What flamenco is
Flamenco is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain. It developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia but also has a historical presence in Extremadura and Murcia.
Form of song, dance, and instrumental (mostly guitar) music commonly associated with the Andalusian Roma (Gypsies) of southern Spain. (There, the Roma people are called Gitanos.) The roots of flamenco, though somewhat mysterious, seem to lie in the Roma migration from Rajasthan (in northwest India) to Spain between the 9th and 14th centuries. These migrants brought with them musical instruments, such as tambourines, bells, wooden castanets, and an extensive repertoire of songs and dances. In Spain, they encountered the rich cultures of the Sephardic Jews and the Moors. Their centuries-long cultural intermingling produced the unique art form known as flamenco.
On 16 November 2010, UNESCO declared flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Gigliola Rodrigues
Hola! Thank you for supporting me. I’ve been a flamenco dancer since I was 3 years old. I often share my performances and photos on social media, but I’d like to share a bit about my journey as a dancer with you.
How it started
The story of how I fell in love with flamenco is quite funny. When I was just 3 years old, my mom decided to show something to me and my cousins. After announcing it, she got on the kitchen table and started dancing. Somehow, her dancing was enchanting, and from that moment on, I fell in love with flamenco.
Education
After begging my mum to teach me this beautiful dance, I finally began my training at Amor de Dios in Madrid, one of the most prestigious academies in the world. Since then, I have continued learning both in Venezuela, my home country, and through workshops in Spain and online whenever possible. I had my first group performance at the age of seven.
I’m currently at the advanced level, yet as you should know, you never finish learning this discipline; it has even become a university course, you can actually get a degree in flamenco because this is one of the most complex kinds of art.
Flamenco allowed me to have performances around the world. I do love travelling as well, and I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to dance in different countries, with different cultures.
Sabrinne Flamenco
I started Sabrinne Flamenco in 2015 in San Juan de Los Morros, Estado Guarico, Venezuela. It was a flamenco academy, and I was the owner. Unfortunately, due to the political situation in the country, I had to close it. However, I have lovely memories from this experience. I was 15 years old when I opened the academy. I organized the groups by age, and each group had a flamenco name. At the time, there were 5 groups with 35 students. Even though the academy in Venezuela is closed, I am considering pursuing this project in Europe.
(Clavelitos group in the photo)
Dancing Giglio 