“When you see the words “dance” and “Halifax” together in the same sentence, you probably picture high-stepping Irish jiggers or kilted lasses leaping over crossed swords. What you don’t expect to come out of the Maritimes dance scene is some
DANCE DANCE EVOLUTION
“Maria Osende has big, dramatic eyes and dark hair that hangs down her back in waves when she’s at rest, which isn’t very often. Whether counting out a beat, demonstrating a spin or singing along with the music blaring from
FIERY FLAMENCO SERVED
Osende outstanding in third-annual Valentine’s show Maria Osende is spellbinding as she takes flamenco dance to a high art form. For the third year in a row her company wowed a Valentine’s night audience enjoying wine and tapas at the Flamenco
BRINGING THE HEAT
“Traditional Spanish music and dance light up Halifax. Eight members of the Maria Osende Flamenco Company are blazing across the small stage. Torsos twist and turn furiously under the hot lights, the dark silhouettes swaying to burning rhythms of traditional