![]() If you are interested, you might get to know him personally and have a memorable conversation. ![]() He mainly works collaboratively with artists like Deva Schubert, Jan Rozman, Maciej Sado, Florine Leoni, Michael Portnoy, Heiner Goebbels, Nile Koetting, amongst others. Currently he is co-developing the project “Patterns in between Intelligences” at the intersection between performance and AI, with the support of the Volkswagen Foundation. He is also co-founder of Scores for Gardens, a study group working at the intersection of performance and critical theory, in collaboration with Travers, Radialsystem and supported by Gwaertler Stiftung.įrom 2018 until 2020 he was a member artist of the Creative Europe research project on dance and technology Moving Digits. In 2015 he founded the collective Kimberly Kaviar together with Simone Gisela Weber, which in 2018 was selected for the Mentoring Program “Newcomer” from theīerlin State Association for the Independent Performing Arts e.V. His works can be traced in the convergence of interdisciplinary practices and unexpected encounters, dealing with speculations about time, technology, and environments. We hear the guitar and the cante and we’re driven to DANCE.īe happy where you are but keep being inspired by La Capitana, Carmen Amaya.Juan Felipe Amaya Gonzalez (he/him) is a Colombian performance artist based in Berlin and working in the fields of dance, choreography, and visual arts. We are called to it with all its complexities, challenges and head trips. So, in the end, why bother with flamenco if it’s so dang hard? Yes, the biggest secret to feeling like you’re DANCING is showing up to class consistently and being present with your mind and body. We DO have cathartic moments in class, and that comes from consistency. The challenging aspects keeps us vibrant. We are a community of like-minded women that have fun in class. There is no thinking about anything outside of class. What I love about the whole process of dance classes is having to be focused in the moment. We must accept where we are in flamenco proficiency and enjoy it. It’s the PROCESS of learning flamenco that is so rewarding. If we were perfect at flamenco NOW, then there would be nowhere else to go afterward. Plus, one might not have that cathartic moment at the end because someone forgot a step, the tempo got too fast, the lights were too blinding, and, and… I constantly tell my dancers to enjoy the process of learning because the actual performance itself goes by so fast. We all want perfection, but that’s impossible. ![]() Or some dancers over extend themselves by wanting to dance as many numbers as possible. Sometimes some of the dancers can’t get it right away. Take for example any of my upcoming student shows. If you didn’t grow up immersed in flamenco, you either enjoy the challenge of learning and accept it or you’ll just drown with frustration. So, it’s the same with flamenco, of course. AMAYA Dance provides not only fun group classes, but also first rate dance instruction, an incredible social. Others would happily play at a beginner level forever because it’s just a hobby. AMAYA Dance, founded by one of Houstons longest standing dance instructors, Salomon Amaya, not only prides ourselves in creating the best experience for our students but has a goal and a vision of building a lasting dance community. Most would study intensely to gain a certain level of proficiency. They wanted to DANCE not work on a gazillion other things.īut would a new student of piano expect to play a concerto after six weeks? Of course not. Some stop soon after because flamenco is so difficult. The new compás, the coordination, the footwork, the aire. That first class for many students is such an overwhelming experience. I get questions all the time that go like this, “how many classes until I can dance flamenco?” or “how long until I feel like I’m really dancing?” Dancing with complete passion and abandon like Carmen Amaya is easy, right? Well…. How hard could it be? You just stomp around with a pretty dress and a scowl, right? People love flamenco and then they want to try dancing.
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