I took my first flamenco class when I am approaching 60, and it was an incredible experience. Karen is exceptionally kind and patient, guiding us beginners with great care. Even if the steps were challenging, I still had so much fun dancing to the vibrant flamenco music. The class atmosphere is wonderful, and I’m excited to continue!

Marel is an amazing teacher! She has so much knowledge, and a profound desire to share that knowledge with her students. She’s incredibly generous with her time, patient, attentive and kind. I have learned so much from her and hope I can continue doing so as long as she plans to teach. Adult ballet students in Halifax are incredibly fortunate to have such a gifted and dedicated instructor.

Fun and interactive intro class to flamenco. The teacher is patient and kind. She takes makes every effort to get her students learn the moves.

Terrific class - Karen did such a great job teaching us some tough steps and making the class fun :)

I love Maria’s classes! Always really great teaching, and always really fun. Maria has made a community of extremely happy would-be ballerinas and has definitely made our years of Covid easier, more joyful and healthier.

Maria is a wonderful teacher, very encouraging and warm, and despite the challenges of zoom able to make an interesting lesson and point out any flaws in posture. Other students on the course also made me feel very welcome from the first hello!

Really valuable class for learning elements of the body in movement and bringing that, into the actual “Ballet” class. It opened up a while new perspective for understanding the mechanics of the body in motion. What muscles to call on once we learned the wealth of information Marel shared with us, had a huge impact on how one approached any exercise within the ballet currículum. I hope this class will continue to be offered

Linda was a fantastic dance instructor!

She provided a very calming atmosphere.

It’s always nice to find a dance class that feels like a community.

Highlight of the week!

A wonderful practice, very supportive for strength, balance and posture. Excellent teaching with attention to detail, Maria! Powerful and fun.

I found this class gave me a better understanding of flamenco rythms and how they can be played with. It was great to see Maria work with the guitarists and instruct them on how to work with the dancer.

Wonderfully engaging and broken down to understand. Maria is a Master and she is also
building connections by encouraging people to go out together.

Maria Osende’s classes are excellent; the classes are very lively and very motivating. She is an outstanding professional and has a lot of charisma, which creates a lovely and friendly environment. Although I don’t have many dancing skills, I really enjoyed it, and I intend to continue taking more flamenco’ classes with her.

Always a pleasure being in class with Maria! She’s an amazing teacher and person, and I can’t wait to join the winter term, with all the other amazing ladies, masked up or not!

It was an enjoyable and challenging course. I loved it, and I hope to continue learning through the following courses.

Enjoyed this class very much. Due to my lack of the language, I felt that I could grasp the class without always looking to someone else to follow. It was a well balanced class for me without becoming overwhelmed by French terminology which is now becoming much easier for me.
Marels explanations for each exercise is extremely good and helpful.

Loved it! Lot’s of fun and helpful to learn better coordination.

Wonderful class. Would definitely take another from Karen.

Karen was a great teacher! She broke things down in a calm and logical way. She presented new material as if it wasn’t a big deal and she gave very useful and practical suggestions/corrections.

Karen is a fantastic teacher. The course was super fun and just wonderful. Please teach again!

Loved the class. I do hope we continue in the fall. Happy summer to everyone!

Thank you Maria for teaching us the Algerias. It was a wonderful year and a lot of fun!

I LOVE learning flamenco with Maria! She brings us joy and fun together with her rich and beautiful background of “the real thing”… thank you Maria!

A fun class with a knowledgeable and experienced teacher.

I loved the opportunity to work on technique and really focus on the details of the upper body, it is necessary practice at every level. I hope we have a chance to do a class like this again soon!

What an amazing choreography. Our teacher is exceptionally talented and a good teacher. Knows how to pace things and very very patient. Thank you so much for an amazing experience

Another fantastic class! Meredith’s approach to teaching, and her descriptions of movement are a great complement to Maria’s and Marel’s teaching: all are so, so good, and the combination of all three teachers is just great. I also appreciated the sense that Meredith really cares about her students – a kind, generous and thoughtful teacher.

Taking the class via web conferencing has been fun, effective and diversifies my fitness/creative pursuits. I would not otherwise have the ability to access flamenco instruction in my city and continue my regular exposure to this wonderful art form.

This studio is a gem! The teachers are so courteous, passionate and knowledgeable. I learnt so much this semester and I will keep coming back. The class is very gradual and organized which allows students to do their best. I am so lucky to have met great people there too

Marel is AMAZING. What a great class. Not only does Marel provide a really clear understanding of the how and why of of alignment, balance, turnout etc, but she also demos the form and the nuance of the basic ballet vocabulary beautifully. I love it.
I also really appreciate her investment in her students – she’s such a caring teacher, spends time with every student, and tries to help them improve within the scope of their abilities. She’s probably been teaching for a long time, but I get the sense that she’s dedicated to every student that shows an interest in learning. She’ll bring exercises particularly geared to a student’s issue, or recall something a student was doing in one class and help them with it in the next. She’s just not a teacher that shows up for class and then walks away and doesn’t give it another thought till the following week. You get the sense that she is on the journey with you, and cares about your learning. What a gift to her students. Thank you, Marel!!!

Great class. Meryl is amazing. Great teacher.

I hope this course will continue to be offered as it is good to take as a refresher.

I am enjoying the classes so much - it’s the perfect mix of fun and challenging. Getting motivated to exercise regularly is easy because I find myself going over the steps at home to get them right. Having the videos to practice along with makes all the difference. Everyone in the class is very warm and welcoming.

I love this group of ladies! We laugh a lot and we can be ourselves! Maria is an angel with us and is so patient, she lets us be who we are with our style and strength. Thank you for being in my life!

Beautiful class! Nice that you simplified the choreography so that we can focus on technique. I have become more motivated to practice between classes.

I love this class. The individual critique is so helpful. I’ve read that sometimes people don’t want critique, but I really appreciate it – it helps me improve. I also love that Maria meets people where they are. I have trouble with some things that I’ve struggled with for months or even years. Maria just keeps on helping me try to ‘get it’.