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Angela Alonso was born in Almeria, in southern Spain. She was brought up in an environment where music and dance played an important role. Her aunt, Trinidad Garcia, a Flamenco and Ballet Teacher herself, introduced Angela to this art form at the age of four. From that moment until today, Flamenco has become a way of life for her. Since then she has learned from remarkable dancers and choreographers like Manolo Marin and Chiqui de Jerez, and participate in official national and international events and dance festivals (Moscow, Tel-Aviv, Lisbon, Istanbul, Paris, Marrakesh). Angela has been touring worldwide since the early age of 13.

Angela recently starred in a promotional video with English band Keane. She has also been featured by the Times Newspaper in an article about the Spanish Regent Street Festival “A Taste of Spain” that she and the Spanish Tourist Board have successfully organized for the last 3 years. In May this year they have set the new World Guinness Record of Sevillanas Dance, as part of the London Big Dance project lead by Ken Livingstone.
Her school was selected by
BBC's Strictly Come Dancing for teaching eventual winner, Jill Halfpenny. She has also appeared at Sadler’s Wells theatre with London based Spanish band LaXula as part of “La Linea Festival”.

She has taken part in many television appearances (ITV UK, MTV, TVE2 Spain and Canal Sur Andalucia) and interviewed at various London Radios. She has been recently invited as guess in the
BBC Robert Elms show. Angela currently collaborates with international flamenco start Rafael Amargo, artistic director of the new West End musical El Zorro.

Her passion for flamenco and dance encouraged her to create Ilusion Flamenca! Dance school & Production Company shortly after her arrival in London. Her choreographies are a mix of different type of dance including traditional Flamenco styles and fusions with Arabic and contemporary dance. Music and cultures linked by Flamenco making her style distinctive and incomparable.

Through energetic and powerful footwork, Angela will introduce you to the mystery of flamenco, a passionate dance form of gypsy origin. Learn more about the art of flamenco and its enchanting Spanish rhythms as this diva of the dance-floor burns her passion on the stage inspired by flamenco haunting guitars and vocals. Expect a sensational performance of Spanish dance in its purest form with beautiful visuals and outstanding talent. The result is explosive.

 
         
         
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