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Biography
Andrea has been a member of Mozaico Flamenco Dance Theatre since 2004 and has performed in its productions “Espiritu sin Nombre” (2004), "Poemas de Alegria" (2005), “Café de Chinitas” (2006), & “Café de Chintas Imagines del Oriente” (2007), Feria de la Costa (2007), and Café de Chinitas Vignettes (2010). She has been featured with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver International Dance Festival, the Dance Centre’s Discover Dance series, Flamenco del Mar Festival, North Shore Folk Festival, Latin Festival and the West Coast Harp Society Tribute Concert to Jurgen Gothe. Andrea's credits also extend to numerous performances in Vancouver & the Lower Mainland, 100 Mile House, Squamish & St. John’s, Newfoundland. She performs regularly in the Lower Mainland at the Kino Café and within the community.
Thanks to the generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts Professional Development Program, Andrea spent three exciting months in Jerez de la Frontera and Seville, Spain in 2010. She had the wonderful opportunity to enhance her traditional Sevillan bata de cola, mantón, and castañuelas technique and choreography at Escuela Matilde Coral. She also immersed herself in the exploration of a more contemporary styling with the innovative bailaora, Ángeles Gabaldón.
Andrea has trained extensively in Vancouver with Oscar Nieto and Kasandra La China at Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy. Andrea has studied with renowned flamenco artists including Rosario Ancer, Rafaela Carrasco, Isabel Bayón, Ángeles Gabaldón, Maria “Cha-Cha” Bermudez, Andres Marin and Sara de Luis.
Teaching Style
Andrea has gone through rigorous didactic and technical training with both Oscar Nieto and Kasandra La China at Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy. University-trained as a French language instructor, Andrea easily transfers those skills to teaching Flamenco. Her degree in Kinesiology also gives her a unique set of tools to explain body awareness, movement and break down technique for students in a comprehensive manner.
Andrea is known for her classical and artistically precise style of dancing. She is respected for her flamenco technique classes and intensive bootcamp workshops. Her creative application of teaching technique and choreography makes Andrea’s classes not only a great learning environment but also a lot of fun.
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