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November Solo Audition: Too much competition or not enough

By Kasandra “La China” November 18, 2009 November has rolled around in a blink of an eye and I find myself hosting the second Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy Solo Auditions once again.  This time, we have 4 soloists turning out for…
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El Jaleo de Verano – Photos

"El Jaleo de Verano" Highlights from July 26, 2009 Photos by Elvira Yebes & Yvonne Chew Photos by Elvira Yebes Linda Hayes auditioned for Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy's first inaugural solo audition back…
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El Jaleo de Verano

El Jaleo de Verano, July 26, 2009 - Recap and Pics Capilano Performing Arts Theatre in North Vancouver By Kasandra “La China” Congratulations to all of our students on a job well done! It has been a few days since "El Jaleo de Verano"…
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The Morning Before El Jaleo de Verano

By Kasandra “La China” July 26, 2009 I sit here at my laptop in the wee hours of the morning before our performance "El Jaleo de Verano" at the Capilano theatre tonight.  (The baby got up before 6am so hence I am awake even though she…
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Getting an Ole and Working it

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MEZQUITA: Thoughts on Performing Again

La China's Point of View March 8, 2009 I sit at my computer console at 12:37am on a Sunday night thinking soulfully of the week's events leading up to my performance in Pena Buleria's "Mezquita" at the Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver…
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Thoughts on AMFDA and 2008

Year in Review by Kasandra La China December 30, 2008 On Our Children Now that I'm a mom myself, my views on children have changed forever.  As a person who has always cooed and ooed when I saw a cool dog walking down the street (while…
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This Thing We Call Bulerias

September 15, 2008 6:00-7:30pm Bulerias por Fiesta Class Observations From The Bench Sitting here on a bench, I can count at least 24 people without moving my head: the largest Bulerías class at Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy in recent…
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Flamenco Life after Baby

Thoughts about the last couple of months By Kasandra “La China” July 22, 2008 4:48am At Home Everybody is sleeping except me... What can I say?  My blog productivity is way down because I don't know where my spare time has gone. …
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Pregnancy & Flamenco – Part 4

Thoughts about the third trimester - Months #7 to #8 Still dancing, still teaching! By Kasandra “La China” April 9, 2008 Well, I'm at home in Vancouver, BC again and have been teaching my regular 9 classes a week.  Usually I teach…