The Whirling World of a Flamenco Dancer

By Sara Boyd
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, February 11, 2007; Page M02

The moment Sara Jerez-Marlow saw the Spanish flamenco film "Carmen," she fell in love with the intricate dance. At the time, Jerez-Marlow was studying biology and pursuing a degree in medicine.

"But then flamenco opened my eyes to what it was to have passion," she says.

Born in Nicaragua, Jerez-Marlow grew up in Clifton before eventually heading to Madrid to study flamenco. The 31-year-old now lives in Fort Washington with her flamenco-guitarist husband, Richard "Ricardo" Marlow, and their 4-year-old son, John. She has danced flamenco professionally in the Washington area for eight years, including performances with the Washington National Opera.

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