Mercedes Ruiz & Santiago Lara Flamenco Dance & Rhythm Workshops with

Name: Mercedes Ruiz & Santiago Lara Flamenco Dance & Rhythm Workshops with
Start: 2024-07-19T17:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-07-21T16:00:00-07:00
Location: STEPS PDX

Schedule

Fri Jul 19 2024 at 05:30 pm to Sun Jul 21 2024 at 04:00 pm

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Location

STEPS PDX | Portland, OR

uly 19, 20, 21 - Mercedes Ruíz & Santiago Lara Direct from Spain
Flamenco Dance & Rhythm Workshops with Mercedes Ruíz & Santiago Lara + a performance like none other…
This is Spain, coming to You!
Mercedes and Santiago are incredibly excited for this, their second visit to the west coast.
Schedule
Friday, July 19
5:30-6:45pm Beginning (dance) (palo TBA)
6:55-8:10pm Bulerías de Jerez (dance)
8:15-9:30pm Int./Adv. Baile (dance) (palo TBA)
Saturday, July 20
11:00am-12:00pm Beginning (dance)
12:05-1:05 Getting to Know Bulerías Compás (rhythm w/Santiago Lara)
1:15-2:15 Int./Adv. (dance)
Sunday, July 21
11:00am-12:30pm Beginning (dance)
12:45-2:15pm Bulerías de Jerez (dance)
2:30-4:00pm Int./Adv. (dance)
*All dance classes include live guitar accompaniment from Santiago Lara during part of each class.
Beginning classes will include Mercedes’s signature body technique exercises that made me fall in love with her teaching ❤️ as well as some choreography.
Int./Adv. classes will be more choreography focused.
Bulerías de Jerez: Not only is Mercedes from Jerez, the land of bulerías where she’s been dancing since she was four years old, but she KNOWS HOW TO EXPLAIN this dance (something we can't always expect from accomplished dancers). When she's home Mercedes teaches bulerias to students of all ages and abilities. Get ready for a very fun and authentic bulerias experience.
Bulerías Compás with Santiago Lara, who is also from Jerez and has grown up playing flamenco guitar. This class can supplement the bulerías dance class or stand alone for those interested in flamenco rhythms. It will help give you the confidence to play palmas at that next fiesta or help you feel more grounded when it’s your turn to get up and dance.
¡Olé!
Mercedes & Santiago will also be performing their award-winning show, Dual, on July 20th at The Old Church.
About Mercedes Ruíz
Mercedes Ruíz, one of the most esteemed dancers in Spain today and winner of such respected flamenco dance awards as the Critics Award at the Jerez Festival and the Exhibition Award at the Seville Biennial, has been performing professionally since the age of seven, touring across Europe, Asia, and to the Eastern United States. In 2003 she started her own company, Compañia Mercedes Ruíz, and has created eight productions together with her husband, Santiago Lara.
About Santiago Lara
Flamenco guitar virtuoso, composer, and producer Santiago Lara is without a doubt one of the most important names in the new generation of flamenco guitarists. He has received some of the most prestigious flamenco guitar awards including that of the Seville Biennial and the National Flamenco Art of Córdoba Award.
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