A moment during Sueños Flamencos at The Outpost Performance Space.I've been going non-stop since January. Beginning with shows the first week of the year at APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) Conference, then on to gigs and teaching, then seven weeks [...]
Several times on tour the dancers were asked how we stay in shape for "all that stompin'," and if we do anything besides dance to keep up our stamina. The answer varies from dancer to dancer, but my answer is [...]
As a flamenco dancer, travel is part of our job, particularly travel to Spain. When I reminisce about Spain, I talk about the beautifully colorful streets, the sunny weather, the jamón, the olive oil, the wine. I miss the day [...]
Early morning. Pull myself out of bed. Stumble to the bathroom. Splash some water on my face. Get dressed. Grab my bag with my costume and shoes, and my castanets--did I remember to pack my castanets last night? I hope [...]
I live a life that some people might call gypsy-like. I don't seem to spend more than a few months in any one place--which isn't to say that I don't have a home--I'm lucky enough to call New York City [...]
I've been a bit un-inspired in my blog writing recently, hence no blog posts for a bit too long. So I thought an interesting topic would be inspiration to dancers and choreographers. The past few months, I've been so busy [...]
When we get to a new theater, one of the first things we ask is, "How is the floor?" It's kind of like asking how the weather is. If one of the dancers has a chance to see the stage [...]
Just a couple weeks ago, the winners of the Carlota Santana Choreography Prize at the Choreography Certamen in Madrid came to NYC to set a new work on the company. The residency lasted two weeks and they set a new [...]
As many of you know, I perform at a lot of school-shows and lecture-demonstration performances. And one question that constantly comes up is whether we do other types of dance or just flamenco. For quite a while, I identified myself [...]
Technique and the Bata de Cola: My technique improved greatly this summer, much of that due to the great rehearsal directing by Stephanie Ramirez and the opportunity to perform the same pieces so many times and really get every movement [...]
