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Covid Blog Day 36 – Life of a Flamenco Dancer

I guess 36 days warrants a thought blog. Yes, I know I owe a decade’s worth of blogs so I must be in an introspective state to get this far. We are in the middle of a great pandemic. World pandemic. I didn’t even know it was possible to…
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Spanish Fire – Kasandra Flamenco

Spanish Fire September 21, 2019 at 7:30pm Victoria Conference Centre Lecture Theatre 720 Douglas Street, Victoria BC A fiery evening of flamenco with famed international dancer Ivan Vargas direct from Granada, Spain sharing the stage…
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Live at the Bolt: Kasandra Flamenco

Live at the 'Bolt: Kasandra Flamenco Friday, September 20, 2019 at 8 PM – 10 PM Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 2J3 Tickets: $18 Buy Online: tickets.shadboltcentre.com Led by master…

Ivan Vargas (Granada) Workshops – APRIL 25-30

See Ivan Vargas perform at the Chai Lounge April 29 and in La Tarara May 7, 2017. Bulerias Level 1 Tuesday April 25, 2017 Time: 6:15 - 7:45pm Venue: The Rhythm Room, Burnaby Early Bird: $63 Early Bird by March 3, 2017 Regular: $71 Drop…
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Motivation & Inspiration

by Kasandra "La China" July 18, 2012 Motivation and inspiration were never a problem for me in the years before kids.  I went to Spain every year for a couple of months to study with great artists, wandered around Spain, drank a lot…
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Flamenco It’s Good To Be Back

By Jana Buhlmann January 27, 2015 I stepped away from flamenco for a year. It felt sacrilegious to do as such, but I could no longer hear myself. And that was a disservice to the words carved under my collarbones. Pecho Arriba. #ChestHigh I…
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Being a flamenca & the reality of having 2 young kids

By Kasandra La China April 12, 2012 KIDS = MAKES MY BRAIN LOOPY So I haven't blogged for a really long time.  As I look at the time stamps on my blog page, I realize I haven’t written many blogs since the kids were born and for good…
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A Lesson in Coraje

How I Learned to Love - and then Miss - Morning Flamenco By Michelle Harding April 1, 2012 I am a flamenca.  I perform regularly and keep unconventional hours.  When Kasandra proposed teaching a flamenco dance class at 10:30 on Monday…
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Crack your Own Whip! – Footwork Bootcamp

By Michelle Harding August 31, 2011 Flamenco is as challenging as you want to make it.  It’s very personal.  Wherever you decide to set the bar, it will always come up to meet you with a fresh set of challenges and frustrations. And…
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It’s not really possible to learn Manton in a couple days

but ... no pain no gain and no guts no glory By Kasandra "La China" July 21, 2011 Congratulations to all Fandangos con Manton Workshop attendees! On Day 1, everyone was eager with anticipation as dancers twirled their new or borrowed…

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