For the thousandth time, fist pumping does not qualify as dancing, and I really don’t care what an alcoholic, soon-to-have-a-baby, narcissistic smurf says. For the ladies who have probably missed the above reference because they’re just that classy, Philly’s all-female flamenco dance company, presents the first ever Philadelphia Flamenco Festival. The festival, presented by Pasión y Arte, will introduce you to Rosario Toledo and her...

Al Dia: Part-time Dancer Won’t Turn Her Back on Love for Flamenco MARCH 13, 2012 By Christie Francis and Stephanie Klock Monica Herrera’s class stretched at the beginning of the Wednesday night class. When Monica Herrera traveled to Spain when she was 12, she saw flamenco for the first time in a restaurant with her grandparents. Herrera said: “I couldn’t even believe what I was looking at. I’d never seen anything like it before and I...

Share Experience alternative worlds of culture and creativity, take passage with the Painted Bride Art Center on Saturday, March 3 alongside Barcelona-born bass player-composer Alexis Cuadrado as he leads an 8-piece ensemble through compositional works from his latest CD release Noneto Iberico – a project which effortlessly unifies the enchanting harmonies and rhythmic cycles of Spanish Flamenco music with the improvisational stylistics of...

Share The First Friday night of every month at Bar Ferdinand. Where Tito, Anna, Antonia Rubio and friends have delighted the guests last night with a nice night of Flamenco music and Cante. Bar Ferdinand offers Tapas with different selections and of course, the traditional Sangria. Location: Bar Ferdinand 1030 North 2nd Street (2nd just above Girard) Philadelphia, PA ...

Who’s Tito Rubio? Read about him on this Philly Flamenco post.    Contact info...