About Tablao Flamenco

Tablao Flamenco

Tablao Flamenco is a Recognized Student Organization (RSO) at the University of Chicago that functions as a subgroup of RBIM (Rhythmic Bodies in Motion). It was founded in the spring of 2009 by a group of current and former UofC students who had met through various flamenco events in Chicago. RBIM is a student-run dance group dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation for the art of dance on campus through a diversity of dance styles and dancers.

The mission of Tablao Flamenco is to promote the dance and music of flamenco at the University of Chicago and Hyde Park through performances, master classes, workshops, and dance classes taught by advanced members of Tablao Flamenco. In the process, we hope to offer Hyde Park a space for collaboration among flamenco dancers, musicians, and singers of all ages and backgrounds, as well as across musical and dance genres. Tablao Flamenco also aims to better integrate the Hyde Park area into the rich and active flamenco community of Chicago.

Dance Classes

Tablao Flamenco offers beginners and intermediate classes in flamenco dance throughout the school year (fall, winter, and spring quarters).

Winter 2011:

BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE CLASSES

10:00am-11:00am

Sundays (January 9 – March 13)

Bartlett Arts Rehearsal Space (BARS), Bartlett Dining Commons, 5640 S. University Ave.

Instructors: Aiala Levy (Beginners) and Sarah Neuhaus (Intermediate)

RBIM

9:00am-10:00am

Sundays (January 9 – March 13)

Bartlett Arts Rehearsal Space (BARS), Bartlett Dining Commons, 5640 S. University Ave.

Instructors: Aiala Levy and Sarah Neuhaus

Fall 2010:

11:30am-12:30pm

Sundays (October 3 - December 5)

Bartlett Arts Rehearsal Space (BARS), Bartlett Dining Commons, 5640 S. University Ave.

Instructors: Aiala Levy and Sarah Neuhaus

Spring 2010:

RBIM

12:00pm-1:00pm

Sundays (April 11 – May 16)

Bartlett Arts Rehearsal Space (BARS), Bartlett Dining Commons, 5640 S. University Ave.

Instructors: Aiala Levy and Sarah Neuhaus

BEGINNERS CLASS

1:00pm-2:00pm

Sundays (April 11 – June 6)

Bartlett Arts Rehearsal Space (BARS) - SOUTH, Bartlett Dining Commons, 5640 S. University Ave.

Instructors: Aiala Levy and Sarah Neuhaus

BARS is located on the first floor of Bartlett Dining Commons. If you’re entering from University Ave., make a right in the first passageway and then a left. Use the left door (next to the men’s restroom) to enter. If you’re using the entrance facing Regenstein Library, make an immediate left once you’ve passed both sets of doors. Enter through the double doors next to the elevator.

The Ida Noyes Dance Room is located in the lower level of Ida Noyes Hall. Once downstairs, head towards the women’s restroom. Rather than taking a left into the restroom, make a right through the double doors and go through the small storage room.

Cost: free for U of C students, $5 per class for all others (or $20 for 5 classes)

Recommended (but not necessary) dress for beginners:

women – loose pants; sturdy, comfortable heels, preferably no higher than 1.5 inches

men – loose pants; comfy dress shoes with slight heels if possible

To learn more about our instructors, check out the People page.

To see what we’ve been learning so far over the past year, take a look at the Class Guide page.

Flamenco

Flamenco is a dance and musical form that emerged out of the mixture of gypsy, Muslim, and Jewish cultures in Andalusian Spain. Danced in pairs, groups, or individually, flamenco involves rhythmically complex footwork and clapping, as well as ornamental arm and hand movements.

Check out some of the sites on our Flamenco Links page to learn more!

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