dancer Sarah Hart. 5/10/2010 Dancer Ginette celebrates her birthday this week (she also graduates from college this week too!). Happy birthday and congrats Ginette! 4/29/2010Just added to the calendar: Flamenco Master Classes with Pablo Rodarte. Next week! 4/27/2010Read the review of Post Classical Ensemble's Friday night performance of "Falla and Flamenco" at Sidney Harman Hall. in the Washington Post. 4/26/2010Just added to the calendar: Carmen de Vicente's Spain in Motion at Gunston Arts Center. Also coming May 3-4 (Monday and Tuesday)at Taberna del Alabardero: dancer Azucena Vega with special guest artist guitarist Jesús de Araceli. 4/14/2010Just added Dina Fadeyeva to the Teacher Directory. She teaches at the Virginia Ballet Company and School in Fairfax, Virginia. Have you checked out the music videos by the DC-based rumba group Duende Camarón? Beautifully done with Andean influence. 4/10/2010 Dancer Anna Menéndez celebrates her birthday next week. Happy birthday Anna! Dancer Cecilia Terrasa celebrates her birthday next week. Happy birthday Cecilia! Just added to the calendar: Flamenco Completo Workshop with Ulrika Frank and Marija Temo. 4/8/2010 Guitarist Mateo Romero celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday Mateo! He has been joining me in tablao shows for a few years now. Checkout pics from 2008. Good times! 4/6/2010Just added to the calendar: Ziva's Spanish Dance Ensemble at the Black Rock Center for the Arts. 4/1/2010 Just added a new blog entry titled Furia Flamenca at the Sylvan Stage. 3/30/2010Just added to the calendar: FREE screening of Rito y Geografía del Cante Flamenco with discussion by flamenco scholar Brook Zern at the National Gallery of Art. 3/29/2010Just added to calendar for this Friday April 2nd: International Club of DC presents An Evening in Madrid: Flamenco Dance Performance—at Café Citron VIP Lounge. 3/26/2010Just in time for the upcoming DC Feria: Monday night Sevillanas classes at Born 2 Dance studio in Vienna taught by Sylvia Melecio. 3/25/2010 Dancer choreographer teacher Estela Velez de Paredez celebrates her birthday this week. Happy birthday Estela!. 3/22/2010Just published a blog about Foursquare and flamenco in DC. Do you have some flamenco-related items to sell or are looking to buy? Checkout my message board. It's a free service for the community! Are you on Foursquare? I'm busy adding recommendations for the DC flamenco scene. But don't let ME have the final word: join Foursquare and add your own recommendations! Did you know that dancer Edwin Aparicio performed in the first annual Los Angeles Flamenco Festival this past weekend? Seen any reviews yet? 3/18/2010It's photographer Niko Alexandrou's birthday today. Check out some of his excellent photos of the DC flamenco scene. 3/15/2010Just added to the calendar: Post Classical Ensemble's Falla and Flamenco—El Corregidor y la Molinera at Sidney Harman Hall.  Just added to the calendar: upcoming performances for Furia Flamenca.  Just added to the calendar: upcoming performances for Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco. 3/12/2010 Checkout the fabulous pics by my photographer friend Jill Hatzai in this blog entry titled Rumba night at Guarapo. Did you know that the University of Maryland, College Park has a flamenco dance class? Taught by Miriam Phillips, the course number is DANCE 489F and it's on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30pm-4:45pm in Studio 2 of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Guess what? Yours truly is the guitarist for the class! 3/10/2010The classical guitar program at my alma mater, Cal State Fullerton, may soon be effectively destroyed due to cutbacks in the wake of the current financial crisis. Here's a video documentary with info about what's happening as well as links on how to help. Just published a blog entry titled If you think about flamenco 8 hours a day in your cubicle, you're probably in the wrong job. 3/8/2010 Guitarist Ramin Rad celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday Ramin! Check out his well-known website Flamenco-Teacher.com. He also performs in El Manantial's flamenco show in Reston on Fridays. 3/4/2010 Just added to calendar: Flamenco Workshop by Alfonso Losa. 3/3/2010 Guitarist and percussionist Behzad Habibzai (pictured here with Rubem Dantas) celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday Behzad! Just published a blog entry titled "Yeah, I am THAT guy!" or Miguelito the flamenco guitarist is also Miguelito the webmaster!. 2/28/2010 Just added a blog entry titled Marina Heredia at Lisner Auditorium. 2/22/2010Duende Camarón is out of town. (They played in Cancún this past weekend!) They're not back yet so tonight guitarists Richard Marlow and Ramin Rad will be playing rumbas at Cafe Citron. Show starts around 8:00pm. 2/16/2010Read Kathleen O'Connell's review of Rocío Molina's Friday night New York performance. Read Andrew Beaujon's review of Rocío Molina's Sunday night performance at Lisner in the Washington CityPaper. Read Paula Durbin's review of Lisner Auditorium's Flamenco Festival performance by Compañía Rocío Molina in today's Washington Post. You dancers will want to checkout ToritoMedia's video coverage of Day 1 of SIMOF for the latest fashion designer interpretations of flamenco costume.  Guitarist Richard Marlow and dancer Jason Vera y Aragón celebrate their birthdays this week. Happy birthday guys! 2/13/2010 Just added a blog entry titled Flamenco at Las Tapas. 1/28/2010There's a new private dance studio in McLean, Virginia called Just Flamenco. The resident teacher is Lee Schneider. Read the article in the McLean Connection. Just added dance teacher Lee Schneider to the Teachers Directory. This Sunday January 31st, Things To Do DC is hosting Taste of Spain: Dinner and Flamenco Dance Show at Las Tapas featuring guitarist Miguelito with dancers Sarah Hart and Ginette. Just heard that International Club of DC is hosting An Evening in Madrid: Flamenco Dance Performance at Cafe Citron. 1/26/2010Just added to the calendar: Dressed to Dance at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Details 1/24/2010Just added a blog entry titled Saturday Night Flamenco at Cafe Citron. Also, dancer Emily Mazzotti celebrates her birthday this week. Happy birthday Emily! 1/19/2010 Read the article by Nancy Heller titled Flamenco not to be missed. It's about Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca which is coming to Philadelphia's Kimmel Center this Saturday January 23rd. They're not coming to DC so this is your only chance! Road trip anyone? 1/18/2010Just added: Latin Ballet of Virginia's Passion, Love & Roses coming up in March! Found a video on YouTube of Duende Camarón at Cafe Citron. They perform Monday nights 8:30pm-11:30pm. Just heard that the Oretea brothers are performing in a band called Ouros which fuse flamenco, bluegrass, jazz, Latin, and traditional American and European music into a consistent and original sound. Show is 7:30pm TONIGHT in Rockville. Details. Thanks to Heather for this info! Just added: Tangos de Málaga workshop by La Maja at You Can Dance Studio in Hampton, Virginia. Details. Lisner's 10th Annual Flamenco Festival is next month. You've bought your tickets already haven't you? Just added: Dance On Stage, two flamenco dance workshops for beginners that take place on Lisner's stage each taught by local artists Sara Jerez and Ana Martinez. More info in the calendar. 1/17/2010 Just added a blog entry titled Saturday Night Flamenco at Cafe Citron. Just added Halifax, Nova Scotia-based María Osende Flamenco and Houston-based Solero Flamenco to my list of flamenco-related websites around the world. My thanks to Jeremy García for the link!
 Flamenco singer Carlton Ashton celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday Carlton! 1/10/2010Just added a blog entry titled Happy 14th Birthday DC Flamenco!  I'm so proud of my website DCFlamenco! It was first published 14 years ago on January 10th, 1996. I'll write a blog about this later today. Anywayz, happy birthday DCFlamenco! 1/9/2010Just added Hampton, VA-based flamenco dancer Michelle Jones to the teacher directory. 1/7/2010 On January 9th, Emily Mazzotti is the featured dancer in this weekend's Saturday Night at Cafe Citron. Shows at 7:00pm and 8:00pm. 1/5/2010 Read the latest blog titled "Monday Night Rumba at Cafe Citron." 1/4/2010 Happy New Year! Read the latest blog titled "Saturday Night Flamenco at Cafe Citron."  Dancer Sarah Hart celebrates her birthday this week. Happy birthday Sarah! She teaches at Roda Movements Studio in Takoma Park.  Just heard that rumba group Duende Camarón is playing 8:30pm tonight at Cafe Citron. Come out and show your support! Yours truly will be there! 12/29/2009Cafe Citron's Monday night flamenco show has been moved to Saturdays at 7:00pm starting January 2, 2010. Show your support and come out to the first show. 12/8/2009"...the star of the performance is Edwin Aparicio whose legs defy possible innervation as they vibrate into being out of visual focus." Read Bob Anthony's review of Edwin Aparicio's "Flamenco Deconstructed." 11/29/2009Dance teacher Emily Mazzotti has updated her class schedule. 11/25/2009Just added to the calendar: Aparicio Flamenco Dance Company in Flamenco Deconstructed at Gala Theatre. 11/23/2009Read the review of the Fuego Flamenco Festival in today's Washington Post. 11/16/2009Just added to the calendar: Casa Patas featuring Isabel López in Gala Theatre's Fuego Flamenco Festival. 11/12/2009Flamenco en Familia at Gala Theatre on November 28th featuring Natalia Monteleón's Arte Flamenco and Omayra Amaya Flamenco Master Class in December! Details in calendar. 11/10/2009Marija Temo and Ulrika Frank are coming to DC on November 22 to complete their tour of Flamenco Completo bulerías workshop. More info in the calendar. 10/9/2009The Sala Rociera is back! If you're on FaceBook, click here to RSVP. Otherwise come to DC Dance Collective on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 9pm. Cover charge. 10/6/2009Dancer Edwin Aparicio performing in a benefit concert of Íntimo at Gala Hispanic Theatre on October 14th. Flamencos doing musicals this month (yes, really!): Guitarist Marija Temo is performing in "Man of La Mancha" with the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra on October 9-10. Miguelito (that's me) is playing guitar in "Ferdinand the Bull" at Imagination Stage in Bethesda everyday until November 1st. 10/5/2009Read the review of DC-based flamenco guitarist/singer Marija Temo's performance in Alabama with Corazón Flamenco. Dancer Edwin Aparicio was mentioned in a review of the VelocityDC Festival in today's Washington Post. Dancer Renee Lamont was mentioned in reviews of Imagination Stage's "Ferdinand the Bull" in the Washington Post, the Washington Times and DC Theatre Scene. Read the review of Paco Peña's Saturday night performance at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Checkout SpainDC for some DC area Spanish and flamenco-related events for October. 9/28/2009Wasn't able to make it to Fiesta DC in Mt Pleasant yesterday (Sunday) where Furia Flamenca and Arte Flamenco were performing. Did find some pics of Arte Flamenco on Flickr. 9/24/2009Doesn't look like Paco Peña is coming to the DC area this year. The closest shows will be in New York and Philadelphia on October 2nd and 3rd respectively. See calendar. 9/21/2009Today marks the 8th anniversary of live flamenco shows at Café Citrón! Checkout pics from the very first show in 2001. 9/20/2009Read the latest blog entry to get Miguelito's (that's me!) take on what's been going on in the DC flamenco scene lately. 
Singer Hector Márquez celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday Hector! 9/14/2009Congrats to DC-based flamenco artists Estela Velez and Guillermo Christie who were the winners of Excellence in Costume Design and Excellence in Sound Design/Original Composition, respectively, at last night's Metro DC Dance Awards! 9/6/2009 Starting this week: new session of flamenco classes by dancer Sarah Hart at Roda Movements in Takoma Park, MD. Just updated the Weekly Shows calendar to include Sunday night rumba at Coppi's, Monday through Thursday night rumba at Lima, Thursday night rumba at Guarapo and Saturday night rumba at Las Tapas. 9/5/2009I'm back on Twitter again. I do more frequent flamenco-related updates. Just follow me @flamencodc. Just updated Richmond-based flamenco guitarist Frank Rourke's contact info on the Teachers' Page. Just added a couple of upcoming shows in September by Furia Flamenca to the Calendar. BTW, there's no flamenco at Cafe Citron this Monday in honor of the Labor Day holiday. 9/3/2009 Niño de Los Reyes is coming to DC this month to give a workshop at DC Dance Collective! Details. 8/13/2009 Just added pics from dancer Sarah Hart's first time to perform at Cafe Citron. 8/7/2009Richmond-based flamenco guitarist Leah Kruszewski has a new website. 8/6/2009Check it out: DC-based guitarist Richard Marlow and dancer Genevieve Guinn were mentioned in a review in the Los Angeles Times. Congrats!  Just added to the teacher directory: Baltimore-based flamenco guitarist Paul Villmoare. Welcome Paul! Just read in today's Washington Post that a one-time Sevillanas class is being offered at the Long Branch Senior Center in Silver Spring today (Aug 6th) at 11:00am. 7/29/2009 Flamenco dancer Daniela and yours truly, Miguelito, celebrate our birthdays this week. Happy birthday to us! 7/3/2009Just heard that the "Verano Flamenco" scheduled for July 18th has been canceled. Checkout the pics from the first Verano Flamenco. 6/19/2009Just heard that this Sunday June 21st at 1:00pm, DC flamenco multi-instrumentalist Behzad Habibzai will be playing cajón with guitarist Alfredo Caceres in the Ibero-American Guitar Festival tribute to Heitor Villa-Lobos.  Just heard that New York-based flamenco artist Andrea del Conte passed away this past Tuesday. Memorial service to be held 10:30am today at St Stephen's Church 151 E. 28th St (between 3rd and Lex in New York. This Sunday June 21st, there's a new rumba show in DC at Coppi's Organic Restaurant (just three blocks from Vinoteca) featuring guitarists Ramin Rad and César Oretea. 9:30pm-11:30pm. Did you know that DC flamenco dancer Edwin Aparicio will be performing in New York (Thu-Sun next week) in Omayra Amaya's La Sobremesa? 6/14/2009 New six-week flamenco class session with dancer/teacher Sarah Hart starts Thursday and Saturday this week at Roda Movements in Takoma Park. I'm such a nerd. :-) Got my Facebook vanity URL just hours after they were made available! (Thanks to fellow Twitterer Michael Long for the nudge.) Now it's easy to find me on Facebook. It's dcflamenco, of course! 6/10/2009 Just published a blog entry about Verano Flamenco at DC Dance Collective. 6/8/2009 Just added to the calendar: Feria de Sevilla at Taberna del Alabardero this Sunday June 14th featuring performances by Carmen de Vicente Flamenco School and Maestro del Cante Manolo Leiva with dancer Emily Mazzotti and guitarist Henry Jova.  Did you know that DC flamenco Emily Mazzotti will be performing in Tablao Flamenco in Astoria, NY this Friday June 12th? 6/7/2009Check out this promotional slide show of the flamenco show at Café Citrón made by a local promoter. 6/6/2009 Just added to the calendar: Suspiro Andaluz returns to Artomatic. 6/5/2009Just added to the calendar:Carlos Sánchez Segura Flamenco Workshop in Arlington and Arte Flamenco at Latino Fest in Baltimore. Read the article by Debbie Jerome, a local flamenco dance student and writer: Verano Flamenco: A new DC flamenco tablao for future flamenco stars in the Washington Examiner 6/1/2009 Dancer Isabel Otero celebrates her birthday this week. Happy birthday Isa! 5/29/2009 Local flamenco singer "Naíto" celebrates his birthday this week. Happy birthday "Naíto!"  Just added to the calendar: Carmen de Vicente Spanish Dance Academy presents Indalo, Music and Dance from Spain at Gunston Arts Center in Arlington, Virginia featuring guest artist Carlos Sánchez Segura, first dancer from the Royal Conservatory of Madrid. 5/21/2009 Just added pics of the Ana Martinez & Paco de Málaga Flamenco Dance Company from the European Union Open House at the Embassy of Spain.  Just added pics of Furia Flamenca from their recent performance at the Embassy of Spain. Just added new flamenco events to the calendar: Noche de Sevillanas at DC Dance Collective, Una Noche Flamenca at Area 405, Ziva's Spanish Dance Ensemble at the Washington Folk Festival, Gipsy Kings at Wolf Trap and Arte Flamenco's 9th Annual Recital. 5/10/2009 Dancer Ginette celebrates her birthday this week. Genevieve aka Genoveva celebrates her birthday next week. Happy birthday ladies! 5/7/2009Just added dancer/teacher Sarah Hart to the Teacher Directory. Currently teaching Thursday nights at Roda Movements in Takoma Park, MD. 5/4/2009 Added pics from last Saturday's Flamenco Recital at the American Dance Institute in Rockville, MD. |
But it's all good. We had a small but appreciative audience of children and their parents. Some of whom I think we inspired to take up flamenco when they get older. See photos below.
Trying out a new format for the website: putting my freshest content, i.e. the most recent blog entries, on the front page.