Instructor, Joelle Gonçalves, returns to Spain regularly to further her dance training. The classes she teaches in Santa Rosa are based on smaller portions of the choreography she learns there. "I bring Spain back with me so that I can share the joy that I am so fortunate to experience."
Ongoing In Person Classes
Technique and Choreography
Wednesday's 5:30pm-6:30pm
Sept 11 - Oct 30
This 8 week Flamenco workshop is for all students offering very basic footwork exercises for new students and for returning students Joelle offers complex arm combinations and body lines. All classes accompanied by professional guitarist, Mark Taylor with other guest musicians. Call the Finley Center to register if you are a first time student: 707.543.3737. Class package is $70 for all 8 classes.
Wednesday's 5:30pm-6:30pm
Sept 11 - Oct 30
This 8 week Flamenco workshop is for all students offering very basic footwork exercises for new students and for returning students Joelle offers complex arm combinations and body lines. All classes accompanied by professional guitarist, Mark Taylor with other guest musicians. Call the Finley Center to register if you are a first time student: 707.543.3737. Class package is $70 for all 8 classes.
Technique and Choreography
Wednesday's 5:30pm-6:30pm
Jan 8, 2025 - Feb 26, 2025
This 8 week Flamenco workshop is for all students offering very basic footwork exercises for new students and for returning students Joelle offers complex arm combinations and body lines. All classes accompanied by professional guitarist, Mark Taylor with other guest musicians. Call the Finley Center to register if you are a first time student: 707.543.3737. Class package is $70 for all 8 classes.
Wednesday's 5:30pm-6:30pm
Jan 8, 2025 - Feb 26, 2025
This 8 week Flamenco workshop is for all students offering very basic footwork exercises for new students and for returning students Joelle offers complex arm combinations and body lines. All classes accompanied by professional guitarist, Mark Taylor with other guest musicians. Call the Finley Center to register if you are a first time student: 707.543.3737. Class package is $70 for all 8 classes.
Intermediate/Advanced
Thursday's 11am-Noon
Advanced students will work on various footwork patterns incorporating upper body work and hands at a high level. Class is held in Joelle's private downtown studio. $20 per class.
Thursday's 11am-Noon
Advanced students will work on various footwork patterns incorporating upper body work and hands at a high level. Class is held in Joelle's private downtown studio. $20 per class.
Performance Prep Class
Thursday's 7pm
Joelle offers this class for students who have been selected to perform at professional flamenco shows. Students focus on a selected performance piece that is also taught in the Wednesday evening class. These combined classes fully prepare students for the stage experience. $20 per class.
Thursday's 7pm
Joelle offers this class for students who have been selected to perform at professional flamenco shows. Students focus on a selected performance piece that is also taught in the Wednesday evening class. These combined classes fully prepare students for the stage experience. $20 per class.
Instructor Biography
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Joelle has been teaching in Santa Rosa since 2003. She has worked to build a local flamenco community where students can enjoy flamenco parties, performance opportunities, work with professional musicians, and learn together in a safe and fun environment.
Joelle's refreshing approach to teaching involves character building exercises, translating the understanding of complex flamenco rhythms, and helping to reveal each students unique strengths. She has received awards from the Sonoma Arts Council and most recently she was granted a generous gift through the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Relief Fund, a COVID relief grant through The Alliance for California Traditional Arts. In 2009 she received a personal letter from Cirque du Soleil talent scout, Guilio Scatola, requesting her audition (after seeing her perform at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts) for the production of Ka. Most recently she was hired to perform flamenco as a soloist with Cirque de Bohéme during the 2022 Winter Season of GYPSY and a 2023 Winter season supernumereary for the San Jose Opera's production of the Barber of Seville as a flamenco dancer. In 2024 Joelle was part of a duo flamenco performance for the US Tour of La Barça Women's Soccer Team in San Jose. Joelle returns to Spain regularly to further her dance training. The classes she teaches in Santa Rosa are based on smaller portions of the choreography she learns there. "I bring Spain back with me so that I can share the joy that I am so fortunate to experience." |
Recreation and Parks Department Classes Every Wednesday
Joelle is also a guest teacher for local workshops.
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