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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…