You know how I've been ranting about not getting enough praise for my website lately? Got some good news: this morning, I found a package which came in the mail yesterday from the publisher of Dancer Magazine. Inside was the June 2006 issue which includes a two page article, by Judith Lynne Hanna PhD, on the DC flamenco scene (page 42).

May 16, 2006 10:15am

In the article, Judith writes [sic]: "For ten years, 'Miguelito,' Michael Pereza, a flamenco guitarist, has spread news about events, teachers, classes and workshops through www.flamencodc.co. It is linked to his photo diary blog."

Thanks for the recognition Judith! Yeah, I was little disappointed in the mispelling of my last name and my website address, but I'm not going to blame the writer. The editors and fact checkers should've caught those errors. Anyway, Dr Hanna frequently visits my website and in fact used it to do some of the research so I know she's aware of the correct URL.

Also in the article: brief reviews of Lisner's Flamenco Festival and profiles of local teachers Ulrika Frank and Carmel Shelly.

Most importantly, the DC flamenco community as a whole is getting some good publicity and I'm confident that if anyone wants to know more, they will, despite the typo, find my popular website eventually. They always do!