User:Zandra Escudero

Flamenco dance teacher and registered choreographer with Equity. Website: www.FlamencoZone.. Currently teaching at Dance Works Studio London on Fridays from 8pm-10pm, (Sevillanas class followed by Level 3 advanced class) and at The Place Studios on Sundays from 10am-1pm advanced Repertoire class. Studied with "La Quica" in Madrid in the late 50's early 60's. Discovered Flamenco at the age of 14 while still recovering from crippling leg troubles which had blighted her life from the age of 8. There was a class taking place in a school at the end of the street where she lived in London UK, and attracted by the sound of the guitars and castanets she hobbled on her 2 sticks to look in the window which was facing the street, the teacher (Lucile Armstrong) beckoned her to come in, thinking she meant to watch the class Zandra entered.. Lucile took away the two sticks, propped her up between 2 girls and she learnt the first steps of the Sevillanas dances... Within 3 months she no longer needed the sticks to walk, and within 2 years she was at age 16 working as a Spanish dancer in various London venues. At age 18 she went to Madrid to study flamenco with the famous dancer La Quica. While she was there she was noticed and attended auditions for Compañías de baile that were touring Spain which she passed and so began a lifelong experience of Flamenco. Dancing now for over 50 years and still teaching dances to those who are dedicated to this wonderful Art... The Sunday class now have about 38 dances some of which we have videos on the website, currently we are studying a new (very difficult) Alegrias dance which the girls will be doing with the bata de cola (tail dress) when they have got to grips all of the steps. Zandra is on twitter as @La_Bailaora and her tweets can be read on her website too. Thank you for reading this profile, I will update it when needed. Please forgive lack of dates etc, I'm not sure about giving out too much personal information online, perhaps later on.. I know that this is Wiki and dates are important, but hope that for the moment this page will be enough to content those who are interested.