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A flamenco dancer based in Madrid since 2009, Lisi Sfair has a solid academic training with renowned masters of contemporary flamenco. She has spent much of her artistic career performing in the capital’s leading flamenco venues, establishing herself as a performer with an impeccable technique and powerful stage presence.

Fuensanta “La Moneta” is one of the leading figures in contemporary flamenco dance. Her powerful and profound dance establishes her as a key figure in contemporary flamenco.

A Valencian flamenco dancer based in Madrid for more than twenty years, Raquel Valencia began her dance training at the age of four and perfected her skills at institutions such as the Professional Dance Conservatory of Valencia and the Carmen López School, as well as with great flamenco masters.

Pilar Díaz is a flamenco dancer from Córdoba. She began her career at the Luis del Río Professional Dance Conservatory in that city and completed her Higher Degree in Dance Pedagogy at the María de Ávila Dance Conservatory in Madrid. She continues to develop her flamenco skills in Madrid with teachers such as David Coria, Pedro Córdoba, Alfonso Losa and Belén López.

A flamenco dancer and choreographer from Cádiz, Paco Hidalgo has developed an artistic approach that explores new ways of understanding flamenco from a contemporary perspective.

Trained from the age of six at dance academies and at the Escuela Jerezana de Danza Lucía under the direction of Antonio El Pipa, Ofelia Márquez has developed her career as a flamenco dancer with international companies and on international stages. Her style is characterised by expressive power, stage presence and respect for flamenco tradition.

A renowned flamenco dancer and journalist, Cynthia Cano is recognised for her expressive power and her ability to fuse tradition with new performance languages.

Patricia Donn is a flamenco dancer who trained in flamenco, classical ballet, contemporary dance and Spanish classical dance with renowned teachers such as Eva Yerbabuena, Antonio Canales and Farruquito.