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Quebec – Laura Lynne McGee

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Laura Lynne McGee feels her theatre training has been a priceless asset in her approach to flamenco. McGee has been performing and teaching flamenco for the past twenty years, has performed and choreographed for numerous dance companies and has produced many shows throughout her career.

• Patrick Schupp: Montréal (1983)

• Luisa Pizaro: Montréal (1984)

• Ana Maria Lopez: Jerez, Spain (1988)

• Israel Galván: Madrid, Spain (1991)

• Juana Amaya: Sevilla, Spain (1998)

• Manuel Reyes: Montréal (2000)

Laura Lynne McGee in Tarantos / Photo by Claude Villemure

This article was originally published in March 2009 and is reproduced with permission from The Dance Current.

Get your tickets to see Rubén Olmo Live at the 2011 Toronto International Flamenco Festival on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

 

Quebec – Lina Moros

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Lina Moros founded the Ballet Flamenco Arte de Espana in 1990 and opened her Académie Ballet Flamenco Lina Moros shortly thereafter. She has collaborated with the Opera de Montréal, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, The National Theatre School, Le Cirque du Soleil, Les Sortilèges and artists in other domains. She occasionally serves on the jury of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts as an expert in Spanish dance and flamenco.

• Paula Moreno: Toronto (1975–1982)

• Merche Esmeralda: Madrid, Spain (1981)

• El Ciro: Madrid, Spain (1981)

• Javier Cruz: Toronto (1999)

• Manuel Santiago Maya “Manolete” at Centro de Arte

Flamenco Amor de Dios: Madrid, Spain (1986); Festival de

Jerez, Teatro Villamarta Studios: Jerez, Spain (2000)

• Rafaela Carrasco: Montréal (2005)

Lina Moros in Manolete’s Le Cri / Photo by Hervé Leblay

This article was originally published in March 2009 and is reproduced with permission from The Dance Current.

Get your tickets to see Rubén Olmo Live at the 2011 Toronto International Flamenco Festival on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

 

Quebec – Myriam Allard

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a family portrait…

Myriam Allard began dancing professionally in tablaos in Spain and Japan and joined Israel Galván’s company in Sevilla for his work Galvánicas in 2001. Since then, Allard has been a guest artist and has led master classes for various artists/companies such as Flamenco Rosario, Claire Marchand and Apsâra Flamenco (France). After many years living in Spain, Allard settled in Montréal where she has her own company, La Otra Orilla, and her flamenco studio, el Pleamar.

• Ciro: Madrid, Spain (1998–1999)

• Manolo Marin: Sevilla, Spain (1999–2000)

• Yolanda Heredia: Sevilla, Spain (2003)

Rafaela Carrasco: Madrid, Spain; Paris, France (2000–2003)

• Alejandro Granados: Sevilla, Spain (2003–2008)

Myriam Allard / Photo by Shany Bélanger

This article was originally published in March 2009 and is reproduced with permission from The Dance Current.

Get your tickets to see Rubén Olmo Live at the 2011 Toronto International Flamenco Festival on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

 

 

Ontario – Esmeralda Enrique

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Esmeralda Enrique is the artistic director of Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company. In the 1960s, her first gig with José Greco was in Las Vegas, Nevada, opening for a month-long run at Caesar’s Palace for Frank Sinatra. Enrique founded her company and the Academy of Spanish Dance in Toronto in 1982. Dancers interested in a professional career may apprentice with the company for a minimum of six months. In November 2008, she was voted as one of the “10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians 2008” for her contribution to choreographing and teaching flamenco and Spanish classical dance in Toronto and across Canada.

• Victoria Eugenia, past director of the Ballet Nacional de España: Madrid, Spain (1970s)

Esmeralda Enrique/Photo by Hamid Karimi

• Luisa Triana: Los Angeles, USA (1960s)

• José Greco: Las Vegas, USA (1960s)

• Manuel Santiago Maya “Manolete”: Madrid, Spain (1970s)

• Manuela Carrasco: Madrid, Spain (1970s)

• Sabicas: New York, USA (1970s)

• Camarón: Madrid, Spain (1970s)

This article was originally published in March 2009 and is reproduced with permission from The Dance Current.

Get your tickets to see Rubén Olmo Live at the 2011 Toronto International Flamenco Festival on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.