Events

On Sunday, June 8th, Pasión y Arte (PyA) will host the Third Annual PyA Conservatory Performance and Silent Auction Fundraiser! The event will take place at the Performance Garage located at 1515 Brandywine St. starting at 4:00 PM. The event will begin with a silent auction and refreshments and then move into a performance by...

Pasion y Arte Flamenco Company is thrilled to announce our first Philadelphia Company Audition!   This audition will be held September 14th from 10 am to 1pm at the Overbrook Garage Studio in Philadelphia PA. The studio will open at 9:30 am. We are looking for female flamenco dancers who have been highly trained in Flamenco....

Description: Egyptian style Belly Dance also known as Oriental Dance is an ancient and fun style of dance traditionally danced throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. It was originally danced for the ancient Mother Goddesses Isis, Hathor and Cybele and is a joyful and rhythmic invocation of the powers of the feminine. We will learn...

Introduction to the various flamenco “palos” (family rhythms) through, Colocacion: upper and lower body placement Braceo: basic arm movements Taconeo: footwork patterns Marcaje: marking patterns Palmas: hand-clapping Vueltas: turns Choreography- phrase work that will help you understand the structure of the various palo’s - See more at: http://www.pasionyarteflamenco.org/conservatory-classes/#sthash.K9QTuI6L.dpuf

Technique for increasing complexities and speed in footwork, upper body stylization, incorporating full body expression in choreography. Included in this level, palmas, musicality of palos, more depth of understanding compas with various palos. Additional study of Sevilanas. Sevilanas are a type of folk music and dance of Seville and its region. They were derived from...

Description: In this class we will learn the traditional samba steps from Rio de Janeiro, along with Samba do Pe from Salvador de Bahia. We will learn to play with the different rhythmic variations of Samba and Afro Brazilian movements eventually leading up to full choreographies. Carnival in Brazil is one of the major holidays, and one...