CUADRO FOLKLORICO

Cuadro Folklorico performs regularly throughout the Midwest. This acclaimed ensemble features Flamenco guitarist Michael Hauser, honored by Macalester College for his years of teaching Flamenco guitar and dancers Deborah Elias and Sachiko Nishiuchi. Deborah is a founding member and primary teacher at the Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre Studios. Sachiko has studied dance in Spain, the United States, and Japan and is also a teacher at Zorongo Flamenco.

Flamenco Dance Traditions
Type: Workshop
Grades: K-12
Fee: See Prices and Policies
Note: Session can be led by dancer or dancer with live guitarist

Explore Spanish culture through Flamenco dance and music. Learn rhythms through dance and palmas (hand clapping) using Spanish dance vocabulary. Delve more deeply into Spanish culture by learning verses from the poems of Federico Garcia Lorca, and how music and dance help express poetry. Explore possibilities for improvisation between singing and dancing. Schedule Request

Flamenco Espana!
Type: Performance
Grades: K-12
Single: $375
Two Consecutive: $500

Flamenco reflects the rich cultural influences of the native Andalusians, Gypsy, Islamic and Sephardic cultures in Spain. Listen to a wide variety of styles, or palos, from the most serious cante jondo, to the light-hearted cante chico. The music is accompanied by the dancer’s rhythmic footwork and hand clapping that makes up Flamenco’s exciting and powerful dance.Schedule Request

Music and Dance from Spain to Mexico

Type: Performance
Grades: K-12
Single: $558
Two Consecutive: $681
Materials Fee: $25 for artists to bring wood floor. Only required if school can not provide a performance area with wood flooring.

This performance demonstrates the passion and spirit of Spanish flamenco as well as the music and dance from the Mexican states. Learn about the basics of flamenco including the intricate footwork that is the heart of this amazing dance form. Schedule Request

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