All you need to know about Flamenco.
by BettyCid1869 to 1910 is considered the golden period of Flamenco. Flamenco dance and music was seen in all major concerts and reached the zenith of its popularity during this time.
The tradition and heritage of this prestigious dance form is being carried on by eminent Flamenco dancer like Betty Cid, who is from London. She performs all over UK with various artists and her own groups Flamenco Pasion and Sonido Flamenco. She has been the lead dancer in performances held in Royal Festival Hall, the Commonwealth Institution and at Queen Elizabeth hall.
Betty Cid performs in the regional theatres of UK frequently. She has studied the art of authentic Flamenco dance and considers Eva La Yerbabuena as her inspiration. As a part of her fitness training for dance, Betty focuses on the traditional Spanish Flamenco dance.
Besides Flamenco performing, Betty Cid is involved in Flamenco teaching. She holds special Flamenco classes and workshops in UK. Both professional dancers and amateurs find the workshops and lectures beneficial. Betty finds it a pleasure to tap budding talents and channelize them. Through her demonstrations she shares her vast knowledge and experience in Flamenco dancing. Her performances can be regularly seen in Phoenix Artist Club at Soho in London.
Professional Flamenco dancer, Betty Cid, considers Flamenco as a flamboyant style of dancing that exudes confidence and pride. This graceful Spanish musical genre is known for the intricacies of the foot and handwork. Flamenco dancing is accompanied by special Flamenco music. The guitarists play a major role in the creation of the rhythmic and powerful music for this dance form.
Betty Cid organizes classes and lectures where Spanish guitarists on the threshold of beginning their career can learn how to synchronize with the Flamenco dancers and perform with ease.
Betty Cid has been a part of many music videos starting with 1991’s Jive Bunny. She continued to play the dancer for the music video by Skoop called Kohakuno Tsuki in 2003. Betty has also been a dancer in films like Cosas Que Deje En La Habana in 1997 and the Phantom of the Opera in 2003.
Betty has been associated with many renowned dance companies like Company ballet Flamenco Cruceta of Madrid in 2000, Esmeralda Merche Dance Company of Madrid in 1999 and Compart Dance Company in 1998. She had also been a part of an Independent Flamenco company like The Red Cross Charity in Madrid in 1997. She has been into full-time dancing in 1998 with Compart Dance Company in the Triangle Theatre in Madrid.
Betty Cid has served as the lead Flamenco dancer in shows like Flamenco Show Acontratiempo in 2006-2007, Cuban Cabaret Touring Show in the Tour of Spain in 2002 and television campaigns by Jamie Oliver for Sainsbury in 2003. Betty Cid makes Flamenco costumes for professional Flamenco dancers too.