Tiempo’s Flamenco Course
that you can take with a professional dancer from overseas!
Flamenco Courses
Authentic flamenco lessons by a professional flamenco dancer and guitarist from overseas.
Introduction to the course
The essence of flamenco is not a choreographed dance from a CD but a much improvised dance, where dancers perform in tune with the also improvised music of singers and guitarists. Therefore, the main aim is to reach a level where you can create your own dance while learning various techniques throughout lessons. For this reason, it is important to become accustomed to dancing movements accompanied by guitar from level 1.
Tiempo's Flamenco Course is divided in two parts. In the first half of the class, you will learn the basics of various types of flamenco depending on your level. In the second half, you will have lessons where you perform in real time with the guitarist.
A professional dancer and a guitarist from overseas are in charge of the lessons. Both have different styles of dance and different types of songs. One of the features of Tiempo's Flamenco Course is that you can learn unbiased dance styles by learning from various dancers.
Flamenco dancers, who are instructors at the Amor de Dios Flamenco Academy in Spain, are extremely popular with Japanese people and have visited Japan several times in the past. Thus students can take high-level lessons during the foreign dancer’s stay in Japan. The instructors and guitarists will be replaced regularly but basic lessons for each level will be held according to the yearly curricula. Additionally, as part of this curricula, Spanish flamenco dancer Inmaculada Ortega will visit Japan as a part-time educational advisor to give guidance to the instructors. So you can follow the lesson curricula without any worries.
In addition to regular classes, we also hold themed workshops, short-term intensive courses with special instructors, and techniques classes monthly to study thoroughly the basics. All of these options offer perfect opportunities where you can expand the range of your dancing.
At events such as the flamenco party “Noche Flamenca '', you can interact with the instructors, other levels’ flamenco students as well as with students from other Tiempo courses, and freely apply what you learned in lessons. This is one of Tiempo’s Flamenco Courses’ features.
Regular Group lessons are divided into 4 levels; introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advance. You can find a class at any level, starting as a beginner and progressing toward being a professional.
Special benefits if you take group lessons!
1. Member discounts available for various events.
2. Sancho Panza dinner meal fee is 5% off by showing your membership card!
3. Technique classes aimed to group lessons’ students for free are held monthly.
In addition to techniques that allow you to review the basics, there are lessons that incorporate Latin dance, tango, and flamenco, fostering increased cultural interaction.
1 class: 70 minutes per class
* Minimum number of 4 people are needed to open a course.
* Make-up classes available.
How to register:
Choose a class from our regular class schedule and enroll to become a member.
If you are not able to find a suitable time schedule, please feel free to contact us.
We also offer a 2-month trial course for people with little experience. If you are not sure aboutregistering for a regular class, we recommend that you try this trial course.
60 minutes per class / once a week / 8 weeks (2 months)
It is an ideal option compared to a regular class. We recommend that you register for this course if you want to try out the basics before taking a regular class!
The class schedule options are as follows:
Wednesdays 15:20 - 16:20
Jueves 14:00 - 15:00
Saturdays 12:20- 13:20
Instructor: Ale
Lesson fee: 13,300 yen (8 classes)
* We will offer this course when a minimum of 4 people or more register.
* Annual membership fee of 3,000 yen is NOT required for this course, but if you start a regular introductory group class after this course, this payment will be required.
* Even if this course has started, you may still be able to join with a per diem charge, so please contact us.
Benefits for 2-month trial course students:
Free admission for Flamenco Party "NOCHE FLAMENCA"
* Please show your membership card or student card at the entrance.
Point to consider when taking this course:
1. Inform us which course and when you would like to take it.
2. As soon as 3 people or more register, we will inform you about the starting date.
3. Pay the registration fee at the reception on the starting day.
Notes:
* You are required to pay the total amount of this course.
* If you miss one class, you cannot take a make-up class because this is not a regular class.
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
** Currently, the benefit of "Free lessons for students" is no longer offered..
Please wait for a while until it resumes.
Special benefits for students:
A special benefit for regular dance students is that they can participate in free classes held monthly.
Students can participate in free classes of the course they are currently taking regardless the dance genre. In addition, students from other lessons can also take this course if they pay the tuition fee (1,500 yen).
There are 3 types of private lessons:
1. Lessons focused on techniques
2. Lessons whose contents are being learned or were learned in group lessons offered by Tiempo.
3. Lessons whose instructor creates and finishes choreographies based on the songs preferred by the students.
If you want to take private lesson Nº 3, you will have a lesson based on a choreography prepared by the instructor. According to the curricula, the choreography is completed in 8 or 10 classes.
Private one-on-one class
- 60 minutes per class
- We coordinate a private class with your instructor.
Although it is irregular, special instructors are invited from overseas to give lessons focusing on various song types and techniques. So far, we have invited Domingo Ortega, Inmaculada Ortega, La Chusa and others to give special intensive courses.
After the completion of the course, students will receive a certificate signed by the instructor.
We offer workshops with various themes every month.
If you already have experience in the theme of a workshop, you can register for the class without taking a regular class or being a member of TIEMPO.
Flamenco Show "Taka Takatá Pa'tí"
This flamenco show is an event where students show the results of their 1-year lessons.
It is produced by the instructor and the guitarist, and through different songs students express their passion and talent.
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Instructors
Tiempo maintains a well-established system of inviting instructors and typically offer 3- or 6-month exchanges with dance professionals from Spain and Latin America, often hosting teachers from Brazil, Argentina and Cuba. In this way, and through the exciting world of dance and its varied forms or expression, the center continues to offer variety and diversity to its membership, build new relationships and strengthen older ones.
As part of the Flamenco Course curricula, Spanish flamenco dancer Inmaculada Ortega will visit Japan as an advisor to share her comprehensive knowledge and experience and serve as a guidance.
Artistic advisor
Inmaculada Ortega
(Spain)
Born in Jerez, Spain. Inmaculada is Domingo Ortega’s sister, a flamenco dancer widely known in Japan. At the age of 7, she began studying dance at Jerez and has been active as a soloist at the Boys and Girls Dance Company Albarizuela. Since then, she has been an active member of various flamenco dance companies and has been invited to perform as soloist at dance groups such as Antonio Alonso and Madrid de Thomas. While performing with the well-established Tablao of Madrid, Café de Chinitas, Corral de la Morelia, Casa Pata, etc., she has performed with famous dance companies and artists and toured the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Belgium, and the Netherlands. In addition, she is acclaimed not only as a dancer and dance teacher but also as a dance troupe owner and a performing arts director. Inmaculada teaches at the prestigious Amor de Dios Flamenco Academy and works hard to foster her successor. She is one of the representatives of the modern flamenco world.
Currently visiting instructor
Ale Caires
(Brazil)
A Brazilian flamenco dancer currently based in Triana/Seville. Coming from a family with Spanish roots, she fell deeply in love with the art of flamenco from a very young age. Her dance is rooted in three schools: Los Farrucos, Los Talegones, and Las Amayas. After years of training, she had the privilege of learning flamenco as one does within a family, spending countless hours with her maestras Farruca Montoya, Carmen la Talegona, and Juana Amaya—the three pillars of her dance. As a nomad, she lives by teaching and dancing for extended periods in various countries. Brazil, Japan, Turkey, and Spain are some of the countries where she has taught.
Flamenco guitarist
Conrado Gmeiner
A musician from Brazil, he began studying music at the age of 7 and started playing guitar at 14. Influenced by the famous flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía, he switched to flamenco guitar at 17. Since then, he has been active as one of Brazil's top flamenco guitarists and music directors.
In 2013, he became a semifinalist in the International Flamenco Guitar Competition held in Spain. He is also well-versed in Brazilian music such as Bossa Nova and Samba. Currently, he is based in Fukuoka and performs in Tokyo, Osaka, as well as internationally, including in Hong Kong.
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Contact
Please contact us about the date and time you would like take a trial lesson.
Also advise your name and the kind of lesson/s you wish to try.
(NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano)
3F Daimyo11511 Bldg., 1-15-11 Daimyo,
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041
+81 92-762-4100
+81 92-762-4104
Email: clasestiempo.jp
https://tiempo.jp/
Weekday: 12:00 - 22:00
Sat., Sun. and Natinal holidays: 11:00 - 18:00
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