Pure Flamenco Dance Center

Specialties

Pure Flamenco teaches Classical flamenco, which is the style most frequently performed by Spanish flamenco dance companies. It is danced largely in a proud and upright way. Unlike the more gitano influenced flamenco, there is little movement of the hips, the body is tightly held and the arms are long, like a ballet dancer.

My main focus is technique. Once you master your technique, you can easily pick up any choreography. I strongly believe that there is no point in learning choreography, if you are not prepared to execute it properly.

Class Schedule:

Monday — Intermediate — 6:30 to 7:30 pm — Studio 105

Monday — Beginner I — 7:30 to 8:30 pm — Studio 105

Tuesday — Beginner I — 10:30 to 11:30 am — Studio 105

Wednesday — Beginner I — 6:30 to 7:30 pm — Studio 201

Thursday — Beginner II — 10:30 to 11:30 am — Studio 105

History

Established in 2014.

Flamenco has been a part of my life since the day I was born. I come from a Spanish family, (you can tell by name: María del Mar) and Flamenco is a passion I inherited from my mother and her mother. I started dancing when I was 12 and have not stopped since.

After being a student, teacher and Company member of Instituto Real Flamenco in Monterrey, México for more than 20 years, I have now my own Flamenco dance studio in San Diego.

Meet the Business Owner

Maria del Mar H.

Business Owner

Overall experience: 24 years of training and 17 years of teaching Flamenco.

I started my dance training in 1992 at the age of 12 under Betty Villarreal at Instituto Real Flamenco in Monterrey, Mexico. By 1998, I was already teaching beginner flamenco classes, and became a member of the Institute’s Company.

From 2006 to the present date, I have continued my formal training by studying with masters of flamenco in order to offer the best flamenco classes to my students.

You can read my complete biography on my website.