Melissa Cruz’ life is full of motion — jarring stops, dramatic twists, hypnotic rhythms — and that’s just when she’s on stage. As one of the Bay Area’s stalwart Flamenco dancers, Cruz has carved out a ...

A Japanese dancer has been booed after becoming the first foreigner to win at Spain’s most prestigious flamenco festival. When the Cante de las Minas festival jury chose Junko Hagiwara as best female ...

Sep. 4—Castanets will click on September weekends at several Santa Fe restaurants, a testament to flamenco's popularity in Northern New Mexico. It's easy to assume the distinctive Spanish dance style ...

Belen Maya is one of the world’s top flamenco performers. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Arte y Pasión Nonprofit performance group Arte y Pasión is presenting flamenco artist Belen Maya in Yo Quiero Ser ...

“People came from everywhere to see her shows,” an admirer said — including, on at least one occasion, the ballet superstar Mikhail Baryshnikov. By Brian Seibert María Benítez, an American dancer and ...

ROYAL PALM BEACH — Every Thursday, the rhythmic sounds of heel taps, hand claps and Spanish sevillanas seep from a classroom in Royal Palm Beach High School. Inside, Gabriela Reyes leads 10 women ...

There's something intangible about flamenco, says Monica Mota. "It lights everything on fire, and you can't understand why," says Mota, who founded the Spokane-based group Quiero Flamenco. "You're ...

The dynamism and allure of flamenco come alive in Flamenco a las 8, an evening of dance and music with Melissa Cruz and Kalifeña on Saturday, September 13, 8 p.m., at Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 ...

A dancer in a long red dress stands alone in the darkness, facing away from the audience. A keening voice rings out and the dancer’s arms flutter slightly, as if awakened by its mournful sound. “Eres ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — It’s a chance to ...

In a Buenos Aires theatre last summer, white-haired Maestro Arturo Toscanini embraced a swart, black-haired, sloe-eyed dancer and cried: “Never in my life have I seen such fire and rhythm!” ...