Flamenco Dance, Cajon and Palmas Summer Workshops with Francesca "La Chica" Grima and Andrej Vujicic!!!
About Francesca Grima “La Chica”…..
Principal dancer with Sevilla-based company, ‘Puerto Flamenco', ‘La Chica' has performed at famous flamenco tablaos in Seville including La Arenal and appeared as a soloist in international productions at the 2006 Bienal de Flamenco in Seville. For the past 7 years Francesca has appeared as a soloist in “Etnikafe- Fusion de Flamenco y Jazz” and has performed at many festivals in Ireland, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg.
About Andrej Vujicic “Andres”
Originally from Belgrade, Andrej began his career as a flamenco percussionist in Sydney. Now based in Sevilla, Spain, he has collaborated with many famous flamenco artists, toured extensively in Asia, Australia and Europe with Puerto Flamenco, and performed in Spain's major flamenco festivals including the Bienal de Flamenco, Sevilla and Festival de Jerez. He is also featured on the well-known ‘solo compás' flamenco cd series.
For more information, demos and photos:
www.puertoflamenco.com http://youtube.com/watch?v=_f9iel750-E
Levels:
Palmas - Experienced Beginners upwards. Knowledge of the basic flamenco palos required (2 hours total)
Cajon Level 1 - Basic cajon level - open to all beginner levels (including absolute beginners) (3 hours total)
Cajon Level 2 - Intermediate upwards cajon level - for trained percussionists or those with experience on cajon (3.5 hours total)
Level 1 Dance Workshops - Basic flamenco dance level, open to absolute beginners and early beginners (3 hours total)
Level 2 Dance Workshops - Experienced Beginners to Intermediate students (6hrs total)
Level 3 Dance Workshops - Upper Intermediate - for students with good dance level, at least four/five years flamenco dance experience (6hrs total)
Where:
Wednesday 10 Feb - Saturday 13 Feb : Vida Yoga Fitness Dance Studios, 474 Ipswich Rd Annerley (7kms from the city). Bus stop over the road on Annerley Rd and the Fairfield train station is 700m away - 11mins walk.
Sunday 14 Feb : The Dance Works 19 Burke St, Woolloongabba (fully air-conditioned studio walking distance from Park Rd station!!)
** Sessions in each level follow on from each other. Please phone/email Simone if you are unsure of your level***
Cajons available for hire : $10 per workshop or $5 per session. Bookings for cajon hire necessary!
*** Note : Pay for any two full workshops and get a 10% discount off the total!***
What to wear? For female students, this is not Tango or Salsa so don't wear high heels! A closed toe shoe with a solid heel is ideal (court shoe, boot or lady jane). If you don't have a full skirt to wear, then comfortable pants are fine, with a comfortable top you can move in.
For male students, a heeled shoe or boot is ideal, along with comfortable pants and t-shirt or shirt
More Info / Enrolments: www.simonepope.com