Intensive Flamenco Training, Córdoba & Sevilla
Lynn: September 2009 | Part funded by the Arts Council

| Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba |

In September 2009, Lynn travelled to Córdoba to take intensive workshops in Tientos/Tangos with Eva Gonzalez and Bulerías with Jorge del Pino at the Centro Municipal de Flamenco in Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba. There were two levels: Básico and Medio. She joined 18 other students from Poland who travelled with teacher and dancer Magdalena Faszcza.

Almodóvar del Rio is an attractive whitewash pueblo with a castle on the top of the hill as its focal point, beautifully lit at night. It is situated close to the centre of Córdoba city. During the week, the group went into the city to do sightseeing and shopping. In Almodóvar del Río they took a tour to the lake and around the village where there are options to do other activities like watersports and horse riding.

The end of the week-long course finished with a well organised and lively Fiesta which included a dance performance by Jorge del Pino accompanied by El Macareno on guitar and singer Gema 'La Pichurri'.

[dancer Eva Gonzalez]
[lynn outside the centro municipal de flamenco studios]
[gema 'la pichurri' and el macareno performing]


| Sevilla |

For the second week, Lynn travelled to Sevilla to take evening technique & choreography classes with Vicky Barea from Andrés Marín Flamenco Abierto and technique & choreography classes with Isabel Bayón at the Ados Escuela de Flamenco in the mornings.

During the week Lynn went to visit Juana Amaya's school to watch an advanced class of students studying Soleá. Juana Amaya is a flamenco performer and teacher from Morón de la Frontera with a strong gypsy tradition.

Over the course of the week in Sevilla, Lynn enjoyed watching top flamenco performers including Manuela Ríos, Antonio Molina 'Choro', Felipe Mato, Leonor Leal, Rafael Campallo, Adela Campallo and singer Javier Rivera.
The highlight of the week was an openair show at the Jardines de Monasterio de la Cartuja to watch dancer Rosario Toledo, singer José Valencia and guitarist Dani de Morón.

Cantaor José Valencia

Lynn's next trip to Spain is in March 2010 where she will be studying with teachers Mercedes Ruiz and Manuel Liñán at the XIV Festival de Jerez.

[andres marin studios]
[vicky barea with lynn]
[lynn and isabel bayon]