Palillos!
Spanish Dance Troupe
Entertainment that "clicks"! Palillos! Classical Spanish Dancers & Castanet Artists is a truly unique entertainment for your pageant, organization, or event. Classical Spanish blends Spanish folk dance and ballet technique, with the use of castanets, to provide an exciting dance experience. Palillos! performs both traditional and contemporary choreography with castanets to bring a 19th century style of dance into the 21st century. Also available for lecture-demonstrations and master classes.
Performances:
2006 Fayetteville Fine Arts Festival
2006 First Night, Fayetteville Town Center New Year Celebration
2006 Dance Coalition concert, Walton Arts Center
Training: Anabelle Steelman-Berry, director, has over 30 years experience as a dance instructor. Anabelle began studying Spanish dance in Texarkana, TX with Judith McCarty Hansen, who had been a student of Eduardo Cansino in California when the popularity of this style of dance was at its height, and has participated in workshops with Maria Benitez, Marina Keet, and Matteo. She studied ballet at the National Academy of Ballet under Thalia Mara, the NY School of Dance Arts, and the NJ School of Ballet, is a life member of the Texas Association Teachers of Dance, and one of the founding members of Dance Coalition, a choreographers collective in Northwest Arkansas.
Tel: 479-521-0713
Email: nwa_palillos@yahoo.com