The School

Anda Flamenco Company & School offers classes and workshops in traditional Spanish flamenco right here in the Twin Cities. In addition to the regular class offerings, the school sponsors special workshops and guest teachers, so check back often for new opportunities to study this beautiful art form.

All classes, unless otherwise noted, are taught by Kristina de Sacramento and are held at:

Ivy Arts Building for the Arts
2637 27th Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55406

Please do not contact Ivy Arts Building for the Arts directly.

Click here for a schedule of classes. Drop in during class time or email us for additional class information.

mapquest To find Anda Flamenco in the Ivy Tower, just follow the Anda signs.

Kristina’s Teaching Philosophy

Chances are that, like me, you weren't born in Spain and didn’t grow up seeing, hearing, and dancing flamenco. But once you saw it, flamenco called to you, and you longed to be swept up in its seductive rhythms. You knew you were meant to dance it.

What to do? Get busy learning! Life is short—do what you love, what calls you. Or in the famous words of Joseph Campbell, “Follow your bliss.”

Having come to dance late in life, I used everything possible to learn: my eyes, ears, brain, nose hairs, and fingernails. I plagued all my teachers with endless questions. I studied with many masters all over America and Europe. I still study with the masters.

I remember not “getting it.” I remember thinking I was the worst student in class. I remember how frustrating and, at times, futile my efforts felt. I remember all this like it was yesterday. So I can and do empathize with my students' difficulties—one of the great advantages of starting dance studies later in life.

In my mind, there is no one incapable of learning to dance flamenco. It is my challenge to find the right "language" to convey the information, and I embrace that challenge. Having learned to dance using so many tools, I now have many “languages” in which to teach. I have a passion to share my love and knowledge of flamenco, and I invite you to share in that passion. It’s too late to join the chorus, so we’ll just have to train as soloists together.