Ricardo López was born in Madrid, Spain in 1979. At the age of 17 Ricardo began performing internationally. Since then he has performed throughout Spain, North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America with many of Spain’s most celebrated artists, including Antonio Canales, María Pagés, Rafaela Carrasco, Juan Manuel Cañizares, Rafael Amargo, Rafael Aguilar, Manuel Liñan, Angel Rojas, Carlos Rodriguez among others. He has danced in the finest tablaos in Madrid such as Casa Patas, El Corral de la Pacheca, El Corral de la Moreria, and Café Chinitas.
In 1997 Ricardo joined Rafael Aguilar’s company performing as a
company dancer and as a soloist. In 2002 he began dancing with Rafael Amargo where he shared the stage with artists such as Montse Cortéz and Rafaela Carrasco. He then went on to dance with the Compañia María Pagés in 2003 performing in Flamenco Republic and El Perro Andalúz Bulerías alongside Angel Muñoz and Rocio Molina.
In 2004 he began dancing as a soloist for the Compañia Rafaela
Carrasco. He has performed in her productions of La Música del Cuerpo and Una Mirada al Flamenco as one of only three male dancers including Manuel Liñan and Marcos Flores and in Del Amor y Otras Cosas as the only other dancer accompanying her . In August 2006 he danced with Carrasco in the New World Flamenco Festival and in 2007 in the USA Flamenco Festival and Madrid en Danza .
Ricardo is also currently performing as a soloist with the Nuevo Ballet
Español of Madrid which he has been a part of since 2002. In March 2004 he danced in the prestigious Festival de Jerez in Romeo y Julieta. In 2006 he toured in the USA Flamenco Festival dancing in Flamenco Directo. In addition to choreographing and directing for the company, he assumes the role as first dancer for Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodriguez.
Most recently, in September 2007 Ricardo acted as assistant to
choreographer Rocio Molina in Pitingo’s Souleria with Juan Carmona.
Ricardo is known as a successful and inspiring teacher as well:
“He is the best! In my 15 years of flamenco workshops -I feel
more inspired by Ricardo than anyone I have EVER taken a
workshop from.”
“It was one of the best workshops I have ever done.”
“He's such a good and generous teacher, and I loved the style and
choreography.”
“WHAT A FABULOUS TEACHER!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is an inspiration!”
GUEST ARTISTS
Melinda Hedgecorth Melinda began dancing at age eight in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. Her first love was ballet and as a child she started performing in local theaters. In college she was exposed to more diverse dance forms including modern dance and flamenco. It was during this time that she began dancing with a company run by David and Debbie St. Charles of Alvin Ailey. She also met and studied with Tamara Carson who gave her key roles in her flamenco dance troupe “Ole”.
In 1997 she graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Missouri, Kansas City and moved to Seattle to look for new opportunities. There she broadened her knowledge by studying and performing with “Carmona Flamenco.” Anxious for more experience she was also dancing with groups in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Canada as well as appearing as a guest artist in Kansas City.
In 1999 Melinda began yearly trips to Madrid and Jerez to cultivate a more profound understanding of flamenco at the source. There she studied with talented teachers such as Mercedes Ruiz, Belen Fernandez, and La Truco. Five years ago she moved to Sevilla, Spain and began to perform in the local tableaus (flamenco bars) as well as participating in a series of performances of young artists held in the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo.
Although her imagination is spurred by artists such as Israel Galvan, (one of the most important innovators of modern flamenco today) she is also very conscientious about maintaining the roots of flamenco in her movement and expression. Today she continues her development as an artist in the cradle of flamenco but travels internationally to give workshops and performances as a guest artist or with her own group “Flamenco Mio”.
timo Lozano has toured the world as a soloist with the Jose Greco Spanish Dance Company and performed with such greats as Ciro, Maria Benitez, Matilde Coral, Angelita Vargas, La Chana, and many more. He was the featured cajón player accompanying Eva La Yerbabuena and Sara Baras in the flamenco documentary Flamenco Women. In 1992, Timo began teaching at the world famous flamenco school of dance Amor De Díos in Madrid, Spain, where he taught dancers from all over the world and became recognized as a Maestro De Bulerías.
