Feel the Spanish character and attitude in dance!

Are you a dancer curious to experience the Spanish Dance style?

As dancers, most of us can pick up steps, rhythm and technique.

But when we explore different forms of dance, it’s the STYLE that is important to understand.

What is the character, energy and attitude?

What gives it that distinguishing ‘Spanish look’?

How do we move, what are the techniques that give quality to our dance?

If you have these insights and cultural understanding, you can interpret the style and be confident of what you are doing.

Get an introduction to 4 specialities of Spanish styles, all within a week, with our Spanish Dance Masterclasses from Spain!

MASTERCLASS #1: CLASSICAL SPANISH DANCE

Get to know the Classical Spanish Dance style. Elegant and refined in its lines, it is great for gaining body awareness and dance foundation.

Experience: Style, technique, Spanish character, and a dance extract, Dance of Mercedes, from the famous ballet, Don Quixote.

Where: Dance on Us, 8 Claymore Hill

When: Wed 27 Nov 2024, 7.00pm – 8.30pm

Masterclass fees: $130

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MASTERCLASS #2: BALLETIC ESCUELA BOLERA

• • • When: Thu 28 Nov 2024, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
    • Where: Dance on Us, 8 Claymore Hill
    • Masterclass fees: $130

What to learn:

• • • Get to know the Escuela Bolera style – balletic in form and danced in ballet slippers. Also get to know the music that accompanies the Escuela Bolera style, played by a Rondalla ensemble of string instruments.
    • Experience: Style, technique, Spanish character, and a dance extract, Ole de la Curra

MASTERCLASS #3: SPANISH FOLK DANCE

• • • When: Fri 29 Nov 2024, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
    • Where: Dance on Us, 8 Claymore Hill
    • Masterclass fees: $130

What to learn:

• • • Get to know the Spanish Folk style – its character is vibrant. Spanish folk has influenced other forms of Spanish dances.
    • Experience: Style, technique, Spanish character, and a dance extract, the Jota Aragonesa

MASTERCLASS #4: FLAMENCO

• • • When: Sat 30 Nov 1.00 – 2.00pm + Sun 1 Dec 2024, 12.00 – 1.00pm
    • Where: Dance on Us, 8 Claymore Hill
    • Masterclass fees: $160 (both sessions) / $85 (one session)

What to learn:

• • • Get to know the Flamenco style – its character is expressive and personal. Learn its distinctive features – use of the arms, movement of flamenco fingers, its unique rhythm and groove. Plus get identify the sounds of flamenco – song (cante) and guitar.
    • Experience: Style, technique, Spanish character, and a dance extract, the Fandango.

Who can join these Masterclasses?

• • • Introduction to Flamenco – suitable for beginners
    • Spanish Folk Jota – suitable for beginners
    • Classical Spanish Dance – Some prior dance experience is required, with ability to coordinate your body and hear rhythms.
    • Escuela Bolera –  Some prior dance experience is required, with ability to coordinate your body and hear rhythms.
    • All masterclasses are suitable for Flamenco dancers, ballet dancers and dancers of any genre
    • Optional: those with castanets experience can dance with castanets 

Message from the Organiser

Hola my friend, I’m Tania Goh, Arts Producer, Dancer & Teacher from Spanish Dance Singapore.

It’s my pleasure to invite artist, Paloma Gómez from Madrid to Singapore, to teach 4 specialities of Spanish Dance.

Paloma was a former Ballet Nacional de España dancer. and dancers in this national company of Spain need to be versatile in all forms of dances from Spain.

So with her experience as dancer, choreographer and teacher, she will be a great reference.

Join us!