| Antonio Hidalgo, a native flamenco dancer from Córdoba recently danced at the Feria de Sevilla in Philadelphia & offered a 3 day hands-on workshop with area flamenco students. Here's a short bio and hotos from our week with Antonio & friends from Flamenco del Encuentro. | |
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The first weekend in May, area flamenco enthusiasts in the Philadelphia had the rare opportunity to enjoy flamenco of the highest caliber. Antonio Hidalgo, a native of Córdoba was the featured guest artist performing with Flamenco del Encuentro at the 2nd Annual Feria de Sevilla in Philadelphia. He is an accomplished choreographer and teacher, a powerful creative force, in addition to being a tremendous dancer and all around nice guy. This was a singular opportunity to enjoy the performance of a great Spanish-born flamenco dancer without having to scour the tablaos of the Spanish countryside. If you missed it... for shame! But here are some photos to soothe your soul... |
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A few photos from The HERENCIA
ARABE PROJECT SHOW at the
2nd Annual FERIA DE SEVILLA IN PHILADELPHIA |
 Antonio Hidalgo con Herencia Arabe |
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 Antonio Hidalgo con Herencia Arabe |
 Herencia Arabe after the show: Hersjel, Toni, Anna, Tito, Alfonso, Antonio, Rogert, Gigi and Meesha. |
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photos of Antonio's performance with Herencia Arabe.
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Philadelphia area flamenco students were also recently privileged enough to participate in a Flamenco dance workshop with Antonio Hidalgo sponsored by Anna and Tito Rubio, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday- MAY 2,3 & 4th, 2005 at the Rittenhouse Dance Academy. The workshop with Antonio was a rare opportunity to study with someone who is not only an accomplished performer, but also a gifted teacher. In my studies, academic and otherwise, I have only encountered a handful of people who have such a natural ability to teach. As a non-dancer the prospect of being instructed by a highly acclaimed professional dancer was daunting to me. However, Antonio was kind, patient and never intimidating. His ability to clearly articulate and deconstruct directions on a level than anyone can understand ensures that Antonio Hidalgo will certainly be recalled as one of the great flamenco teachers of this century. |
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PHOTOS FROM ANTONIO HIDALGO'S WORKSHOP
SPONSORED BY ANNA & TITO RUBIO
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Antonio demonstrates advanced footwork |
Antonio Hidalgo and Tito Rubio after class |
A student's palmas sets the beat for a demo |
Updated May 23rd, 2005.
