The Rogelio Rodriguez Dance Academy Presents
Guest Instructors
 Marc
Aurelio Received from the Centro De Arte Flamenco y Danza
Espanola amor de dios Federacion de Entidades del flamenco de la
Communidad de Madrid. He formed his compagnia Baile Teatro Espanol
which while firmly maintaining Spanish classical dance traditions aims at
new contemporary creativity by incorporating other styles too. |
 Rosa
Maria Navarrette
Director of the group "Danza Flamenca" at The University of
Mexico City. She has worked with such great artists as La Tati,
Manolo Vargas, Pilar Riojas, Eva La Yerbabuena and many more. |
 NaNa
Lorca
Director of the National Ballet of Spain. Formerly first soloist
and partner of Jose Greco. |
 Pablo
Rodarte
Internationally
acclaimed Flamenco Artist Pablo Rodarte taught and performed in Spain for twenty-four
years. He trained in three schools of Spanish dance regional, bolero and flamenco, with
an infusion of other art forms to create his unusual artistic expression He was tutored by
the great masters including Angel Torres, Antonio Marin, and Mercedes Leon He has toured
around the world as a soloist with the Rafael de Cordoba Company, JosE Greco, JosE Molind,
Maria Benitez, Susana Di Palma, and the Spanish Dance Arts Company of New York.
Mr.
Rodarte lives in New Mexico where he performs, teaches and choreographs for his own
company DANCE ESPANA, and in the Flamenco Program at the University of New Mexico. He is
the creator and director of the nationally known Christmas show, "NATlVIDAD
FLAMENCA”, having toured successfully for five seasons. He is currently working on an
18th Century Spanish Baroque dance drama of "DRACULA.”
Over
this past year, Pablo Rodarte has performed in Spain, Minneapolis, Florida, Canada,
Albuquerque, and in Los Angeles, as well as sharing his unique artistry with his students
and now at the Rodriguez Academy in Houston |
 Linda
Vega
Linda Vega began her professional career in 1973, and has since achieved high acclaim as a
dancer, choreographer and teacher. During the
ten years she was based in Spain, she toured extensively throughout Europe, and performed
with Spain's major dance companies. She was
also featured in several films for Spanish television.
Linda Vega is a performer who
captures the audience with her infectious love of dance.
|
Luis Montero
Luis Montero
Born in Granada, Spain, Luis became a major figure in the Spanish dance field at an early
age and traveled throughout the world as soloist with the Pilar Lopez, Mariermma, Maria
Rosa, Jose Molina and Jose Greco Companies.
His imaginative
choreography was incorporated into many of their programs and he was soon in demand not
only as a performer, but as a choreographer as well. Luis Montero is the recipient
of five grants from the New York State Council on The Arts for choreographing
"Espana," "Andaluza," "El Amor
Brujo," "Asturias" and "For Whom The Bell Tolls."
Luis has
performed with and created choreography for the New York City Opera, Nashville Ballet,
Ballet Hispanico, Ballet Concerto, Flamenco Ole, Yamada Tokyo Ballet, Arte Flamenco,
Grand Rapids Ballet, Erie Ballet Theater and the Eugene Ballet.
Luis has
recently finished choreographing and performing "El
Puente and Ravel's "Bolero" for Copenhagen's Danseteatret Carmen,
"Andalusian Suite" and "Encuentros" for Ballet Concerto, and the Opera
"Carmen" for the Chautauqua Opera. Luis
teaches flamenco on a regular basis as a guest teacher in various university dance
departments.
Omayra Amaya
Omayra was
first exposed to Flamenco before her birth. Her
parents, Olga and Curro Amaya, vmre featured performers in the dance company of her
legendary aunt Carmen Amaya. Omayra was
raised as a gypsy and was exposed daily to the cultural roots of Flamenco, its subtle art
and torrid passion. As a child, she was
surrounded by the varied talents of the Amaya family, which is full of Flamenco dancers,
singers and guitarists. Her family had the
greatest influence on her, its discipline, and they awakened in her a love for Flamenco's
art and dedication to its discipline, and they supplied the foundation of her style and
technique.
After Carmen
Amaya's death, Omayra's parents formed their own company and continued to tour the world. Omayra first appeared on stage as a toddler,
often interrupting her parents'performances and later taking on small roles of her own. At the age of twelve, Omayra ms performing
professionally in her parents company. By the
age 15 she was performing in other flamenco companies, including those of Rosario Galan
and Antonio Santaelia. She toured Central and
South America as well as the United States as a teenager.
As she gained
experience, Omayra sought to enrich her art through study of other dance forms. She attended The Boston Conservatory on
scholar-ship, and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance and
Choreography. As a student, Omayra performed
with Ana Sokolow, Ann Marie Forsyth, Marcus Shulkind, Jennifer Scanlon, Sam Kurkijan, and
many other modem and ballet dancers and choreographers.
After
graduation Omayra returned to Spain to immersed herself in the new flamenco scene and in
1993 Omayra returned to Boston to establish her own company. In 1993 Omayra Amaya founded AMAYA, Flamenco sin
limites, Inc. (Flamenco Without Limits) and began teaching and performing locally and
nationally. Omayra quickly made a name for
herself at her company premiere in 1994. Audience
members and critics alike raved about the program which mixed Modern, Spanish, Jazz and
World Beat music with traditional Flamenco dance forms.
Also in 1993
Omayra was invited in the faculty of The Boston Conservatory, The Boston Ballet, Harvard
University, and Walnut Hill Performing Arts School. In
1997 Omayra and her company, AMAYA, Flamenco sin limites completed a nine-month run of
Omayra y Flamenco at The Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Repeatedly
extended due to popular demand, Omayra garnered national media attention and inspired a
PBS documentary and a film titled 'Gypsy Heart' by Jocelyn Aiami which is currently being
presented at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC and also at The Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston. Omayra is CO-Founder & CO-
Director of The National Conservatory of Flamenco Arts.
Omayra is currently in the faculty of the Dance Department at The University
of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Jose
Greco II
