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Announcements
Saludos!
January was an active month of dance! We started off with our new monthly Sevillana night & ended the month with a bang at Houston Press' Artopia. An AMAZING night! Thanks so much to Houston Press for inviting Cuadro La Tempestad to be part of the performing arts line-up & thanks so much to everyone for forwarding all the photos of the event. We'll be posting them up soon!
February, although short, has much to offer too. Please enjoy reading through what we have upcoming, & let us know if you have any questions.
For constant updates, please join our Facebook pages - DEL ESPADIN FLAMENCO & SPANISH DANCE ACADEMY or SORAYA & LA ZAMBRA - links located on the home pages of our sites listed below or over on the left-hand side of our newsletter.
Special thanks to all our students & their families, & to all the supporters of Del Espadin Flamenco & Soraya's School of Belly Dance. Without you we would not have the opportunity to continue preserving Flamenco Puro & the art of Belly Dance here in Houston.
Muchisimas gracias & Shokran!
Maria Del Espadin, Tempestad & Soraya
Del Espadin Flamenco & Spanish Dance Academy
Soraya's School of Belly Dance
3939 Hillcroft, Suite 160
Houston, Texas 77057
www.flamencohouston.com
www.flamencospirit.com
www.bellydanceintexas.com
MONTHLY SEVILLANA NIGHT! 1ST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH BEGINNING JANUARY 6TH!

Sevillanas Night! Photo by Scott Corron
You asked for it! We listened! The first Wednesday of every month will be Sevillanas Night at Cafe Byblos.
Sevillana Night
Cafe Byblos Restaurant
6134 Richmond Ave.
Houston, Texas 77057
8-10pm; FREE Sevillana lesson at 9pm
NO COVER
Come dance Sevillanas all night long! Don't know how to dance Sevillana??? That's ok! Lesson at 9pm. Large wooden dance floor...plenty of good food & wine! Come dressed in costume if you like! ALSO, short performance by Solo Sevillanas!
First Wednesday of every month!
Photos by Scott Corron
STUDY FLAMENCO PURO IN SPAIN PROGRAM UNDERWAY!
Del Espadin Flamenco is proud to announce its new Study Flamenco Puro in Spain program in collaboration with the artists of Arte y Pureza of Sevilla, Spain.
In March of 2010, registered students of DEF&SDA will have the opportunity to travel to Andalucia, Spain to study Flamenco with world-renowned artists of the authentic gypsy style of Flamenco.
Session begins Monday, March 22, 2010 through Friday, March 26, 2010.
To download information flyer, please click here.
For more information, please call (713) 977-3900.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Time to make good on those New Year's resolutions! Registration open for flamenco & belly dance classes.
Dance not for you??? How about singing? Please click the photo to check out our full class schedule including Cante.

Marisol Monasterio, Cantaora, Cuadro La Tempestad, Photo by Bhavin
FLAMENCO (for full class schedule, please click here):
ADULT BEGINNER:
Monday mornings 11am-12:30pm
Wednesday evenings 7:45pm-9:15pm
Saturday afternoons 3pm-4:30pm
INTERMEDIATE 1:
Tuesday evenings 6:45pm-8:15pm
Saturday mornings 11am-12:30pm
INTERMEDIATE 2:
Thursday evenings 7:45pm-9:15pm
Saturday afternoons 3pm-4:30pm
ADVANCED:
Monday evenings 7.45pm-9.15pm
BELLY DANCE (for full class schedule, please click here):
BEGINNER 1:
Wednesday evenings 6:45pm-7:45pm
Thursday evenings 7.45pm-8.45pm
Saturday afternoons 12pm-1pm
BEGINNER 2:
Tuesday evenings 6:45pm-7:45pm
INTERMEDIATE:
Thursday evenings 6:45pm-7:45pm
Saturday mornings 11am-12pm
ADVANCED:
Monday evenings 7:45pm-9:15pm
To register online, please click here.
For tuition schedule, please click here.
Upcoming Performances

Cuadro La Tempestad - Photo by Lionlight Images
Del Espadin Flamenco & Soraya's Belly Dance is the home of four separate performing companies:
Cuadro La Tempestad (authentic gypsy-style Flamenco performing company) (Photo by Lionlight Images)
Solo Sevillanas (Regional Spanish Dance performing company)
Del Espadin Baile Espanol (Classical Spanish Dance & Flamenco Estilizado performing company)
Soraya & La Zambra Belly Dance Troupe (Egyptian-style Cabaret belly dance & gypsy fusion belly dance) (Photo & design by Bhavin & Lionlight Images)
Performance Dates:
The performing companies have many shows coming up in the next few months. Here are some of the highlights (full performance calendar with show details can be found at www.flamencospirit.com & www.bellydanceintexas.com):
EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT - SORAYA & LA ZAMBRA AT CAFE BYBLOS!
Show begins at 9:30pm
Byblos Belly Dance Night Special - $5 Margaritas
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT - SORAYA AT SHISHA EXPRESS!
9511 Westheimer
Show begins at 9pm
Hookah rentals - $9
FEBRUARY 24, 2009 - FLAMENCO AT CAFE BYBLOS
CUADRO LA TEMPESTAD
Cafe Byblos Restaurant
6134 Richmond Ave.
Houston, Texas 77057
Cover $6.00
Cafe Byblos FLAMENCO NIGHT SPECIAL - $5.00 Margaritas
To make a reservation, please call 713 899 3771

Zambra Thursdays at Cafe Byblos - Photo & design by Bhavin &Lionlight Images

Carrying on a generations-old family tradition, Maria Del Espadín and her daughter, Tempestad, bring decades of teaching & performing experience to their students.
Regardless of the constant commercialization and modernization of Flamenco, Mama Flamenca and La Hija Flamenca (as affectionately called by their many students) strive to preserve the authenticity of Flamenco and to present Flamenco to the public as the gypsies of Andalucia intended Flamenco to be. To learn true Flamenco...not only as the music & dance that it is, but also as a way of life...this Flamenco family invites you to come observe a class or try one out at no expense upon registering with the Academy. We invite you to experience first-hand what it is that sets Del Espadín Flamenco & Spanish Dance Academy apart from all others!
All new registrants can try out their first Flamenco class for free. Please visit www.flamencohouston.com & print the coupon from the home page to present at time the class is taken. Coupon applies to only first Flamenco or Belly Dance class. All other classes and/or workshops are excluded from this promotion.
Photo of Maria Del Espadin & Tempestad by Bhavin.
Thank you for your time & support promoting education of Flamenco Puro & Belly Dance in the Houston community!
Sincerely,
Del Espadin Flamenco & Spanish Dance Academy, Inc. & Soraya's School of Belly Dance
3939 Hillcroft, Suite 160
Houston, Texas 77057
www.flamencohouston.com
www.flamencospirit.com
www.bellydanceintexas.com
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