Olivia Chacon
Artistic Director, choreographer, and dancer. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Olivia has danced flamenco for twenty years, and has spent five years studying flamenco and performing in Sevilla and Madrid, Spain with some of the world’s best flamenco artists. She...
Isai Chacón
Musical Director, arranger, singer and guitarist. Originally from Durango, Mexico, Isaí began studying guitar at the age of ten. Isaí relocated to Texas as a teenager, where he studied music theory, jazz and composition, while discovering his love of flamenco guitar...
Celia Corrales
Singer. A native of Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz, Celia grew up singing flamenco in parties in her hometown, before marrying a Navy man and relocating to the U.S. 25 years ago. Since then, she has sung with many groups in Arizona and Texas, impressing audiences with...
Pepe Gaytan
Percussionist. Originally from Mexico City, Pepe studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston before arriving in Austin. He has played in many notable Austin bands, including O Positivo and Soniquete, in addition to collaborating with Flamencura and A’lante...
Stephanie Keeton
Dancer. Stephanie is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, and has studied many different genres of dance, such as Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Folklorico and Flamenco, but her passion is all things Latin. Stephanie was a featured dancer with Aztlan Dance Company for 13...
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
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...
Tony Hampton Nocelotl
Percussionist. Tony is a rare specimen–a native Austinite! Tony studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has a B.A. in Ethnomusicology from UCLA, where his research focused on the effects of gender, religion and hegemony on the androcentric musical...
Claire Spera
Dancer. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Claire moved to Austin from Los Angeles in 2010 after completing a Master’s in arts journalism at the University of Southern California. She grew up studying ballet, modern, flamenco, and Spanish folk dance with Linda...
Jose Manuel Tejeda
Guitarist. A recent arrival from Havana, Cuba, Jose has studied concert music and classical guitar studies at at Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba. In Havana, Jose worked as musical director and guitarist at Alma Flamenca and Ecos Flamenco Company, before arriving in...
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...