Youth Programs @ Festival Flamenco Alburquerque

KIDS CAMP AT FESTIVAL FLAMENCO ALBURQUERQUE

Flamenco Kids Camp is a one-week day camp introducing children ages 6-12 to the full range of flamenco arts and culture. Flamenco Kids Camp is a fun, creative outlet featuring classes in dance, cajón (percussion), palmas (hand percussion), cante (singing), Spanish language, and literacy. Included with the camp tuition, students receive a Kids Camp T-Shirt and a ticket to see Vanesa Coloma y Compañía in “Castiza.” The camp concludes with a free performance on Saturday, June 29th for friends and family (location TBA), where students demonstrate all they have learned during the course of the camp. Remember that space is limited and registration is taken on a first-come/first-served basis!

Student Levels

Flamenco Kids Camp is open to absolute beginners, new students, and children with beginning to intermediate level flamenco dance experience. Please feel free to contact us regarding questions about student placement!

Location
Flamenco Kids Camp is held at the National Institute of Flamenco's Conservatory of Flamenco Arts

1771 Bellamah Ave NW Suite A | Albuquerque, NM, 87104

All registration forms are due by Friday, May 31 2024.

Questions? Call the National Institute of Flamenco at (505) 242-7600 or e-mail: bianca@nifnm.org

FESTIVAL JUVENIL

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Sponsored by the National Institute of Flamenco, Festival Juvenil is the youth component of Festival Flamenco Alburquerque. This program is part of FFABQ 37 as the premier national flamenco camp for experienced young flamenco dancers ages 10-15. Students will take exclusive Festival Juvenil classes together as part of a cohort, taught by Festival guest artists.

Students will be surrounded by the vibrant energy of Festival Flamenco participants and 40+ Spanish Guest Artists, as the camp is located on site with our full line up of Festival Flamenco workshops at the University of New Mexico. This program provides a bridge for teen and tween dancers who are ready for the next level of their flamenco training in a highly-focused, supportive, and supervised environment. Only 20 spots are available for the 2024 Festival Juvenil. Registration will be taken on a first-paid, first-reserved basis.

Young dancers ages 10-15 with higher levels of experience (3+ years of Flamenco Kids Camp or equivalent technique experience at their home studio) may apply to participate in Festival Juvenil, the youth component of Festival Flamenco Alburquerque. Please feel free to contact us regarding questions about student placement. We also offer our week-long Flamenco Kids Camp for children ages 6-12, which is open to absolute beginners, new students, and children with beginning to intermediate level flamenco dance experience.

Student Levels

Locations

Workshops will take place throughout the week at the University of New Mexico’s Elizabeth Waters Center for Dance, also known as Carlisle Gym, and the Center for the Arts. The final performance on June 29th will take place in location TBA.

Applicants must complete this registration form in its entirety along with parent/guardian signature(s).

All registration forms are due by Wednesday, May 31, 2024. NO EXCEPTIONS.

For more information or if you have questions, please call the National Institute of Flamenco

at (505) 242-7600 or e-mail: education@nifnm.org