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A 3-day festival, with flamenco workshops for children, teens, and adults, and a spectacular closing show!
Borne out of migrations in and out of Andalusia, Flamenco is innately a fusion of cultures that is now its own distinct art form. From Jul. 31st-Aug. 2nd, we welcome community members to sign-up for flamenco workshops. Attendees will be introduced to flamenco; the dance, the music, and its history.
After the closing-show, attendees will be invited to take part in a flamenco jam session. If you are new to flamenco, worry not. We can show how to clap along, stomp along, play along, sing along flamenco-style!
Get your workshop and show tickets here!
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Workshop descriptions
Flamenco Kids
- Young flamenco friends will be taught an upbeat but simple flamenco song and dance. Ages 4 – 12.
- Intro to flamenco clapping, singing & dancing.
- Live demo!
Flamenco Dance Teens
- Brief introduction to the history of flamenco, different flamenco forms, and how we work together to create a flamenco performance.
- A short flamenco dance choreography, more elaborate than that of the kids’ workshop.
- You will receive a complimentary flamenco accessory.
- Live demo at the beginning of the workshop! Be sure to arrive early!
Flamenco Dance Grown-Ups
- Brief introduction to the history of flamenco, different flamenco forms, and how we work together to create a flamenco performance.
- Flamenco arm and hand movements (braceo and floreo), posture and poise, and the different strokes of the feet.
- We will also teach you a short sequence that will be danced to alongside singing and guitar accompaniment.
- This workshop will be followed by a social! We will bring some refreshments, and live guitar music!
Prices
- Kids / teens workshop fee: $16 (July 31st)
- Grown-ups workshop fee: $25 (Aug 1st)
- Spectators/seated option: $10 (Aug 1st)
These prices are for each individual workshop.
With the exception of parents/guardians, we do not allow spectators for the kids or teens workshop.
You are welcome to partake via the seated option. You can pay the spectators’ fee to watch/partake in the Grown-Ups workshop.
Sign up for workshops here.
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Workshops will be held at the following locations:
Info for parents/guardians below.
Tuesday, July 31st
- Star Performance Academy, 455 Dutton Dr., Unit #1
Wednesday, Aug 1st
- Hepcat Swing Community Dance & Music Studio, 42 Erb St. East
Parents/guardians of children in the kids’ workshop:
- There is a pleasant lobby at Star Performance Academy with coffee, water, juice, and a few snack options available for cash purchase.
- You are welcome into the studio-space to watch the Kids’ workshop and the following demo.
Prices
- Kids / teens workshop fee: $16 (July 31st)
- Grown-ups workshop fee: $25 (Aug 1st)
- Spectators/seated option: $10 (Aug 1st)
These prices are for each individual workshop.
With the exception of parents/guardians, we do not allow spectators for the kids or teens workshop.
You are welcome to partake via the seated option. You can pay the spectators’ fee to watch/partake in the Grown-Ups workshop.
Sign up for workshops here.
Workshops at Star Performance
Mon & Tue, July 30th & 31st
- 4 – 5pm: Flamenco Kids
- 6 – 7:30pm: Three workshops, all for ages 13 and up:
- Intro to flamenco guitar
- Intro to flamenco singing
- Intro to flamenco dancing
All participants will meet in the dance studio near the end of their respective classes to put what they have learned together.
Star Performance Academy, 455 Dutton Dr., Unit #1
Signing up for both days is recommended but not required.
Workshops at HepCats
Wednesday, Aug 1st
Ages 12 and up*:
- 6 – 7pm: Intro to flamenco guitar (back room) & Intro to flamenco singing (front room)
- 7 – 8:30pm: Intro to flamenco dancing. All guitar and singing students invited to accompany from 8-8:30pm
Hepcat Swing Community Dance & Music Studio, 42 Erb St. East
*Younger children can attend with a guardian.
Lunchtime Workshop HepCats
Thursday, Aug 2nd
- 12 – 1pm: Pre-jam lunch-time workshop:
- For all attendees or new attendees wanting to practice what they have learned before the evening jam session.
- During this hour, all participants will work collaboratively in a shared space from start to finish.
- Light refreshments will be served
Hepcat Swing Community Dance & Music Studio, 42 Erb St. East
- 12 – 1pm: Pre-jam lunch-time workshop:
Closing Show, August 2nd
7pm: Doors open
7:15pm CD signing & talk with David Sinclair
The evening will commence with a pre-show CD Signing and Talk with David
Sinclair, Wilfred Laurier alumnus now resident of Granada. With his transition from
classical guitar to flamenco, David has many experiences to share and a breadth of
knowledge about flamenco music.Showtime: 8pm
August 2nd
Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre
9 Princess Street East
Waterloo, ON, N2J 2H4
www.kwlt.org
Performers:
- Juneyt Yetkiner – Guitar
- Julian Berg – Guitar
- Claudia Aguirre – Vocals
- Josie Sinnadurai – Dance
The final event will be a show and jam at the KWLT by the workshop instructors and Juneyt Yetkiner. Flamenco shows typically end with an uplifting party on the stage so as a finale, we will be creating a welcoming space for fellow KW flamenco practitioners—students and teachers, alike—to jam with us.
Show details:
KW Nuevo Flamenco sensation, Juneyt Yetkiner, will open the evening with his favourite flamenco rumbas. This will be followed by traditional flamenco dance performances by international guest, Josie Sinnadurai, accompanied by local artists, Claudia & Julian (a.k.a. CaluJules) on guitar and vocals.
Tickets and registration
Get your tickets and register for workshops here.
CaluJules Flamenco Plus gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund, Susan Watters, and Westmount Signs & Printing.