Dance photographer ZiZi Zabaneh has been keeping herself busy lately by taking photographs at local tablao shows.  She has been generous enough to share with me some of her photos. Thanks ZiZi!  (Click on photos to enlarge)  (09/05/06)

Patricia Gallardo at Cinco Jotas	Patricia Gallardo at Cinco Jotas	Patricia & Luis Linares at Cinco Jotas
Luis Linares at Cinco Jotas	Brianna, Patricia & Luis at Cinco Jotas	Luis & our photographer, ZiZi, at Cinco Jotas
Mayelu & Jose Junco dance  Sevillanas at Costa Vasca	Junco & El Tiburon at Costa Vasca	Kiyo on percussion at Costa Vasca
Mayelu Perez at Costa Vasca	Jose Junco at Costa Vasca	Kyoko & Tony dance Sevillanas at Costa Vasca

New CD-release from Melbourne, Florida-based flamenco guitarist Don Soledad.  Click on picture below to link to his web page, where you can listen to samples from his CD, 'Camino de Seda'.  (08/16/06)

Thanks to all those who came out to see the performance by Bailes Ferrer this past weekend.  It was many months of hard work and at times very stressful but it was certainly all worth it!  Here are some pictures from the past few weeks leading up to the Festival.  (08/10/06)

Niña Pastori's concert at Macarena	Paola, Kiyo, Vanessa, Luis &  Lea at La Barraca Hollywood	Luis & Pastora Galvan at Macarena
Kiyo & Luis at Paella Seafood	Kyoko, Paola & Leslie - okay, we were  a little thirsty...	Leslie, Rafa & Kyoko
After-party for Calle Flamenca at La Barraca	Sudhi and Defne	Lea, Vanessa and Pecas
Niurca and Jose Luis	Damaris with her baby, Gabriel	Leslie, Kiyo, Kyoko, Sudhi & Defne at Macarena

Premier of Calle Flamenca by Bailes Ferrer this weekend at the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale.  Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm.  (08/01/06)

Miami-based flamenco dancer Ana Miranda recently returned from the Albuquerque, NM workshop, and has shared with us these photos.  Thanks Ana!!  (Click on photos to enlarge) (07/20/06)

Pedro and Israel goofing around	Martita, Ana, Pedro, Alejandro and Eiko	Scene of a juerga scene at Eva Encinias' house
Miami-based dancer Eiko with  Israel Galvan	Pastora Galvan gets inspired to sing  at the juerga, flanked by Manuela Carrasco's daughter & Jose Amador	Flamencos of Miami, Texas, Atlanta and Pittsburgh unite!
Ana and Patricia (from Sarasota, FL)	Adela Campallo and Ana	Eiko, Victor (from TX), and Ana

Here are some pictures from this past weekend at Tapas y Tintos.  My special thanks to Amarilys for taking some of these photos.  (07/04/06)

Amarilys, Maggie and Niurca	Jose, Vanessa, Luis and Niurca	Guitarist Ricardo Diaz was in Miami for a couple of days.
Kyoko in her Solea	Niurca in her Guajiras	Kyoko and Niurca in Bulerias

A couple of days ago, I was invited to go on a special tour of the new Miami Performing Arts Center (MPAC).  I was excited to take a peek at this state-of-the-art, $450 million facility, and was thoroughly impressed by its beauty and functionality.  MPAC is the largest performing arts complex built in the US since the Kennedy Center (1971) in Washington, DC, and the Ziff Ballet Opera House is the second largest opera house in the US after the Met in NYC.  The first flamenco performance that I know of coming here is Eva Yerbabuena's Eva, on December 2 & 3.  Here are some photos from the tour.  (Click on photos to enlarge) (06/18/06)

Model of the Ballet Opera House	Model of the Concert Hall	Standing on stage, looking out at the audience in the Ballet Opera House
Yes, we had to wear hardhats - it's still a construction zone!	Looking at the Concert Hall from the Opera House	Inside of the Concert Hall.  The circular acoustic canopy in the center will be raised soon.
Side balcony seats in the  Concert Hall	Looking southward from the bridge between the two buildings.  The building on the right is the old Sears Tower, which they had to preserve (houses a coffee shop on the ground level and AC generators for the opera house).  There will be a row of 60+ story condo buildings going up in the surrounding area.	Looking up at the enormous  curtain wall  in the lobby of  the Ballet Opera House

I have not been able to update the website recently because I am in the middle of a move, but here are some recent photos from the local tablaos.  Enjoy!!  (Click on photos to enlarge) (06/13/06)

Nuria, Carla and Leonardo  at Casa Panza	With Nuria & Carla at Casa Panza	Dancing Sevillanas w/Carla
Kiyo, Jose, Genoveva & Luis  at Cinco Jotas	Luis & Genoveva at Cinco Jotas	Kiyo, Rafa, Patricia & Luis  at Cinco Jotas
Kiyo, Kyoko, Isnaya & Luis at Tapas y Tintos (photo by Amanda)	Dancing Sevillanas with a customer at Tapas (photo by Pepe)	Tapas y Tintos (photo by Sandra)
Kiyo, Rafa, Paola & Luis at Paella Seafood	At a recent show by Clarita Filgueiras	With the men of the Miami  flamenco scene

South Florida flamencos Amarilys, Carmen and Adriana ran into Tomatito while they were in Jerez!!  Here's a picture of them together! (my thanks to Amarilys for this photo) (05/04/06)

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