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BIOGRAPHIES
Phoebe Vernier "La Fibi"
"La Fibi" has studied, taught and performed Flamenco
dance for 19 years. She has danced in the companies of Rosa
Montoya Bailes Flamencos, La Tania Music and Dance, and toured
nationally with the renowned Maria Benitez Spanish Dance Company.
She was a core member of The Sol y Luna Band and Cuadro for
six years. She currently lives, teaches and performs throughout
Sonoma County.
Carola
Zertuche
Carola Zertuche was born in Mexico where she began her dance
career at Mexico City's premier Tablao Flamenco "Meson
de Triana", Carola has danced with numerous companies
in Mexico, USA and Spain. She has studied extensively with
such renowned artist as Manolo Vargas, Ciro, Belen Maya, Andres
Marin. She resides in San Francisco where teaches and performs
with different companies.
Juliana
Drechsel
Juliana Drechsel has studied Spanish classical dance and Flamenco
first in Brazil, and later in the U.S. and Spain, where she
studied with Angelita Gomez in Jerez de la Frontera, El Guito
and Merche Esmeralda. She has been a member of Monica's Arte
y Compás since 1999 and Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos
since 2000. She currently performs and teaches throughout
the Bay Area.
Virginia
Iglesias
Director of "The Flamenco Academy of Dance," soloist,
master teacher and innovative choreographer, Ms. Iglesias
has been dedicated to flamenco for 20 years, beginning her
professional dance career in Madrid, performing in Spanish
dance companies and touring internationally. Her company of
16 artists can be seen in concert this year at the Cowell
Theater on Sept. 28 and Stanford Dinkelspiel Theater on Oct.
18, 2003.
Melissa
Cruz
Melissa Cruz was a company member of Rosa Montoya's Bailes
Flamencos and for the past several years has been dancing
regularly as a soloist in many of the Bay Area's top tableaus.
Her influences include intensive studies in Spain with Yolanda
Heredia, Alegria Suarez, Manoli Rios and Andres Marin.
Yaelisa
Yaelisa is the Emmy Award-winning director of Caminos Flamencos,
a nationally recognized company of artists dedicated to presenting
theatrical and education programs in flamenco of the highest
caliber. Yaelisa is also the artistic director and founder
of the New World Flamenco Festival, a two week international
flamenco festival held at the Irvine Barclay Theater in Irvine,
California each year in the summer.
Defne Enç
Defne Enç trained in and performed classical ballet
for ten years before
beginning her flamenco studies in 1996. She has been performing
for five years, in theatres and tablaos both in the Bay Area
and abroad. She has recently returned from Sevilla where she
studied intensively with Yolanda Heredia, Alegria Suarez,
and Manuela Rios.
Danica Sena "La Mora"
Danica Sena "La Mora" has performed Flamenco and
Spanish dance throughout the U.S., Japan and Europe for over
a decade with critical acclaim. She has choreographed for
opera and ballet as well and has been a City Ballet School
faculty member since 1999. She currently teaches at Rhythm
& Motion Dance Studio in San Francisco and Roundhill Studios
in San Jose and is the founder and artistic director of Grupo
Andanza.
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FLAMENCO AT LA TASCA
Every Saturday Evening!
Show times: 8:00 & 9:30 p.m.
La Tasca 1772 Market Street (at Valencia Street)
San Francisco
For more information & dinner reservations: (415) 863-3516
Web Info: www.cartasf.com
LIVE FLAMENCO AT TIMO'S
Arte y Compás performs
Every Sunday Evening 7:00 & 8:30p.m.
No cover
Timo's Restaurant
842 Valencia Street (between 19th & 20th Streets)
San Francisco
Reservations recommended, call (415) 647-0558
Visit Timo's web site at: www.timos.com
and enter to win Timo's gift certificates!
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Visit
the web site at: flamenco-dance.com
for performances and workshops updates.
Monica
Flamenco Dance Performance & Instruction
www.flamenco-dance.com
info@flamenco-dance.com
(415) 330-9075
P.O. Box 460541
San Francisco, CA 94146-0541
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