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Carisa Leal

Carisa Leal

Dancer. Carisa is originally from McAllen, TX and has studied a variety of dance styles from an early age. While attending Olin College of Engineering, she performed with the Babson Dance Ensemble and studied Classical Indian Dance during a semester abroad. After...
Kara Leal

Kara Leal

Dancer. Kara is originally from Austin, Texas and began dancing at the age of 3. She trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and modern throughout her school years. In college, Kara danced with local Austin company Verge for two seasons. Kara began studying flamenco with...
Karen Vilches

Karen Vilches

Dancer. Karen began her training in flamenco at the age of thirteen under the instruction of Beatriz Aguilar and was a member of her dance group, Espana Viva, for four years. Throughout her dance career, Karen has had the opportunity to supplement her training by...
A’lante Flamenco Puts the Spotlight on Immigration in Desplazados

A’lante Flamenco Puts the Spotlight on Immigration in Desplazados

AUSTIN — 40 million people living in the U.S. today were not born here. While many read political conflict into that statistic, Olivia Chacón sees artistic potential. Chacón is Director of A’lante Flamenco, an Austin-based flamenco music and dance troupe that is...
Karen Vilches

A’lante Flamenco Heads to San Antonio

Wow, great write-up from the San Antonio Express News’ Jasmina Wellinghoff in advance of A’lante’s upcoming shows next January 10 & 11, 2015! Excerpt: “Kahlil Gibran’s book “The Prophet” has been a source of inspiration for countless...
A’lante Awarded Best Dance Ensemble

A’lante Awarded Best Dance Ensemble

A’lante was awarded Best Dance Ensemble last night at the Austin Critics’ Table Awards for our work in Prophecies.  Thanks to all A’lante members and lets get ready for “Desplazados” this fall!