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MoreGrand River Flamenco Fest 2023

Thank you for checking out our website!

We offer classes in flamenco dance, vocals and guitar, and are the organizers of the Grand River Flamenco Fest (formerly KW Flamenco fest).

We also perform. You might see us at community events in KW, or at flamenco events in Toronto. If you are interested in booking us for a performance, please see our booking page.

What we do:

We are passionate about community building and arts education through workshops and classes. We also enjoy being part of Canada’s growing flamenco scene via tablaos and through collaborations with fellow flamenco schools and artists. Read more about us.

If you are an organizer for a community festival, outreach project, or school and are interested in working with us, please contact us.

Testimonials

Claudia is a great teacher who is both knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She is patient with beginners and guides you through each step. The Buleria 101 ( for Fin De Fiesta) online classes are a must do for novice flamenco dancers. After each class I received audio/video and pdf support material. The goal of this class is to get you dancing at flamenco parties. I am not as intimated by this palo since starting the class.Thanks, Claudia. Ole

If you’re looking for a real flamenco experience, you don’t have to go any further than Claudia and Julian. Their studio is intimate and Claudia and Julian are very warm and inviting. The lessons are fun and invigorating while you learn the flamenco way. Julian’s incredible guitar playing is the perfect accompaniment and Claudia’s knowledge of flamenco is authentic and she will be your biggest cheerleader.
I am so blessed to be able to continue my flamenco journey with the help of this wonderful couple and I’m certain you will too.
OLÉ

Julian is patience personified. My spirited 6 year old daughter is just starting and he caters his lessons to her attention span and interests, without losing sight of the goal, namely getting her interested in learning to play guitar. Introducing the rudiments of technique is complemented quickly with some sing-a-long melodies; which 6 year old wouldn’t find delight in her strumming cords and singing “What shall we do with the drunken sailor?” Julian’s combination of melodies with technique is testament to knowing his student’s development stage. Highly recommended.

A maestro of the flamenco music, Julian has refined the techniques of my 10 year old daughter, who already had 4 years of classical guitar lessons. As she put it: “I learned more in a few lessons, than I had learned before.”
While introducing flamenco techniques, he has allowed my daughter to contribute songs of her interest, which makes for great student-master relationship.

A new challenge for me at 66 years old is to learn to play the guitar. In a few short months Julian has taught me theory, form and technique, to the point where I’m now ready to begin learning my first full piece. All this with on-line lessons. Julian is patient and encouraging. He adjusts his lessons exactly to my abilities and then gently pushes me to stretch those abilities. If you want to learn to play classical, flamenco or jazz guitar, you won’t find a better teacher than Julian.

Latest blog posts

CaluJules

Flamenco in the Family; What it might look like

    About a year ago, while running freelance classes at Roxy’s Dance Studio, I began teaching ‘Family Flamenco’. This family-friendly class spanned across three generations and has been one my favourite classes to teach. For me (and…
CaluJules

A SHAD-owy evening to an Aurora sunrise; The teacher-to-student process

This past weekend marked the 5th year of the Kultrún World Music Festival, KW’s biggest outdoor dance party. It is admirable to see how Isabel Cisterna, founder of the Kultrún, manages to organize an event of this size. She and her family…
Ken Dobb

From Cabbagetown, to Vaughan, to Norway

Events

Go to Grand River Flamenco Fest 2023 events

Toronto Tablao June 10th

CaluJules

Join us on June 10th for the monthly Toronto tablao! We’ll have a blast! Sunday, June 10th Doors open at 3:00pm, Show starts at 3:30pm At Supermarket / 268 Augusta Ave. Tickets – https://tablaoflamencotorontojune2018.eventbrite.ca $18 (adults) $10 (< 14 yrs old) in advance $23 (adults) $15 (< 14 yrs old) at door General Admission

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May Flamenco Party at MBSS

Our second flamenco party workshop and get together at MBS Studios is on Friday, May 4th! The focus is on improvising in street shoes. All levels are welcome. The workshop is 90 minutes. Cost: $20. Register by April 19th, by emailing us at contact@calujules.com. *There was previously a typo on the poster. The address is […]

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Workshop at MBS Studios

Join us for some fun at MBS Studios on March 9th, at 7:30pm! This workshop will get you grooving to flamenco rhythms as we work on improvisation and dancing with attitude! Here is an idea of what to expect: All levels are welcome. The workshop is 90 minutes. Cost: $20. Registrations are still open! Register […]

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Latest blog posts

CaluJules

Flamenco in the Family; What it might look like

    About a year ago, while running freelance classes at Roxy’s Dance Studio, I began teaching ‘Family Flamenco’. This family-friendly class spanned across three generations and has been one my favourite classes to teach. For me (and…
CaluJules

A SHAD-owy evening to an Aurora sunrise; The teacher-to-student process

This past weekend marked the 5th year of the Kultrún World Music Festival, KW’s biggest outdoor dance party. It is admirable to see how Isabel Cisterna, founder of the Kultrún, manages to organize an event of this size. She and her family…
Ken Dobb

From Cabbagetown, to Vaughan, to Norway