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Casa Flamenca– A 501© (3) non profit organization
MISSION
Our mission is to create a vibrant, friendly community of individuals and artists who support the growth and development of world-class Flamenco art through programming and classes, for children through adults.
Class information and location for Casa Flamenca are listed in the tabs above and are on-going weekly. Workshops and private lessons are offered throughout the year. During the weekdays, the program includes classes for the absolute beginner all the way through professional development. There is a child-specific class on Saturday which trains children in the fundamentals of Flamenco rhythm, palmas (hand-percussion) and dance techniques.
Staying true to Flamenco’s foundation as a solo art form, each individual at Casa Flamenca is trained independently so no two dancers look exactly alike. The most distinct attribute of class structure is that there are only two levels offered, absolute beginners and everybody els
History
Established in 2010.
Founded by Jesus Muñoz in 2010, the 501©(3) non-profit organization, Casa Flamenca, strives every day to preserve the roots and soul of the art of Flamenco. Our first classes and our first concert rehearsals were held out of an 8×8′ foot space in a small adobe guest house, three dancers at a time, one instructor and free admission. Despite our lack of resources we had a vision: We wanted our Flamenco art to be personal, we wanted our art to reek of integrity, genius and creativity, we wanted our work to be amazing and amazing meant a lot of individual time and hard work. We wanted to share this passion, this gift and this beautiful art form with YOU. We had dreams of becoming world-class artists, sharing this work on stage, teaching our vision to others but first, we had to start, so in 2007 we started by addressing our own needs and supporting our own vision. We started at home. Three times a week, we converted one bedroom with wooden floors to a house of Flamenco, in Spanis
Meet the Business Owner
Jesus Muñoz and Valeria Montes M.
Business Owner
Jesus Muñoz
is recognized for his deep understanding of Cante Flamenco and improvisational control over rhythm. Muñoz has performed, produced and directed in the United States, Canada & Spain. He is Founder and Director of Jesus Muñoz Flamenco and Co-Director of the Detroit-based, La Chispa and Company. Muñoz teaches a growing student base at his school, Casa Flamenca, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and for the past seven years has toured nationally with New York City– based company, Carlota Santana’s Flamenco Vivo.
In March 2013, Muñoz was a featured soloist at Lincoln Center for the 100 Years of Flamenco in New York City exhibit. He has also been a featured soloist at Jazz Café at Music Hall, the Detroit Institute of the Arts’ Spanish Masters Series, the National Museum of Dance, Nasher Museum at Duke University, and has closed for the Denver Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra in 2011.
Valeria Montes
has been described as «mesmerizing» by the Detroit free press and «beauty in motion» by