Castanets, as used by Loreta's student Sophia Akhund, of Huntington, play an important role in the art of flamenco. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin "It's life-changing," said Deborah Bernardino, a ...

Flamenco — the music and dance — is steeped in history, ... Later, she performs a dance with castanets, to 19th-century guitar music. “I wanted to go forward and backward in time, ...

As one of the Bay Area’s stalwart Flamenco dancers, ... The percussion of heels pummeling floor, hand claps, castanets and the dramatic gyrations of the dancers drew her in.

Flamenco music has roots dating back to 15th century Spain. The passionate combination of dancing, guitars and castanets was brought to the new world by colonizers. But it took San Antonio’s own ...

The opening act will let the audience experience different schools of Spanish dance — flamenco, folkloric, ballet with castanets — and emphasize personal empowerment and expression.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico’s Rodey Theatre inside Popejoy Hall is coming alive with the feeling ...

Flamenco is one of the musical delights of southern Spain. It developed out of folk traditions of the Gitano subculture of Andalusia and features dramatic guitar, singing and dancing, often ...

SAN ANTONIO – She helped break down barriers for Flamenco dance in San Antonio. Local icon Teresa Champion continues to inspire young dancers who walk into her South Side studio on S. Flores Street.

The new flamenco. In Realejo, a gritty, centuries-old district south of Sacromonte that was once home to Granada’s Jewish community, a striking mural shows a dark-haired woman with hooped earrings.

Many scholars trace flamenco's origin to Triana, a neighbourhood on the banks of the Guadalquivir River. The area was historically home to Seville's Roma (Gypsy) minority who migrated to Spain ...

Spanish Flamenco thrives in New Mexico, with its own unique flavor A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the ...