Flamenco
It is the most internationally recognised expression of Spanish Dance. Our purpose is to pass on its technique while highlighting the wider cultural treasures of Spanish dance.
Flamenco classes in Valencia
Flamenco Classes in Valencia
Flamenco training from beginner and amateur classes through to professional studies, with special classes for children.
At Mari Cruz Alcalá Dance Center, we help every student develop technique, musicality and expression through rigorous, supportive teaching adapted to their level.
Authorized Elementary and Professional Dance Center specializing in Classical Dance and Flamenco Dance.
Flamenco for different levels Beginner, amateur and professional training groups.
Official studies Authorized Elementary and Professional Dance studies.
Complete training Flamenco and the core disciplines of Spanish Dance.
Technique, culture and expression
Flamenco and Spanish Dance: complete training
The study of Spanish Dance encompasses Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance or Stylised Dance, Folklore, Escuela Bolera, Ballet and Castanets.
In our Flamenco classes in Valencia, these disciplines are taught as complementary areas of study to improve posture, coordination, sense of rhythm, musicality and expressive movement. In this way, each student develops a solid technical foundation and a broad understanding of Spain’s dance heritage, enabling them both to enjoy dancing and to progress towards more comprehensive academic training.
Technique, artistry and passion for complete training.Spanish Dance at the End of Course Festival
Disciplines included in the learning programme
Classical Spanish or Stylized Dance
This is the most sophisticated way of choreographing classical music by composers such as Manuel de Falla, Albéniz, Granados and Turina. It is usually performed in shoes, with castanets and sometimes ballet slippers.
Folklore
Every Spanish region has its own dances, some of them centuries old. Folklore introduces students to the diversity, beauty and cultural richness of Spain’s traditional dances.
Bolero School
It studies 18th-century Spanish dances, popularly known as Goyescas. Performed in slippers and with castanets, they combine classical dance steps with the grace and Spanish style of the period.
Academic Dance or Ballet
Studying Ballet or Classical Dance provides the technique needed to develop elegance, coordination and physical control in flamenco and other dance disciplines.
Castanets
Castanets are studied as a percussion instrument to develop their full musical potential. They are an essential part of Spain’s cultural heritage, music and dance.
An academic pathway with continuity
Official Flamenco Dance specialism
Alongside beginner and amateur classes, we offer authorized studies for students who want to progress along a professional pathway.
A different kind of training
Learning combines progressive content, teacher guidance and solid preparation for each student’s artistic development.
Unique in the Valencian Community
We are the only Authorized Center in the Valencian Community that teaches the Flamenco Dance specialism leading to the Professional Dance Qualification in this specialism.
Flamenco classes for every stage
We will help you find the group and pathway that best suit each student’s age, previous experience and goals.
Flamenco for children
Special introductory classes for discovering rhythm, coordination, musicality and physical expression.
Beginner and amateur level
Start or return to flamenco in a supportive setting, with progress tailored to the level of the group.
Professional training
Authorized studies for progressing with technical and artistic rigour towards the Professional Dance Qualification specializing in Flamenco Dance.
Why choose Mari Cruz Alcalá
Mari Cruz Alcalá Dance Center brings together more than five decades of experience, three dance schools in Valencia and personal guidance for children, young people and adults at every stage of their training.
Since 1969 More than five decades dedicated to dance education in Valencia and to training generations of dancers.
3 schools in Valencia Our Alginet, Blasco Ibáñez and Salamanca schools provide spaces prepared for dance teaching and practice.
Personal attention We guide each student and family in finding the training, level and group best suited to every stage.
Authorized Center We are an Authorized Elementary and Professional Dance Center specializing in Classical Dance and Flamenco Dance, and an Authorized Center of the Royal Academy of Dance in London.
Flamenco in the heart of Valencia
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Blasco Ibáñez School is where Professional Dance studies specializing in Flamenco Dance are taught. Its studios have sprung wooden floors, mirrors and professional barres.
Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 115 · 46022 Valencia
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