Upcoming Events
6-Week Flamenco Class Session
Join us in 2026 for flamenco dance classes!
Session 1: January 12 - February 18
Session 2: March 9 - April 15
Session 3: May 4 - June 17
Session 4: June 29 - August 5th
Location: Murphy Irish Arts Center 24000 Mercantile Rd. #10 Beachwood, OH
Ages: for ages 14+
Mondays = Beginner Level
Technique Fundamentals for Beginners 7:00-7:45pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students learn and drill fundamental flamenco dance techniques. The class includes a warm-up, traveling steps, footwork, turns.
Beginner Repertory 7:45-8:30pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students will learn a traditional flamenco choreography and its structure.
Rhythm Circle 8:30-9pm
$30/session or $5/class
Work on improvisational skills, gaining knowledge in structure, palmas, and practice improvising with immediate feedback. This is an integral part of learning to “speak” flamenco.
Wednesdays = Intermediate Level
Intermediate Technique 7:00-7:45pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students drill flamenco dance techniques, working on phrases of footwork, turns, body articulation, traveling steps, rhythm and musicality.
Intermediate Repertory 7:45-8:30pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students will learn a traditional flamenco choreography and its structure.
Rhythm Circle 8:30-9pm
$30/session or $5/class
Work on improvisational skills, gaining knowledge in structure, palmas, and practice improvising with immediate feedback. This is an integral part of learning to “speak” flamenco.
Got questions? Check out our FAQs page, and if you can’t find the answer there, please send an email to: abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com
Payment
Payment is due before the 1st class of each session. Payment plans are available and must be arranged in advance.
Payment Methods
-Cash (in-person only)
-Check (in-person or snail mail, send an email first to receive the mailing address)
-Credit Card (3% service fee will be added)
-Venmo @aliceblumenfeld 505-363-2680
Refunds
There are no refunds on class tuition as long as class continues to be offered in some format. If, due to force majeure, classes must be rescheduled, or if a student cannot attend, we will do our best to provide the classes via Zoom or another online format. If a class is canceled and not offered via an online format, substitute teacher, or other means, ABREPASO will offer a class credit to students who have already paid for the class.
We require a minimum of 4 people registered for a full session in order to run any given class. Class schedule subject to change before session start date.
Scholarships
Scholarships and work-study opportunities are available for qualifying students. Please inquire by sending an email to abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com. Students will need to fill out an application form with pertinent financial information and reason to be considered for a scholarship.
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Tablao Flamenco in Xenia, OH
Experience an unforgettable evening of passion, rhythm, and Spanish flair at a live Flamenco Performance with Abrepaso Flamenco. This intimate evening features a dynamic flamenco show with refreshments and dessert included.
Internationally acclaimed performers Francisco Orozco “Yiyi,” Alex Jordan, Marija Temo, and Alice Lawhorn will present a powerful flamenco performance blending dance, song, and guitar. Audiences will be captivated by the emotion, energy, and tradition of this iconic Spanish art form.
An optional Meet & Greet add-on is available for guests who would like the opportunity to meet the performers and learn more about flamenco and their artistry.
Whether you’re a longtime flamenco fan or experiencing it for the first time, this performance offers a memorable cultural experience and an incredible night of live entertainment.
Tablao Flamenco: A La Romera
Experience an evening rooted in tradition and brimming with the spontaneity and passion that define flamenco with some of the best flamenco artists from around the globe: Alex Jordan (guitar, Cuba), "Yiyi" Francisco Orozco (singing, Spain), Marija Temo (singing, U.S.), La Romera (dance), Alice Lawhorn (dance), and Abrepaso’s community performance group - En Camino. This event brings the heart of flamenco to life with live music and dance.
La Romera made her professional debut in Sevilla in 1971, appearing as a featured soloist in “tablaos” (flamenco dinner clubs) in Spain’s major cities and teaching at the renowned Amor de Dios Studio in Madrid. As a young dancer, La Romera’s passion for learning to dance the authentic Andalusian Gypsy style flamenco led her to Spain where she spent nine years studying & performing. Her teachers include “El Farruco”, the greatest Gypsy flamenco dancer of the 20th century, and Concha Vargas a present-day living legend. Other important teachers include Ciro, Manolo Marín, José Galván and Maria Magdalena. While living in Seattle Washington for 14 years, La Romera became a well-known promoter of the art of flamenco throughout the Northwest. She produced monthly flamenco events and sponsored guest artists and teachers to enrich the Northwest flamenco community. She also conducted workshops and lecture demonstrations, served as an artist in residence in Washington State public schools, and participated in the King County Arts Touring Program. Returning to her native California, she continued to teach and perform. She presented monthly shows for nine years at Don Quixote Music Hall, in Felton California, where local and visiting artists from Spain shared the stage. In 2003, La Romera received the Calabash Award for Excellence in Ethnic Arts. She moved to Cleveland in 2006 where she taught group and private classes. La Romera brings a mastery of flamenco dance acquired through five decades of experience, studying and performing with some of Spain's greatest Flamenco artists.
Francisco Orozco “Yiyi” is from Andalusian family, born in Barcelona, and was introduced to Flamenco rhythms at the tender age of four. Yiyi was trained by Flamenco singer and father– “Joselón de Jerez” in his Spanish peña named “Peña Fosforito”. Considered a child prodigy of percussion Yiyi began his professional career at the age of twelve. By 17 years of age and one CD later, he became more involved with singing, particularly for dancers, and left Spain for Germany on a long-term contract with the company “Flamenco Rubio”. Since that time he has performed with “Compañia Flamenca Alhama” throughout Europe and Japan; with internationally known María Benitez “Teatro Flamenco” on Broadway and throughout the U.S.; Domingo Ortega in Venezuela as well “Casa Patas” in Madrid; Jose Greco II in the United States of America and Taiwan; and world-renowned guitarist Serranito . He has also performed with Alejandro Granados, Yolanda Heredia, El Toleo, El Pelao, María Serrano, La Tania, and Antonio Granjero. Critics, worldwide, have toted Yiyi’s performance as “fiery”, “riveting” his percussion techniques executed with “machine-gun speed” that possesses and “casts a spell”.
Alex Jordan was born in Havana, Cuba. He studied flamenco guitar in Spain with Juan Maya (Marote), Rafael Riqueni and José Luis de la Paz. Alex has been guitarist for the Lizt Alfonso Ballet, Compañías Aires y Ecos and the Spanish Ballet of Havana. In 2000 he moved to Bogotá, Colombia, where he formed and directed the flamenco music and dance group Taconearte. Taconearte obtained the Pasos 2002 creation grant and the national prize for musical stage montage in 2005 with the work "Flamenco 24 hours" in which he composed and arranged the music. In 2005 he moved to Florida and since then has been a sought after guitarist with many companies in the U.S., including: Antonio Granjero's Entre Flamenco, José Luis de la Paz Guitar Ensemble, and Siudy Garrido's company. He appeared in Alejandro Sanz and Marc Anthony’s music video Deja que te bese. In 2018 Alex moved to Los Angeles where he performed at the Cumbre Flamenca Festival with artists from Spain such as Maria Juncal and Ivan Vargas. As performing artist and session musician Alex has worked with artist such as Azucar Moreno, Maria Juncal, Raquel Heredia, Rafael de Utrera, Manolete, Jose Luis de la Paz, Andres Cepeda, Sahaavedra, Jorge Luis Chicoy, Karoll Marquez, Tita Contreras among others.
Marija Temo is a classical/flamenco guitarist, flamenco vocalist, conductor, and former dancer. She has come into her own, combining her flamenco and classical abilities in unique types of performance. “Challenging the rules of traditional flamenco…She continues to break new ground…” Philadelphia Inquirer. A few highlights include: Vocal contestant on La Voz US, NBC TV; Composer/Arranger/Accompanist for the “Flamenco Nutcracker” production; Performer and judge at The Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Festival and Competition; Performer with the Zac Brown Band, and has had two works for guitar and written for her by Loris Chobanian. Temo is Guitar Chair at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI. She is an alumna of Baldwin- Wallace College and Peabody Conservatory of Music. www.marijatemo.com
Alice Lawhorn is known for a “fierce presence (her movements seem to arise from several feet beneath the ground)” (Thinking Dance) and “sharp and exhilarating” energy onstage (Philadelphia Inquirer). Her recognitions include: a Fulbright recipient in dance in Spain, a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and a two-time Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award recipient in choreography (FY20 & 22). She toured nationally with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, and has been a guest artist with Nélida Tirado, the American Bolero Dance Co., Antonio Granjero, Jácome Flamenco, Dominick Farinacci. She premiered an original show at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in 2014, and premiered three evening length works at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico. She has taught at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Oberlin College & Conservatory, Wayne State University, Children’s Museum of Cleveland, The Kennedy Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, and other institutions. Lawhorn holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University and a BA in Comparative Literature from New York University, graduating summa cum laude, with highest departmental honors, and Phi Beta Kappa.
En Camino is the semi-professional community performance group under the umbrella of Abrepaso Flamenco. It is directed by Alice Lawhorn and includes Christina Patterson, Tianyi Guo, Marie Carr, and Nicole Hunter.
Flamenco Fiesta! Flamenco for the whole family
Experience the sights and sounds of Spain in this lively, family-friendly flamenco show! Dancers, singers, and musicians from Abrepaso Flamenco bring stories to life through rhythm, song, and dance. Children will be invited to participate in simple call-and-response rhythms and learn how flamenco tells stories without words. With its vibrant costumes, driving beats, and joyful energy, Flamenco Fiesta! is the perfect way to introduce young audiences to one of the world’s most exciting art forms.
Lead performer Alice is known for her commanding presence and welcoming spirit that invites people of all backgrounds and ages to participate in flamenco and learn its unique history.
Featuring an international cast of musicians: Yiyi Orozco from Barcelona, Spain; Alex Jordan from Havana, Cuba, and Akron native Marija Temo as well as dancers from Abrepaso’s community group, En Camino.
6-Week Flamenco Class Session
Join us in 2026 for flamenco dance classes!
Session 1: January 12 - February 18
Session 2: March 9 - April 15
Session 3: May 4 - June 17
Session 4: June 29 - August 5th
Location: Murphy Irish Arts Center 24000 Mercantile Rd. #10 Beachwood, OH
Ages: for ages 14+
Mondays = Beginner Level
Technique Fundamentals for Beginners 7:00-7:45pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students learn and drill fundamental flamenco dance techniques. The class includes a warm-up, traveling steps, footwork, turns.
Beginner Repertory 7:45-8:30pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students will learn a traditional flamenco choreography and its structure.
Rhythm Circle 8:30-9pm
$30/session or $5/class
Work on improvisational skills, gaining knowledge in structure, palmas, and practice improvising with immediate feedback. This is an integral part of learning to “speak” flamenco.
Wednesdays = Intermediate Level
Intermediate Technique 7:00-7:45pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students drill flamenco dance techniques, working on phrases of footwork, turns, body articulation, traveling steps, rhythm and musicality.
Intermediate Repertory 7:45-8:30pm
$80/full session; $15/drop-in
In this class, students will learn a traditional flamenco choreography and its structure.
Rhythm Circle 8:30-9pm
$30/session or $5/class
Work on improvisational skills, gaining knowledge in structure, palmas, and practice improvising with immediate feedback. This is an integral part of learning to “speak” flamenco.
Got questions? Check out our FAQs page, and if you can’t find the answer there, please send an email to: abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com
Payment
Payment is due before the 1st class of each session. Payment plans are available and must be arranged in advance.
Payment Methods
-Cash (in-person only)
-Check (in-person or snail mail, send an email first to receive the mailing address)
-Credit Card (3% service fee will be added)
-Venmo @aliceblumenfeld 505-363-2680
Refunds
There are no refunds on class tuition as long as class continues to be offered in some format. If, due to force majeure, classes must be rescheduled, or if a student cannot attend, we will do our best to provide the classes via Zoom or another online format. If a class is canceled and not offered via an online format, substitute teacher, or other means, ABREPASO will offer a class credit to students who have already paid for the class.
We require a minimum of 4 people registered for a full session in order to run any given class. Class schedule subject to change before session start date.
Scholarships
Scholarships and work-study opportunities are available for qualifying students. Please inquire by sending an email to abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com. Students will need to fill out an application form with pertinent financial information and reason to be considered for a scholarship.
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Threaded Together: Annual Fundraiser
Threaded Together reflects the range of people, cultures, and perspectives that have come together through Abrepaso’s work. From students and performers to collaborators and audiences, our community continues to grow and deepen its roots here in Cleveland. Join us at Cleveland Urban Winery to celebrate the connections we’ve built, the work ahead, and the vibrant mix that makes Abrepaso unique. Every ticket directly supports our mission of growing appreciation for flamenco locally and creating bold, meaningful work.
Ticket price includes tapas, performances, and drink ticket.
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Holiday Juerga Flamenca
🎶 A Holiday Juerga Flamenca — Celebrate the Season, Andalusian Style!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
This December, we’re bringing one of Spain’s most joyful traditions to Cleveland: a Christmas-themed juerga filled with villancicos, the festive flamenco-infused holiday songs sung in homes, plazas, and peñas across Andalusia.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
In Spain, the holidays are celebrated in community—voices rising together, rhythmic clapping keeping time, guitars ringing, and everyone from grandparents to children joining in the villancicos. This juerga at Quinta Esencia Tapas carries that same spirit. Led by the incomparable La Romera, we’ll gather just as they do in Andalusia: to share music, dance, laughter, and warmth.
A juerga is where flamenco lives at its most authentic—spontaneous, communal, and deeply human. This special holiday edition invites you to sing along, clap to the rhythm, dance a little (or a lot!), or simply be part of the circle. No experience needed—just a willingness to join the celebration.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and step into a tradition that brings people together across generations. Come feel the magic of the season the Andalusian way: joyfully, loudly, and together.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
Ni más / ni menos
What happens when invisible fault lines shift beneath our feet? Ni más / ni menos is a bold new interdisciplinary performance that explores the struggle for balance in an increasingly fractured world.
Featuring original music by internationally acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Ben Ezra, this stripped-down, emotionally raw work builds on the critically praised A Periplum. It continues the innovative collaboration between Felise Bagley, celebrated contemporary dancer and founding member of GroundWorks DanceTheater, and Alice Blumenfeld, a national leader in flamenco’s evolution. Along with the duo’s choreography. the work features a new piece by Sevilla-based Cristina Hall, Abrepaso’s first outside commission.
Together, the artists of Ni más / ni menos blend perspectives for work that is rooted, but not bound. Free of stereotypes. Stark, intimate, and electric. Their shared choreographic language blurs the lines between forms, bringing the tension and tenderness of real human dialogue to life through movement and sound.
Ni más / ni menos invites audiences into a world where balance is never still, where the push and pull of internal and external forces reveals the power of presence, communication, and surrender.
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind performance. Rooted in flamenco, it’s live music and dance like you’ve never seen—or felt—before.
Ni más / ni menos
Ni más / ni menos is a bold new interdisciplinary performance that explores the struggle for balance in an increasingly fractured world and featuring original music by internationally acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Ben Ezra!
This stripped-down, emotionally raw work builds on the critically praised A Periplum. It continues the innovative collaboration between Felise Bagley, celebrated contemporary dancer and founding member of GroundWorks DanceTheater, and Alice Blumenfeld, a national leader in flamenco’s evolution. Along with the duo’s choreography. the work features a new piece by Sevilla-based Cristina Hall, Abrepaso’s first outside commission.
Together, the artists of Ni más / ni menos blend perspectives for work that is rooted, but not bound. Free of stereotypes. Stark, intimate, and electric. Their shared choreographic language blurs the lines between forms, bringing the tension and tenderness of real human dialogue to life through movement and sound.
Ni más / ni menos invites audiences into a world where balance is never still, where the push and pull of internal and external forces reveals the power of presence, communication, and surrender.
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind performance. Rooted in flamenco, it’s live music and dance like you’ve never seen—or felt—before.
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $15 minimum purchase
Ni más / ni menos
What happens when invisible fault lines shift beneath our feet? Ni más / ni menos is a bold new interdisciplinary performance that explores the struggle for balance in an increasingly fractured world.
Featuring original music by internationally acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Ben Ezra, this stripped-down, emotionally raw work builds on the critically praised A Periplum. It continues the innovative collaboration between Felise Bagley, celebrated contemporary dancer and founding member of GroundWorks DanceTheater, and Alice Lawhorn, a national leader in flamenco’s evolution. Along with the duo’s choreography. the work features a new piece by Sevilla-based Cristina Hall, Abrepaso’s first outside commission.
Together, the artists of Ni más / ni menos blend perspectives for work that is rooted, but not bound. Free of stereotypes. Stark, intimate, and electric. Their shared choreographic language blurs the lines between forms, bringing the tension and tenderness of real human dialogue to life through movement and sound.
Ni más / ni menos invites audiences into a world where balance is never still, where the push and pull of internal and external forces reveals the power of presence, communication, and surrender.
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind performance. Rooted in flamenco, it’s live music and dance like you’ve never seen—or felt—before.
Choreographers in Conversation
Join choreographers Alice Blumenfeld and Felise Bagley for an intimate Zoom conversation. Together, we’ll dive into the creative process behind Ni más / ni menos, exploring how Felise’s contemporary dance background and Alice’s flamenco expertise intersect to shape this groundbreaking new work.
Attendees will gain behind-the-scenes insight into the themes, inspirations, and collaborative methods driving the piece — from shared movement generation to the blending of distinct aesthetics into one unified voice. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly, making this an interactive exchange about the art of making dance across traditions.
Don’t miss this rare chance to witness how collaboration fuels innovation in performance.
Please note: automated closed captions of the talk will be available live on zoom.
Felise Bagley is a native New Yorker whose dance career spans more than three decades. Her longevity & excellence in dance were recently recognized with a Cleveland Arts Prize Mid Career Award in 2015. Her experiences have taken her across the globe, including to: New York City Center as a guest artist with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; The Kennedy Center as a guest artist with The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago; The State Theatre in Cleveland's Playhouse Square with Opera Cleveland; Madison Square Garden with The Knicks City Dancers; L’Opera Comique in Paris, France for the annual Concours Le Danse; and The Nostos Festival at The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center in Athens, Greece for the world premiere of “Just Human” with Corningworks. Currently, Felise is a senior instructor of The Gyrotonic Expansion System at the boutique movement studio Inspiralmotion in University Heights, Ohio.
Felise's dance training began with Willa Damien and continued as a merit scholarship recipient to The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and The Joffrey Ballet School where she was a member of Joffrey II. Ms. Bagley went on to dance with The Joyce Trisler Dance Company, Philadanco, Elisa Monte Dance Co., Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, Ohio Ballet, and she was a founding member of Groundworks Dance Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
Alice Blumenfeld is known for a “fierce presence (her movements seem to arise from several feet beneath the ground)” (Thinking Dance) and “sharp and exhilarating” energy onstage (Philadelphia Inquirer). Her recognitions include: a Fulbright recipient in dance in Spain, a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and a two-time Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award recipient in choreography (FY20 & 22). She toured nationally with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, and has been a guest artist with Nélida Tirado, the American Bolero Dance Co., Antonio Granjero, Jácome Flamenco, Dominick Farinacci. She premiered an original show at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in 2014, and premiered three evening length works at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico. She has taught at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Oberlin College & Conservatory, Wayne State University, Children’s Museum of Cleveland, The Kennedy Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, and other institutions. Blumenfeld holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University and a BA in Comparative Literature from New York University, graduating summa cum laude, with highest departmental honors, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Special thank you to the Ohio Arts Council for their ArtsNext Grant that helps fund this activity.
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $20 minimum purchase
CALL 440-558-2669 OR EMAIL QUINTAESENCIATAPAS@GMAIL.COM TO MAKE A RESERVATION DOWNSTAIRS TO RESERVE A TABLE.
Tablao: ALBA Musik x Abrepaso Flamenco
For our next tablao, Abrepaso’s local dancers will be joined by dynamic flamenco fusion duo ALBA Musik for an unforgettable night of Spanish music and dance!
ALBA Musik is the creation of the dynamic duo: powerhouse vocalist Bárbara Martínez and virtuoso guitarist Albert Alabedra. This vibrant project from NYC blends personal stories with universal themes, capturing the essence of Flamenco/Latin fusion. Celebrate the heart and soul of rhythm with ALBA Musik’s uplifting and healing melodies. It’s a new twist on flamenco you won’t want to miss!
“ALBA captures the heart and soul of these times — the aching beauty of possibility, the rhythm of hope. It’s flamenco fusion at its best. Just as I need hope every day, I need ALBA Musik!” -Kristin Conklin (KristinAMusings.net)
Songwriting Workshop with Bárbara Martínez
Unleash your creativity and turn your ideas into powerful songs! In this interactive 1.5-hour workshop, teens will learn the art of songwriting from Bárbara Martínez, professional songwriter and performer. We’ll explore how to find inspiration, write meaningful lyrics, and craft melodies that stick — all in a fun, supportive environment. Students will experiment with rhythm, rhyme and storytelling in both English and Spanish. No prior music experience is required — just bring your imagination, your voice, an optional instrument and your ideas!
Juerga Flamenca
🎶 The Flamenco Spirit is Back!
Dance • Eat • Drink • Sing • Clap
An evening of spontaneous flamenco dance, guitar, song, and community.
✨ Kick things off with a FREE 30-minute flamenco lesson
A juerga is the heart of flamenco—a spontaneous, community-driven gathering where the lines between performer and audience disappear. Join us at Quinta Esencia Tapas for an unforgettable night of rhythm, song, and dance, led by the incomparable La Romera.
Come ready to clap, sing, dance, or simply soak in the energy. Whether you’re a seasoned aficionado or new to flamenco, a juerga is all about sharing the moment and feeling the power of flamenco together.
Enjoy delicious Spanish tapas, connect with community, and experience flamenco in its most authentic form—raw, joyful, and alive.
💃 NO COVER — Suggested $15 minimum purchase
Flamenco Flash Mob - 5th Annual
Join in the fun of our 5th annual flamenco flashmob at Edgewater Beach! It’s easy to learn the choreography in-person or online, and beginners through advanced students are welcome.
The music we selected this year is a beautiful song titled Al Alba by Alba Musik, who will be in Cleveland on October 5th!
Meet at the swings by the Edgewater Beach House (lower Edgewater) at 4:30pm. Shortly thereafter, we’ll break out into the choreography on the cement stage in front of the beach house.
Afterwards, join us for a potluck picnic. Please bring a dish to share!
Wear your everyday clothes with a little bit of flamenco flair - polka dots and flowers and bright colors!
Here are all the videos of the choreography: video playlist or see below:
Fall Adult Classes
Mondays are for less-experienced dancers. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or have less than a year or so of experience, this is for you! We cover flamenco fundamentals without the pressure of learning or remembering choreography.
Wednesdays are for dancers with some significant flamenco experience.
Both days will feature a 30 minute RHYTHM CIRCLE class where we learn to improvise in a traditional circle, playing palmas (handclaps), giving jaleo (cheers), and dancing patadas (mini solos). No matter your level, this is one of the best ways to become more fluent in the flamenco form.
Not sure what level class to take? Reach out abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com
Please note the following:
Payment
Payment is due before the 1st class of each session unless prior arrangements have been made. Payment plans are available.
Payment Methods
-Cash (in-person only)
-Check (in-person or snail mail, send an email first to receive the mailing address)
-Credit Card (3% service fee will be added)
-Venmo @aliceblumenfeld 505-363-2680
Refunds
There are no refunds on class tuition as long as class continues to be offered in some format. If, due to force majeure, classes must be rescheduled, or if a student cannot attend, we will do our best to provide the classes via Zoom or another online format. If a class is canceled and not offered via an online format, substitute teacher, or other means, ABREPASO will offer a class credit to students who have already paid for the class.
We require a minimum of 4 people registered for a full session in order to run any given class. Class schedule subject to change before session start date.
Scholarships
Scholarships and work-study opportunities are available for qualifying students. Please inquire by sending an email to abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com. Students will need to fill out an application form with pertinent financial information and reason to be considered for a scholarship.