Aya Kitaoji - Flamenco Dance ABC

昨日仕事納めで今日から４連休です 😍 

今朝のABC で紹介されていました。

５歳でクラッシックバレーをはじめ

スパニッシュ、アイルランド、メキシカン、ロシアのダンスに興味をもつ

１３歳 でフラメンコを好きになり

１５歳でスペインに

両親は日本人で二人ともPhD保持者

両親は1969年に豪州に、Ayaさんは豪州生まれ

母は  KempwseyでDungatti Familyを研究？？？

父 文化人類学者

(Antholopologist は母だったかな。。。 覚えてない すみません 😅 ）

日本人は内向的なので身体で表現するフラメンコにむいている...というようなことを話していらっしゃいました

Aya Kitaoji - Flamenco Dance / Cajón / Vocals

Flamenco Dance / Cajón / Vocals

 From age 5, Aya was trained in classical, contemporary and folkloric dance before travelling to Spain to study in the heart of flamenco; Seville Spain at 14. Her comprehensive training included studying with maestros of flamenco dance in Madrid, Jerez de la Frontera, Seville and Cádiz, as well as with Adrian Galia in Japan. She continues to travel to Spain regularly for professional development, performance and collaborative recording projects.
Since returning to Melbourne in 2011, she established “SENES Flamenco” to encourage the growth of flamenco in Australia. She tours and performs across the country as a dance soloist, choreographer, percussionist and vocalist with SENES FLAMENCO TRIO as well as in several collaborative works in diverse genres of music and dance. 

Aya continues to share her knowledge, experience and creative works through performances, dance workshops and teaching regular dance lessons at “Centro de Flamenco Melbourne”. 

Aya's website: www.senesflamenco.com