Deva Flamenco

Diary of events

Future Events
24th April 2010. Guests at a Hafla (Arabic dance evening) organised by Weird Sisters of Wrexham.

12th May 2010 Talk on story of flamenco with archival recordings and demonstration dances for Chester in Concert at Upton Golf Club, Chester,

12th/13th June 2010 Chester - commemorating 1600 years since the Romans left Britain. ( Spanish dancers were reknown throughout the Roman Empire)

10th July 2010 National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthen. International Day of Dance

Recent Events

March 2010 Informal Spanish evening at Upton Village Hall

March 2010 - Cheshire Dance's Stride 10 showcase at Winsford.

Feb 2010 Spanish Evening at the Boat House, Parkgate.

Feb 2010 Presentations on History of Flamenco with demonstration dances to groups in Chester and the Wirral.

November 2009 Maria del Mar - "Chachi" from Malaga - was guest dancer at our "Dances with Passion" show at Upton Village Hall - along with Pedralta, Weird Sisters, Nia and Steve, Dance in-Tension and Patricia and Priscilla of Flamenco-de-Liverpool.

October 2009 - Show and "have a go at flamenco" for Linkup Club, Chester. Weekly flamenco classes from November.

October and November 2009 Chris gave flamenco workshops in Wirral and Merseyside schools

July 2009 Nia represented /Deva Flamenco at the International Folk Dance Festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire.

June 2009 Flamenco show at Northwich Salsa Party in aid of British Heart Foundation

June 2009 History of flamenco and dance workshops for nursery and primary schools in Tipton, East Midlands and Liverpool.

April 2009 Guest dancers at a Hafla ( Arabic Dance Evening) near Wrexham

March 2009 Flamenco dance workshops and guitar and percussion workshops for two primary schools

March 2009 Spanish Night at Upton Village Hall to celebrate Mother's Day.

December 2008 We danced bulerias at Upton Village Hall's 80 years of dance celebrations

October 2008 We performed Sevillanas in the Dances of the Old Silk Road show, St George's Hall. Liverpool.

October 2008 Dance and guitar workshops followed by after-school flamenco performance for parents at a Primary School in Warrington

October, July and March 2008 The history of flamenco - illustrated presentations for Methodist Women's Fellowship in Great Sutton, Frodsham Local History Group and St Andrews URC Social Group Chester.

Sept 2008 Nia and Christine (flamenco dance), James (guitar) and Paul (cajon) at the Spanish Night at the Goshawk Pub, Mouldsworth, Cheshire.

July 2008 Lord Mayor's Parade through the streets of Chester - this year we won the prize for best costume

July 2008 - Christine danced at care homes in Chester

July 2008 The story of flamenco and fun flamenco dance workshops at nursery and primary schools in Merseyside and Wirral

June 2008 Maria del Mar from Malaga gave workshops and then danced at our Spanish Evening with special guests the Candela flamenco group and Paco Torres

May 2008 Christine and Nia took part in the "largest Sevillana Dance" in London - a new Guinness world record

May 2008 Spanish Night at Rendezvous Restaurant, Wallasey,

November 2007 Workshops with Maria Del Mar and Spanish evening to celebrate our 10th birthday

October 2007 Flamenco children's party

September 2007 History of flamenco (presented in Spanish and English), basic Spanish and flamenco dance workshops at two High Schools in Liverpool and a primary school in Runcorn

July 2007 Workshop for visiting Japanese students, University of Chester.

July 2007 History of flamenco and workshop at Leek High School.

June 2007 Dancing for guitarist Martin Peake at the Noche Espanola at Burton Manor

June 2007 Penny Caffrey our teacher wrote a tientos choreography with which we opened the Jaleo show at the Guildhall, Chester

June 2007 Summer Spanish Spectacular at Upton-by-Chester Village Hall,

March 2007, "A Taste of Flamenco" at the Guildhall, Chester with guests Carmen de Torres and Candela, Paco Torres and James Edwards (guitar), Sergio Benjumea Carnerero (singer)