Un Corazón Flamenco - Dance Performance Company

Un Corazón Flamenco is well versed in Flamenco mysteries, depth and intensity, and its Spanish, Gypsy and North African connections. We create living, passionate Flamenco, different every time. Our love for and immersion in Hispanic history and culture fuels our passion for this living art of dance, poetry, and music.

 Flamenco as a traditional and poetic art requires improvisation. Of course rehearsals, choreographies and arrangements are indispensable communication and learning tools. If a performance includes many artists on stage, choreographies, set lists and plans are required. However, Flamenco is what happens when people just start playing, dancing and singing with only a basic idea of what they are going to do, and allow this intense and great art to develop on its own.

Un Corazón Flamenco is Linda Machado and Ricardo de Cristóbal, professional Flamenco artists and instructors. Our style is improvisational with a traditional foundation. Our performances can range in size from solo guitar to an entire theatrical production. When appropriate, we utilize guest artists that share our passion for traditional and exciting Flamenco. We are experienced and well versed in flamenco's Palos (families of song and dance) and their connections, depth and intensity. As performers we rehearse, arrange, choreograph and develop set lists only if required by performing students or guest artists. We often play together in Flamenco! ...the Studio, but avoid breaking dances down and rehearsing bits and pieces. We create living Flamenco every time we dance.

Linda and Ricardo are also the founders of Flamenco! ...the Studio. Both artists bring years of experience and dedication to the art of Flamenco. Additionally, Linda is a selected Roster Artist with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Ricardo is the Valley's leading Flamenco historian. Many of our students, even beginners, have opportunities to dance and perform with other artists, and even perform in company presentations, enabling them to experience the connection and communication of live Flamenco right from the beginning.