Lucia's Dance Classes 2013 - please scroll down
Boost your spirit, feed your soul! Dance! Good exercise, great stress relief and fun! On-going dance classes by the Month, for Ages 12 years and up, teens, young adults, mature adults ... all welcome! Schedule below.
Please contact me before dropping in on a class and confirm class and exact time is a go. Phone: 832.721.0357 or email: lucia@flamencoinc.org
(Gulfgate Mall/Hobby area) Houston, Texas - Convenient location for So. East Houston, U of H University Park, Pasadena, Pearland, Clear Lake, HCC Southeast
MONDAYS
6:30 - Beginners, no experience, for now combined with Beg.II first half hour
7:00 - 8:15pm - Beginners II - previous dance experience; basic footwork & patterns tech using sevillana & tango steps; teaching patadas por tangos
TUESDAYS
6:30 - 7:45PM - Beg. II/Intermediate - teaching alegrias choreography; Warm-up with sevillanas and/or tangos, fandangos and/or rumba
7:45 - 9:00pm - Intermediate/Adv. - Solea por buleria with shawls
WEDNESDAYS - L & V rehearsals
THURSDAYS
6:30 - 7:45 - Folk Dances (Spanish Celtic, music of northern Spain) - good workout for most levels (Beg II & up) Castanets;stretching; turns, leg lifts. Bring jazz shoes, hip-hop or flat shoes, castanets, tambourines, face towel. Fun class!
7:45 - 9:00 - L & V Rehearsals
SATURDAY REHEARSALS - 2013
Two (2) Saturday rehearsals a month from 11:30am- 1pm Free to our present participating dance students; can be make-up class. Rehearsals will help us prepare for student gatherings and presentations. Others/outside students can come and observe quietly or join the rehearsal for a $15.00 drop in fee. Dates are also announced in our newsletter and please check events listing on our website for updates, changes or additions.
Rehearsal - 11:30am - 1pm, May 25 ---Cante class, May 25th @1:30
MONTHLY group tuition:
1 flamenco dance class per week - $45.00 mo.
2 flamenco dance classes per week - $85.00 --3 classes per week - $125.00
Spanish Folk dance -$40.00 mo.
Private and semi-private Classes by appointment; Lucia (dance)832.721.0357; Valdemar Phoenix (guitar) 713.428.1491 -Also Coaching; Workshops and Residencies
Let's stay on schedule, please be on time. Tuition is due at the beginning of the month on the first day of your dance class. Pay before class by cash, checks payable to Lucia Rodriguez. If you prefer to pay by credit card through Pay Pal, if you have an account or I can invoice through PPal. Many thanks.
What to Wear
You should wear (prefer black) leotard, flamenco practice skirt or a regular black circular skirt, dance shoes or regular medium heeled closed toe shoe (for beginners who don't have flamenco dance shoes). I do have a few Quo Vadis and Triana brand flamenco dance shoes available. You should acquire dance shoes as soon as possible. No big jewelry please, this can cause accidents to you or to others. Wear your hair away from your face in a bun or pony tail. Men can wear jogging pants or dance pants and tee-shirt; comfortable clothes that do not impede movement and that I may see your body placement. All students should wear support girdles, dance trunks, or a tummy support, especially when doing heavy footwork (inter. & advanced). More info: 832.721.0357 or email: Lucia@flamencoinc.org
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."
"My foundation, structure, and compas in Flamenco is Lucia Rodriguez. Lots of dancers teach choreography, Lucia guides you to understand and create your own! I learned to be inspired by others but to always express my own Duende! Lucia is my Maestra and my rock!"........ Sianey Montesdeoca (former student), New York, NY
"It was truly a wonderful experience. The more I see of those little dance gatherings, the more I am inspired as a student. I have surprised myself especially when I think about how much older I am than the others." ........Elizabeth Schuman (present student)
Why Dance? Learn traditional flamenco from an experienced teacher. It's Fun. Release stress. Find inner peace. Good exercise. Move to the rhythm of flamenco!
"Lucia loves sharing her vast knowledge of Spanish dance and music. With her personal instruction, I quickly learned about the many regions and their dances. I look forward to completing each class accompanied by live guitar and cante! Lucia offers the opportunity to learn the art of true Flamenco." ..... Marie Laplante (present student)
About Maestra Lucia
LUCIA, flamenco singer and dancer - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1980 to present - teaching dance; choreographer and singer for Lucia & Valdemar Flamenco; since 2004 singer and percussionist for Celt Iberia musical group. Also doing flamenco workshops and or performances with other local and out of state groups such as Rey Duran in MacAllen, Ambassadors Folklorico, Mixteco Folklorico, Del Espadin, Soniquete, Timo Lozano, dance groups in Houston; Workshops in Kansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri.
2010 - 3rd Cd titled 'Celtic Connection'
2005 - 2nd Cd titled 'Ritmo Azul'
2004 -2009 - Talento Bilingue (TBH) Theater Seasons
ORIGINAL Theatrical Choreographies
HSFA Flamenco Cuadros (1983 -2005) Ritmo Azul (2002); Grafico Dance Video (2000); Nueva Espana Suite(1995);Grafico (1994); Vinetas Flamencas(1991); Lorca!(2004); Etnodance (2006) 2005 &2007 - Performer-Classical Minds Guitar Festival which is part of the Texas Music Festival
2004 - Faculty and Performer-St.Joseph, Missouri International Guitar Festival
2002 - 2005- Taught at the Houston Ballet Academy Summer programs
1986 - 2004 - Texas Commission for the Arts Touring Program (18 yrs.); 1985 - 1988 - Young Audiences of Houston Program.
1998 - 1st Cd 'Nuestra Sangre Flamenca'
1983 - 2009 -Co-founder of the Houston Society of Flamenco Arts (HSFA)
The HSFA sponsors and volunteers produced, sponsored and co-sponsored many Flamenco concerts and Spanish related arts events to Houston audiences. HSFA presented local,national and international artists such as Silviana, The Champions, Edwardo Montemayor, Pilar Rioja, Miguel Rodriguez, Paco del Puerto, Paco de Lucia Sextet, Susanna di Palma, Maria Benitez, Cumbre, Rafael Riqueni, Maya Tatiana, Anya Vollhart, Oscar Trevino, Timo Lozano, Antonio Vargas, Antonio Granjero, Teo Morca, and many others.
1977 - Formed the original Trio Gitanerias in Houston with former San Antonio dancer, Gina Uribe and virtuoso flamenco guitarist and brother Miguel Rodriguez.
1967-1970 - Los Flamencos de San Antonio under the direction of Teresa & Curro Champion
1965-1968 - Mexican American Cultural Exchange Institute. Ballet folklorico Mexicano, classical ballet and music under Mexico City's foremost teachers. Scholarship to Bellas Artes in Mexico City
PRESENTATIONS
Locally at major theaters such as the Wortham Theater, Hobby Center, George R. Brown Convention Center, Rice University Hamman Hall, Jones Hall St.Thomas, Museum of Fine Arts, Children's Museum,etc. Presentations throughout Texas have included Colombus Opera House, Titus County Fair, Waco Hippodrome, Beeville University, etc. National/International presentations such as in Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, the Northeast, Mexico, Cayman Islands.
Has performed for famous personalities like Desi Arnaz, Chuck Conners, Lola Beltran, Pete Rose, Ambassadors from Spain, Spanish Consuls. Has opened show presentations for international personalities such as the late Tito Guizar, Rocio Jurado, Mark Anthony, Ricardo Montaner.
Has shared the stage with many other performers such as harpsichordist Will Volker, Indian Dance troupe Anjali, classical guitarist Marc Garvin, Argentinian musician Alfredo Espinosa, Mariachi Los Gallitos, Roy Brown from Puerto Rico, classical Spanish guitarist Maria Cortes, Indian sitar player,Srinivas, Isabel Ganz, Sephardic singer and musician, and others. As a cantaora (flamenco singer) Lucia has shared the stage with other flamenco singers such as Vicente Griego, Salvadora Galan, Rubina Carmona, Paco Garrigues, and Fernando Galvan.
ORIGINAL Theatrical Choreographies
HSFA Flamenco Cuadros (1983 -2005) Ritmo Azul (2002); Grafico Dance Video (2000); Nueva Espana Suite(1995);Grafico (1994); Vinetas Flamencas(1991); Lorca!(2004); Etnodance (2006) 2005 &2007 - Performer-Classical Minds Guitar Festival which is part of the Texas Music Festival
2004 - Faculty and Performer-St.Joseph, Missouri International Guitar Festival
The HSFA sponsors and volunteers produced, sponsored and co-sponsored many Flamenco concerts and Spanish related arts events to Houston audiences. HSFA presented local,national and international artists such as Silviana, The Champions, Edwardo Montemayor, Pilar Rioja, Miguel Rodriguez, Paco del Puerto, Paco de Lucia Sextet, Susanna di Palma, Maria Benitez, Cumbre, Rafael Riqueni, Maya Tatiana, Anya Vollhart, Oscar Trevino, Timo Lozano, Antonio Vargas, Antonio Granjero, Teo Morca, and many others.
1977 - Formed the original Trio Gitanerias in Houston with former San Antonio dancer, Gina Uribe and virtuoso flamenco guitarist and brother Miguel Rodriguez.
1967-1970 - Los Flamencos de San Antonio under the direction of Teresa & Curro Champion
1965-1968 - Mexican American Cultural Exchange Institute. Ballet folklorico Mexicano, classical ballet and music under Mexico City's foremost teachers. Scholarship to Bellas Artes in Mexico City
PRESENTATIONS
Locally at major theaters such as the Wortham Theater, Hobby Center, George R. Brown Convention Center, Rice University Hamman Hall, Jones Hall St.Thomas, Museum of Fine Arts, Children's Museum,etc. Presentations throughout Texas have included Colombus Opera House, Titus County Fair, Waco Hippodrome, Beeville University, etc. National/International presentations such as in Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, the Northeast, Mexico, Cayman Islands.
Has performed for famous personalities like Desi Arnaz, Chuck Conners, Lola Beltran, Pete Rose, Ambassadors from Spain, Spanish Consuls. Has opened show presentations for international personalities such as the late Tito Guizar, Rocio Jurado, Mark Anthony, Ricardo Montaner.
Has shared the stage with many other performers such as harpsichordist Will Volker, Indian Dance troupe Anjali, classical guitarist Marc Garvin, Argentinian musician Alfredo Espinosa, Mariachi Los Gallitos, Roy Brown from Puerto Rico, classical Spanish guitarist Maria Cortes, Indian sitar player,Srinivas, Isabel Ganz, Sephardic singer and musician, and others. As a cantaora (flamenco singer) Lucia has shared the stage with other flamenco singers such as Vicente Griego, Salvadora Galan, Rubina Carmona, Paco Garrigues, and Fernando Galvan.