ateliers
d'ethnomusicologie

Flamenco Dance

Ana La China

Europe | Dance

Flamenco dance allows for the exploration and development of the body’s expressive capacities and helps us to feel the life force we all have but do not always have access to.  Classes combine precision and pleasure as students learn the different styles that make up flamenco.  They are also divided into different parts: technique (warm-up, rhythms and posture) followed by the development of steps and choreography.  The aims of the class are to have a better awareness of the body, to acquire a new style of expression and of course, to experience the joy of dance.

Having taught within the framework of the Ateliers d’ethnomusicologie for fifteen years, Ana la China has trained a number of students, some of whom have become professional dancers.

Bio

Ana la China began her dance training in Seville with Manolo Marin and Angelita Vargas. In 1992 she moved to Granada, where she began working with Alfredo Iago, Juan Carmona and Chicharrito. She performed in numerous shows with these prominent artists, both in Spain and internationally. During this period, she also collaborated with several other important musicians from Granada: Rafael Habichuela, Antonio Solera, Jaime Heredia, Pedro Carmona and Miguel Angel Cortes, with whom she performed in the festival “Noche del Albaicin” in Pena de la Plateria, at the Casa Patas de Madrid, as well as in France, Portugal, Switzerland and Italy.

In 1993, she collaborated with singers Antonio and Manuel Malenea, as well as the Jerez musicians, Luis de la Tota and Domingo Rubichi. Working together, they produced “La Route Tzigane”, performed in France and in Hong Kong with the Rajasthani group Manganyiar and Taraf de Haidouk from Romania. The next show was “De Bénarès à Jerez”, an encounter between kathak and flamenco, with the dancer Ravi Shankar Mishra.

Now based in Geneva, Ana la China teaches flamenco dance within the framework of the Ateliers d’ethnomusicologie, as well as in France.

LOCATIONS:

ADEM Maraîchers – 44 rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Geneva
Encore-en-Corps Dance School – 8 bis, chemin de la Gravière, 1227 Acacias
Les Montreurs d'Images Theatre – 9 rue Michel-Simon, 1205 Geneva

 

SCHEDULE:

ADEM Maraîchers

Monday
6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Intermediate 1
8:15 pm – 9:30 pm: Advanced

Wednesday
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm: Intermediate 1

Thursday
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm: Beginner 2 & 3
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm: Intermediate 2

Saturday
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Beginner 3 & Intermediate 1

Les Montreurs d'Images Theatre

Tuesday
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm: Intermediate 1 & 2

Encore-en-Corps Dance School

Wednesday
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm: Introduction – Beginner 1

Friday
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Intermediate 1 & 2

 

FEES PER TERM:

  • CHF 270.– per term

  • CHF 25.– discount for students

  • CHF 40.– surcharge per term for classes accompanied by a guitarist

Term Dates:

  • 14 September – 22 November

  • 23 November – 7 February

  • 8 February – 25 April

  • 26 April – 20 June

 

MONTHLY FEES:

  • CHF 125.– per month

  • CHF 10.– monthly discount for students

  • CHF 20.– monthly surcharge for classes accompanied by a guitarist

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Free trial class.

  • Classes do not take place during school holidays.

  • Missed classes can be made up.

  • For children's classes, please contact:

Maud Bruhlart
Tel: +41 (0)78 724 25 61
Email: maudbruhlart@hotmail.com

 

CONTACT:

Tel: +41 (0)78 737 96 62
Email: analachina.flamenco@gmail.com

Website : http://www.analachina.com

Photos : Rime Madani & Jean Christophe Arav

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