Every flamenco class begins with a warm-up, then we move into postural exercises, arm work, traveling steps, footwork, and finally some choreography. Flamenco is for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Join this welcoming and inclusive community and learn more about this beautiful and expressive art form by experiencing firsthand! Many students love how this art for is a work out for both mind and body, and a place to express oneself purely in this art form. We’re a welcoming community and just want to share flamenco’s ability to build resilience and community in Cleveland!

$135 for 6 classes of $25/drop-in.

About the instructor:

Study flamenco with the best! Alice Blumenfeld is known for a unique and “fierce presence (her movements seem to arise from several feet beneath the ground)” (Thinking Dance) and her “sharp and exhilarating” energy onstage (Philadelphia Inquirer). Blumenfeld is the founder and artistic director of ABREPASO flamenco. The company’s name means to break open space and their mission is to deepen appreciation for flamenco and create original choreographies, finding new entry points into and new pathways within the art form. Blumenfeld’s recognitions include: a Fulbright recipient in dance in Spain, a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and a two-time Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award recipient in choreography (FY20 & 22). She toured nationally with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, and has been a guest artist with Nélida Tirado, the American Bolero Dance Company, Antonio Granjero, Jácome Flamenco, among other companies and she has performed in Berlin and Spain. Blumenfeld holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University and a BA in Comparative Literature from New York University where she graduated summa cum laude, with highest departmental honors, and Phi Beta Kappa. She has previously been a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College and teaches at other local universities.