Meet Rubina

RUBINA'S PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Co-producer of FLAMENCO DANCE WEEK at STANFORD UNIVERSITY (California, USA) in collaboration with other artists of the flamenco world.

Producer of CD by Luis Agujeta: Entre tu Tierra y la Mía.
Professional performer with Rosa Montoya's "BAILES FLAMENCOS", "THEATRE FLAMENCO" in San Francisco, Agustin Ríos' "GRUPO ANDALUZ" and other dance companies.

Performances in several tablaos of Spain: CARBONERÍA in Seville for 4 years, 'El Juglar' in Madrid, 'El Viejo Agujeta' in Rota (Cádiz), and 'El Escritorio' y 'Bodegón del Gato' in Sanlúcar de Barrameda,Las Chozas among other..

Worked for singers Luis Agujeta and 'Cuadro flamenco', 'El Gitano de Bronce' and Diego Agujeta, Alfonso de Miguel and Antonio el Pola. Danced to the music played by guitarists Niño Jero and Gery Hano(Gerardo Alcalá), Antonio Fernández, Ramón el Japonés, Carlos Heredia and Curro de Jerez, Paco de Teresa,Paco Fernandez,Jose Manuel Roldan.

For 9 years, worked as a flamenco dance instructor at the 'Escuela de Danza Flamenca' in Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto Arts Division. (California). Designed and produced dance classes in cooperation with other teachers in the US and, then, brought students to Spain to perform and study at different sites throughout the country.

Producer of Alma Flamenca productions: La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA; Community Center, San Cruz, Union Española de California, San Francisco CA; The Ranch, Monterry CA; Cubberley Theater Palo Alto CA; Cuamba Jazz CenterSanta Cruz, CA, Louden Nelson Auditorium Santa Cruz, CA.The Ranch, Monterry, CA; Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, CA; Cuamba Jazz Center, San Cruz, CA. Mountain View civic center for perfomaing arts, Villa Montalvo Carriage House,saratoga Ca.

Associate Artistic Director for the Flamenco Society of San Jose, California, Artistic Director for the flamenco school, El Patio in Seville Spain
Co-producer Flamenco Vive En Stanford, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University.

EDUCATION:
Classes conducted by Angelita Vargas - Seville
Dance and rhythm studies directed by Concha Vargas Torres -Seville
Flamenco singing studies at Fundación de Arte Flamenco "Cristina Heeren" conducted by
Manuel Naranjo (Naranjito de Triana) - Seville
Advanced studies of singing and rhythm at the Art School of José Galván- Seville - USA
Course of flamenco dance conducted by D. Antonio Canales - Lope de Vega - Seville
Class conducted by El Torromobo - Seville,spain
Class conducted by Juana Amaya - Seville,spain
Juan Pollvio flameco school,seville,spain

Rubina Valenzuela
www.flamencarubina.com