Linda Machado is doing what she loves, and it's got people moving their feet to a different beat. Many people living in Yuma County and the Southwest trace their roots back to Spain. And it's in them ...

For Alyssa Teijeiro-Ficht and Brian Stark of the Illinois Flamenco-Jazz Collective, flamenco is an underappreciated art form, especially in a community like Champaign-Urbana. The duo met in 2019 at a ...

The outstanding classical guitarist Paco Peña has been accompanying dancers all his life. So while he gives himself a chance to shine as a soloist in “A Compás” — the program that his Paco Peña ...

FLAMENCO, like gospel music or Slavic folk dancing, is a national art form that people from outside Spanish culture rarely imitate authentically. FLAMENCO, like gospel music or Slavic folk dancing, is ...

José Tanaka was born in Kyoto, Japan. But his parents were so dedicated to flamenco music that they named him José, to make sure he'd always be tied to the traditional Spanish Romani folk art of ...

Petenera, a seductress of Spanish folk legend dating back to the 15th century, is an outcast in her community. Isolated, lonely and proud, she befriends a young child who also lost her mother at an ...

vibrant Flamenco scene in the 1980s when many tablaos dotted the city. These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets. “I have wonderful memories of ...

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 ...

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 ...