(noticia) Flamenco in Fairfax

Spanish dance troupe Danzamarina includes children and adults from across Fairfax County.
By Glenn McCarty
May 11, 2005

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Danzamarina will perform "Somewhere in La Mancha," an evening of Spanish cultural dances to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the novel "Don Quixote" on Thursday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m., at Harris Theater at George Mason University.


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George Mason University senior Michele Golden, center, is founder of a Fairfax County Spanish dance troupe, of which sisters Carolina, left, and Nicole Myers, of Fairfax, are members.

Carola Myers is a flamenco mom.
Her twin 10-year-old girls practice traditional Spanish dancing five hours a week, and Myers, a professional makeup artist, pitches in when needed to sew costumes and apply makeup before performances.
"It's not just the dances. The music is so beautiful," said Myers of Fairfax, whose daughters Carolina and Nicole, have been members of the Danzamarina troupe, a Spanish dance group based in Fairfax County, since 2002.
A native of Bolivia, Myers was drawn to the art form of flamenco and other Spanish dancing during a performance by dancer Michele Golden three years ago.
"It took my breath away, it was incredible," Myers said. She signed her children up for lessons, and now they are part of the troupe, which numbers close to 40 members.
"At the beginning, it seemed to be a little tiring for them, but I was able to tell them that this is an art, it's not like you go and play on game and that's the end. It's about practicing and getting better," said Myers.
It also helped, she said, that the group's founder and teacher, Golden, was passionate about her art form.
"They're never wrong to her. They're always learning," said Myers.

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