| FLAMENCO AUSTRALIA MARINA TAMAYO |
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING -Adelaide Australia, Buenos Aires ARGENTINA, Granada, Madrid, Jerez, SPAIN
Marina studied and has performed Flamenco for over 25 years . Marina started her dance training as a Classical Ballet & Modern Dance student in 1974
RAD with Jacqueline Johnson, Kenneth Norman, and Garry Carse. Continuing her dance studies Marina embarked on Jazz Dance & Classical Spanish
and Folkloric Dance training Ballet teacher Jacqueline Thompson in 1980. Marina remained under the teachings and direction of Thompson until the mid
80's when she began dancing professionally, Performing Flamenco Cabaret and Tablao. Marina left Australia in 1984 to study in Granada (birth place
of her mother and family) with the late Paco Torres whom enthusiastically invited her to join his dance company resident at Jardines Neptuno in 1984. At
this time she met with guitarist Manuel Cano and was further inspired to study classical Spanish. Upon returning to Australia to complete her HSC,
Marina was introduced to international artist and he immediately invited her to train and perform with him in 1985. They became
sensational dance partners on the Australian Stages for several years.
After two decades of performance work, In 2001, Marina returned to the training studios of Spain was accepted to study full time 1 year under the
flamenco greats like La Tati, Merche Esmeralda and Eli Truco in Madrid. Marina embarked on a further 2 years of Full time dance studies in Madrid and
by 2005 Marina had completed her formal professional studies at the prestigious Amor De Dios, Centro de Arte Flamenco y Danza Española Medalla de
Plata al Mérito en Las Bellas Artes Federación de Entitades del Flamenco de la C.A. de Madrid in Flamenco Dance certified & approved by the General
Consulate of Spain, Spanish Embassy. Marina furthered her studies in Buenos Aires with full time Classical Spanish with Argentina's acclaimed classical
Spanish Dance artist Graciela Rios Saiz & Omar Urraspuro of Buenos Aires which resulted in an invitation to remain and continue training/dancing with
her company .(see Biography http:/Graciela Rios Saiz).
Marina continues to study with many great artists in Spain each year including Monolete, La Tati, Antonio Reyes, Manuel Reyes, Belén Maya, Rafaela
Carrsaco, Cristobal Reyes, Merche Esmeralda, La China, Eli Truco, Belén Fernandez, and Maria Magdelena in Madrid. Marina also studies in Jerez de la
Frontera and Granada most recently in 2006 with Pepa Molina, Luis de Luis y Ester Marin de Granada, SPAIN.
Marina studied and has performed Flamenco for over 25 years . Marina started her dance training as a Classical Ballet & Modern Dance student in 1974
RAD with Jacqueline Johnson, Kenneth Norman, and Garry Carse. Continuing her dance studies Marina embarked on Jazz Dance & Classical Spanish
and Folkloric Dance training Ballet teacher Jacqueline Thompson in 1980. Marina remained under the teachings and direction of Thompson until the mid
80's when she began dancing professionally, Performing Flamenco Cabaret and Tablao. Marina left Australia in 1984 to study in Granada (birth place
of her mother and family) with the late Paco Torres whom enthusiastically invited her to join his dance company resident at Jardines Neptuno in 1984. At
this time she met with guitarist Manuel Cano and was further inspired to study classical Spanish. Upon returning to Australia to complete her HSC,
Marina was introduced to international artist and he immediately invited her to train and perform with him in 1985. They became
sensational dance partners on the Australian Stages for several years.
After two decades of performance work, In 2001, Marina returned to the training studios of Spain was accepted to study full time 1 year under the
flamenco greats like La Tati, Merche Esmeralda and Eli Truco in Madrid. Marina embarked on a further 2 years of Full time dance studies in Madrid and
by 2005 Marina had completed her formal professional studies at the prestigious Amor De Dios, Centro de Arte Flamenco y Danza Española Medalla de
Plata al Mérito en Las Bellas Artes Federación de Entitades del Flamenco de la C.A. de Madrid in Flamenco Dance certified & approved by the General
Consulate of Spain, Spanish Embassy. Marina furthered her studies in Buenos Aires with full time Classical Spanish with Argentina's acclaimed classical
Spanish Dance artist Graciela Rios Saiz & Omar Urraspuro of Buenos Aires which resulted in an invitation to remain and continue training/dancing with
her company .(see Biography http:/Graciela Rios Saiz).
Marina continues to study with many great artists in Spain each year including Monolete, La Tati, Antonio Reyes, Manuel Reyes, Belén Maya, Rafaela
Carrsaco, Cristobal Reyes, Merche Esmeralda, La China, Eli Truco, Belén Fernandez, and Maria Magdelena in Madrid. Marina also studies in Jerez de la
Frontera and Granada most recently in 2006 with Pepa Molina, Luis de Luis y Ester Marin de Granada, SPAIN.
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