Deva Flamenco, Chester

• Dance • 28 participants / 4 volunteers / 6 spectators • 5 sessions (January 2022)

Enable activity to restart Bring communities together Funding will ensure people feel safe participating

Deva Flamenco has been offering dance classes and flamenco performances in the Chester area for nearly 25 years, offering Zoom classes during COVID-19 restrictions. To rebuild live classes and encourage new students, the funding supported free “have a go at flamenco” tasters, accompanied by live guitar, at two venues:

• 4 Sunday sessions at Storyhouse • 2 Monday sessions at New Scene

Participants’ comments:

“It was fantastic. Good fun. Easy to follow it and no pressure if/when it went wrong.”

“Excellent first session, Can’t believe how many moves we learned and really felt like we were actually dancing flamenco (despite my heavy boot!) Thank you. (I could get hooked!!)

“Really enjoyed the taster session… can’t believe how much we covered and how hard it was to keep co-ordinated.”

“Many thanks - Love the music and the passion of the dance.”

“Absolutely wonderful. Really enjoyed it. First time I have been to a flamenco class. Nia has a wonderful teaching style. Very clear and fun. Feels very authentic and the rest of Deva Flamenco were welcoming and helpful too. It was so nice to be in a class with people of different ages and backgrounds. Thank you.”

“Excellent Olé!”

LEGACY: Deva Flamenco applied and were awarded a development grant to extend their local activity and link into national networks and expertise. To learn more, visit their website www.devaflamenco.com and Facebook page @DevaFlamenco.