DANCER Archives - Atlantic Flamenco

A Flamenco Celebration 2025

A Flamenco Celebration Photo Gallery and Acknowledgements brought together music, dance, learning, and community at the Halifax Central Library. We’re pleased to share a selection of highlights from this special event. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our audiences for

Gad de La Fuente

Gad de la Fuente Guest dancer from Spain Making his Canadian debut in "Between Shores," our guest artist is a highly accomplished bailaor flamenco, trained at Madrid’s prestigious Centro de Arte Flamenco Amor de Dios under masters such as El Guito,

Between Shores

Between Shores Tales Woven Within Flamenco Between Shores Artists About Flamenco Flamenco is an evolving art form, continuously influenced by new cultures and genres. Between Shores pushes the boundaries of traditional flamenco, fostering its growth in a contemporary, multicultural Canadian

Meredith Kalaman

Meredith Kalaman (Dancer) Meredith is a two time Chrystal Dance Prize recipient, dance educator and enjoys both dancing in other artists work and creating her own. She has created pieces about; giraffes, girl guiding, exploring constellations, superheroes, female identity and

Jean Fraser and Alex Caballero

Jean Fraser (Dancer) Latispanica Jean Fraser has been an active volunteer with Latispánica for over a decade, first as a dancer, then choreographer, and now as the Arts and Performances Officer. With 5 years of teaching experience, Jean believes everyone

Sangeeta Raju

Sangeeta Raju (Dancer) Sangeeta is a dancer and arts educator trained in the Indian Classical dance style of Odissi. Sangeeta recently had the fortune of furthering her Odissi training under the guidance of Bijayini Satpathy in a residential training program

MariA Caballero

MariA Caballero (Dancer) Maria “MariA” Caballero began dancing Ballet and Classical Spanish Dance as a child in Madrid, Spain. At 17, she started her Flamenco training at the renowned Amor de Dios studios in Madrid. She completed intensive Ballet training

Ellen Gibling

Ellen Gibling (Dancer & Musician) Ellen began dancing flamenco in K'jipuktuk/Halifax as a teenager with Eveline Benais, and continued her studies in Quebec with Sarah Vincent at the Académie Flamenca de Montréal. Since returning to the east coast, Ellen has

Karen Staples

Karen Staples (Dancer) Dance was a big part of Karen’s life growing up in Cape Breton and she has dabbled in most dance forms at some point. Before starting to learn flamenco dance, Karen enjoyed belly dancing for many years.

Maria Osende

Maria Osende Artistic Director and Dancer Award-winning dancer, Maria Osende was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Osende started dancing as a child, becoming a professional Ballet Dancer in her late teens, first joining the Compañia Nacional de Danza in

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