Are you interested in contracting a flamenco performance?

Flamenco performances are a wonderful cultural experience that can fit into just about any space, event, and audience, from theaters to weddings, corporate parties to festivals...
Here are some basics to help you get started...

Artists are professionals. The Artists List includes a whole range of artists, from international Master Artists to emerging artists. The performance, and your contract, will be reflective of their experience and artistic status. Please discuss this directly with the artists.

Flamenco shows at a "bare bones" minimum will include a dancer, a singer and a guitarist, usually two dancers. This is a "cuadro" or group show. Guitarists, however, are also hired for solo performances.

Dancers will need an even danceable surface. Slate decks and concrete floors are hazardous. Many troupes and companies may be able to supply their own stage for a fee.

Performers may need a private and secure dressing room.

"Clapping" or "Palmas": The artists' claps are the "palmas" and comprise an intricate beat structure of rhythms particular to each "palo" or type of composition. The palmas are in 12 beat structures (or 4 in the case of Tangos) and will often have counter time, even sub-counter time. Clapping along when you are not a skilled palmero is like taking your own drum set to a rock concert.

Jaelos, shouts and whispers from the audience such as "Olé" (often pronounced ‘all-ay’) are to commend and inspire a performer. There is a more relaxed etiquette around these, but most aficionados are aware of the right time to interject an inspirational or appreciative vocalization :-)

Flamenco is a culture, a lifestyle, a tradition.

Enjoy your show!


SF Flamenco is a volunteer project, supported by the community, for the community, and does not manage artists. Please contact the artists directly, not SF Flamenco. Read the Mission. SF Flamenco is in no way related to your contract. Please read our Disclaimer.

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U.S.A. North West
Flamenco Society of San Jose
Flamenco Santa Cruz
Flamenco Universal, Sonoma County
Azahar Dance Foundation
The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership
Forum on Moron de la Frontera Flamenco

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U.S.A. South West
Flamenco San Diego
Flamenco Buzz: includes Boston, NY and West Coast scences
Pablo Rodarte's School of Flamenco, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rocio Ponce

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U.S.A. Mid West
Flamenco Chicago Productions: books flamenco shows throughout the Midwest

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U.S.A. North East
Flamenco Buzz: includes Boston, NY and West Coast scences
NYC Flameno Workshop Calendar
The Flamenco Society of Minnesota
Fuego Flamenco, Minneapolis, MN
Flamenco Performances in New York

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U.S.A. South East
DC Flamenco
Flamenco Atlanta (Seems to be offline currently)
Atlanta's Voice of Flamenco: Youth and Children
Flamenco Arts Cultural Development, Inc. Va Beach, Virginia
Florida Flamenco

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U.S.A.
Flamenco USA

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SPAIN
Centro Andaluz de Flamenco
Flamenco World
Almería Cabal, Andalucia
FLAMENCARTE: www.flamencarte.com **NO longer exists**
FlamencArte can help prepare in advance before your arrival, a personalized Kit for all your Flamenco study needs, lodgings, theatre tickets and more,during your stay in Sevilla. For those interested and more details please emails us at: flamencarte@flamencarte.com or give us a call Telf: +34 616 37 28 32 before 10PM Spanish time.
Zambra.com: All the music of Spain at your fingertips
DE FLAMENCO Magazine, shop, people and places, updated daily
Jondo web
Union Romani

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International
Argentina
www.lunadelolivar.com.ar
Australia
Sal's Flamenco Soapbox
Canada
Montreal Flamenco
Denmark
El Duende Denmark
Iran
Iran Art and Music
Greece
Plaza de Baile: Flamenco Studio and Danza Flamenca Grupo
Switzerland
Arte Flamenco

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ROMANI CULTURE
Union Romani
Voice of Roma
Patrin
La Romita
Union Romani de Andalucía: Site under construtction. Contact info only.

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Dance Sites
The Gilded Serpent: Web `Zine for Mid East Arts
DanceHelp.com: A compilation of dance articles, dance tips, news, forums, dance listings, and educational information for the aspiring and professional dancer.

Getting Started

Get on the SF FLAMENCO PERFORMERS LIST EMAIL NETWORK!
The monthly "Performer's Network" email newsletter will include submission deadline reminders. Email Arvind at sfflamenco@gmail.com to sign up. Read more about the Performers List toward the bottom of the FAQ's.

General SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for advertising on the SF Flamenco Magazine (online and newsletter editions)

Free as well as contractual services are available to support flamencos and the flamenco arts.
The SF Flamenco Magazine monthy newsletter currently goes out once a month to a mailing list of more than 600 people and growing! And SF Flamenco Magazine online has a dedicated readership of 8,000-16,000 flamenco fans each month, receiving hundreds of thousands of webits with each monthly issue!

If you would like to advertise yourself, your company, a show, or classes:

• Email your submission to sfflamenco@gmail.com and be sure to specify it is a submission for posting, and where. See "Services & Fees" below.
• Text for your posting should be sent in the body of an email. Do not send attached text documents such as pdfs, microsoft word docs, wps files etc.
• Format your your text in the fashion of posts you see on SF Flamenco. Formatting charges will be applied if more than 15 minutes of editing or design work are required on your submission.
• Attach digital images, web ready jpegs are preferred.
• All submissions are final. Edits sent in after the original submission may be charged as a separate submission.
• To optimize your advertising you should submit your information in time to be included in the next monthly email newsletter. Submissions are due on the last Wednesday of the month, for the next month's issue.
• Submissions not in the suggested format may be subject to addition costs.

An invoice for your submission will be sent to you via email. A $10 late fee may be added to your invoice for late payments received. PAYPAL payment options available soon. Details will be in the next Performer's Network Newsletter.

By sending your information to be published on SF Flamenco, you agree to the terms of the Disclaimer.

FRONT PAGE - Featured Articles / Shows / Workshops

$45 for shows / $35 for workshops
Posted for one month at the top of the front page, and sent out via email newsletter.
* For artists launching their first PR campaign there is a sliding scale fee.

Features on emerging local artists' bios (not announcing shows) are eligible for a reduced or waived fee, and posted Free, to support community development. Features for shows, professional dance companies, or visiting artists are the regular rate of $45. There is a reduced rate of $35 for workshops, which are limited time events. If you want to post regular classes please request a "Class Ad" (as described below)

FORMAT:
Email plain text (with bold and italics) only
* Date (month, day, year)
* Venue and/or company presenting
* Title of show
* Teaser text: Short text description of the show, reviews etc (50 words max)
* List of Performers
* Full event description: 300 words (max)
* Time of show
* Venue
* Address
* Ticket cost
* Contact for ticket purchase (telephone #, websites, etc)
* Workshops or class schedules.
* Dance company contact information etc.

All feature articles and shows are archived in the SF Flamenco "Archives" section.
You also have the option of converting your Feature into an SF Flamenco Personal Webpage (see below).

FRONT PAGE - Classes - Ads WITH Picture & link to website/page

$25
Front page posting in "Featured Artists" section, immediately below "Featured Shows", for one month. Also sent out via email newsletter.
Includes SF Flamenco homepage button (170 pixels square) with short text, linked to your website or an individual SF Flamenco hosted webpage with images (300px wide) and your text if you have one (see "Personal Webpage Below")

Format your text in an email the way you would like it to appear on the webpage. You may use bold and italic characters. No colour, no ALL CAPS, no tabs, large font sizes etc.
*NOTE: Limit of 3 listings per monthly issue. First to email me, first served!

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FRONT PAGE - Classes - Text only ads, NO picture, link to your webpage

$10
Front page posting in "Featured Artists" section (posted BELOW the CLass Ads with pictures) for one month. Also sent out via email newsletter.
Includes SF Flamenco homepage listing of short text (name, ~100 characters of text, price, phone, and email), linked to your webpage.

Format your text in an email the way you would like it to appear on the webpage. You may use bold and italic characters. No colour, no ALL CAPS, no tabs, large font sizes etc.
*NOTE: Limit of 3 listings per monthly issue. First to email, first served!

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SF FLAMENCO PERSONAL WEBPAGE - Design, Hosting, and Updates

$55/year + $10/update
Permanent personal webpage as part of SF Flamenco.
Your webpage will look like www.sfflamenco.com/artists/carmenamaya/ (if you are Carmen Amaya ;-)
* $55 covers the server costs for hosting and the initial design and upload.

Your "Featured Article" or "Detailed Class Ad"(*) can be converted to a personal web page where you can maintain updated photographs, class information, upcoming shows, contact information, etc.
(*) For example, you might have a brief Class Ad with a picture posted on the home page, and this will link to your Personal Webpage with a full, detialed class listing, descriptions, directions, pictures, etc.

Upcoming Shows Calendar

$10 text / $20 with image
Posted from the time you email me, until the show is over, on the Upcoming Shows page.
Shows are posted in chronological order with the most recent one first. As the past shows get taken off the list, your show will move up the page until it's at the top!
Shows can only be submitted by the Artistic Director or Organizer.

FORMAT:
* Digital Image: GIF or JPG, 300px wide max.
Email plain text (with bold and italics) only
* Date (month, day, year)
* Venue and/or company presenting
* Title of show
* Teaser text: Short text description of the show, reviews etc (50 words max)
* List of Performers
* Time of show
* Venue
* Address
* Ticket cost
* Contact for ticket purchase (telephone #, websites, etc)
* Text description of the show, performers more contact information etc. Maximum 100 words.

Nightlife Listings

Free
A permanent listing of regularly scheduled daily, weekly or monthly tablaos, peñas, and other flamenco related events, to be listed on the Nightlife page. The page is ordered by day of the week.

FORMAT:
Email plain text (with bold and italics) only
* Date (month, day, frequency of show)
* Venue and/or company presenting
* Title of show
* Time of show
* Venue
* Address
* Ticket cost
* Contact for ticket purchase or reservations (telephone, websites, etc.)
* Text description of the show, performers more contact information etc. Maximum 100 words.

Artists page

Free
Post your contact information on the SF Flamenco Artists page.

You send
a) Your information in plain text, as follows: "Performance bookings, dance classes. Tele: (555)-555-1234, email: carmen @ andalucia..com. or visit www.carmenamaya.org"
b) A gif or jpeg photo of yourself or your company, ideally one that will look good small.
Please restrict the description to 200 characters at the most, not including your phone/email/url.

Result

Web Design for Artists, Artistic Directors & Companies

Contact Arvind directly to discuss pricing.
SF Flamenco offers quality professional web design and webmastering, domain names and hosting.

A range of services is available to meet your budget and needs. Get linked to SF Flamenco! Designers are knowledgable of the flamenco arts' needs! Websites are made to be easy and cost-effective to maintain after the initial design. You don't have to be a SF Bay Area local to avail of this service. But you do have to be a local to be listed and hosted as part of the SF Flamenco website.