The obsession with flamenco in the U.S. is no different in OC, where aficionados shell out around $50 for the best seats in the house whenever a show comes to town. But one of OC's great hidden ...

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 ...

Israel Galván, Pastora Galván and Rosario Toledo are three of the most outstanding flamenco dance artists in the world, known for remaking this art form’s rich artistic traditions. Drexel University ...

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 ...

Quick steps form a syncopated beat, and hands are drumming like rain. A dancer spins in a crest of fringe or long hair flying. A guitarist flicks a rapid rasgueado strum, recalling Camarón de la isla, ...

At Tierrita Flamenca, a flamenco-dance company populated by little girls with slick black hair, long colorful skirts and hand fans, the girls are encouraged to have attitude. The baby troupe is the ...

Sadler's Wells will present the 2026 Flamenco Festival, showcasing a vibrant celebration of Spanish culture and dance in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In the United States, we tend to push flamenco music and movement into the category of folklore, something to be respected and admired for its showy skills, ...

UPON THE FIRST resounding, authoritative clack of shoes in my first flamenco dance class, I was relieved and grateful that teacher Encarnación Muñoz had handed over a pair of worn flamenco dance shoes ...