Flamenco: Dancing the Story

Mercedes is an accomplished singer who sings for Spain’s elite level artists. She is a professional in some of the most important tablaos (live flamenco venues) of Spain. These include Los Gallos and Casa de la Memoria in Seville, El Cordobés in Barcelona and Corral de la Memoria in Madrid.

She has performed with Compañia Marco Flores for over 10 years, toured with Mercedes Ruiz, Andres Marín and is currently with Compañia Olga Pericet. Her collaborations include shows by flamenco superstar, Miguel Poveda, as well as Farruquito.

Mercedes has sung for 15 annual editions of the Festival de Jerez for workshops, accompanying acclaimed maestros from Spain such as Manuel Betanzos, Manuel Liñan, Manolo Marín, Merche Esmeralda. She is the official cantaora (flamenco singer) for the International Flamenco Competition Turin de la Frontera.

Jordi studied at the Conservatorio del Liceo de Barcelona and studied with the maestro Rafael Cañizares. His professional career began in the flamenco peña (club), la Niña de la Puebla, where he had the honour of accompanying this great singer. He moved to Seville and worked for 13 years in the school of Alicia Marquez. Jordi has worked in the famous tablaos in Barcelona including Los Tarantos and El Cordobés and in the most established tablaos of El Arenal and Los Gallos, in Seville.

Jordi has accompanied 15 annual editions of the Festival de Jerez for workshops by acclaimed maestros from Spain such as Manuel Betanzos, Manuel Liñan, Marco Flores, Olga Pericet, Rafaela Carrasco, La Moneta He is the official guitarist for the International Flamenco Competition Turin de la Frontera.

Isabella’s Spanish dance journey started in 2014 when she first arrived in Singapore. Born and raised in China, Isabella was trained as a Latin dancer at an early age of five before relocating to the United States and Europe to pursue her studies and career in international politics. When not at work, you can find her rehearsing for a flamenco dance show between Singapore and Spain or checking out a new bubble tea shop just around the corner.

Kaz is a co-founder of the Singapore Flamenco Circle, one of the earliest communities of flamenco in Singapore before 2000. She is also a principal dancer of her studio, Alhambra Estudio de Flamenco.

What began as a way to lose weight soon transformed into a journey of self-discovery for Maggie. Drawn to flamenco’s passionate rhythms and raw emotion, she found a form of expression that allowed her to release emotions she had long repressed—joy, anger, pain, and love. Through flamenco, Magi has discovered authenticity and fearlessness. Each step and movement reflects her journey toward embracing vulnerability and turning it into strength. For her, flamenco is more than a dance. It is a way of living fully and unapologetically true to herself.

Nobu started flamenco dancing in Japan in 2001. Since then, he has performed in major productions in Tokyo and Jerez working in productions by acclaimed international artists such as Sevilla directed by Maria Pages and Sonezaki directed by Hiroki Sato.

In 2014, he moved to Singapore and joined the company of Flamenco Sin Fronteras where he performed as a dancer in productions, including Misa Flamenca directed by Antonio Vargas, and co-directed Realm-Crossing Time held at Esplanade in 2023.

He was an invited artist with Japanese company, Arte y Solera, in a Kabuki collaboration in Toledo and Madrid, and also produced a show in Osaka in 2024, inviting flamenco dancers from Singapore and Japan.

Nobu is working on several new projects in 2025, such as the direction of a new production, Mentira Formosa to be showcased and supported by Arts Council Tokyo.

Sunitha is a proud mom of two boys. She has eight years of experience in Indian classical dance and flamenco and also practises Indian martial arts. She is a very passionate, disciplined and resilient person in her art and always looks for new ways and styles to incorporate world music in her dance genres.

Featured in Channel News Asia’s documentary, From Hobbyist to Flamenco Extraordinaire, Tania is based between Singapore and Sevilla, Spain. She is a cross-cultural professional who connects Spanish artists to global communities.

Tania specialises in flamenco projects on an international level. These include master workshops, performances, culture trips, flamenco music production and digital courses.

She studied flamenco in the professional Academia de Manuel Betanzos (Seville) and is versatile with classical Spanish dance, studying with Paloma Gómez (Madrid). In Singapore, she passes on the art, through her school, Spanish Dance Singapore.

Tania is grateful to have received so much from her maestros, artists and the Spanish people. It inspires her to share the vibrant Spanish culture, curating experiences that connect and uplift human spirits.

Spanish Dance Singapore (SDS) is a school and performing ensemble founded by Tania Goh, who is an arts producer, dancer and teacher. Based between Singapore and Seville, she has worked with Spanish artists for over 15 years to transmit their art internationally. With close connection to Spain, SDS loves to share the richness of dances from Spain and their culture, focusing on four key genres: heart-stirring flamenco, elegant classical Spanish dance, balletic Escuela Bolera and spirited Spanish folk.

The diversity of Spanish dance offers you plenty of ways to explore your personality and express your unique self!

The school’s activities include dance education, cultural and outreach programmes, performances, artistic collaborations and workshops with maestros from Spain.