Welcome to Deva Flamenco.
-winners of the Performing Arts Award 2022, Cheshire Voluntary Arts.
Info
Since 1997 Deva Flamenco, a voluntary community group, has held weekly flamenco dance classes and occasional workshops in Chester
in flamenco, Sevillanas or Gypsy dancing.
We have given dance shows, including at Storyhouse, Theatre Porto, St Werburgh's Parish Centre,
Chester Guitar Circle, Caldy Manor, Chester Lodge and Oak Grange care homes
plus "Experience flamenco" sessions and Christine gives Story of Flamenco illustrated presentations.
Classes
Our regular weekly classes are 6.30 until 8.30pm on Mondays (not Bank Holidays) usually at New Scene, off Newton Lane, Chester satnav CH2 2HD.
6.30 to 7.10 is suitable for new beginners - warmup and beginner level dances.
7.10 to 7.30 is technique suitable for all.
7.30 to 8.30 for more challenging choreography - taught at a quicker pace
Cost for the first beginners level hour is 7 pounds.
Cost from 7.10 - or for the full two hours - is 10 pounds.
Our usual teacher is Nia - who is away until the class of 31st March.
Until then our guest teacher is Minna.
Minna will be teaching fandangos.
Our guitarist is Mike Riley, with occasional guest guitarists.
Deva Flamenco aims to encourage people to enjoy and appreciate flamenco music and dance.
We perform Flamenco Fiestas, with opportunities to have a go at flamenco dancing,
and offer a FLAMENCO EXPERIENCE for local groups and in residential homes.
Also, Christine gives presentations, illustrated with video clips, music and demonstration dances,
tracing the flamenco story in Andalucia to the modern day.
For more information contact Christine or Rachel.
Shows
Our next shows are
15th March at St Mary's Handbridge for Autism Support
20th March for Here and Now in Blacon
11th April for Oxton Grange residential centre
14th June for Autism Support in Northwich.
Our inspiring guest teacher from Malaga, Maria Del Mar Suarez "Chachi" visited in January and performed with us
and taught us several new dances that we are now including in our weekly clases.
Thanks to Cheshire West Voluntary Arts for the UK Government funding which made Maria's visit possible.
Contact
To learn more about our classes or to book Deva Flamenco for a show or dance workshop please contact :-