Simón el Rubio flamenco dancer, guitarist and choreographer

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on a bottle of wine...

or over a barrel!

bohemio por naturaleza

Simón el Rubio - Biography

Simón is a respected flamenco guitarist and highly accomplished flamenco dancer.

He grew up in a theatrical background since his parents were both Royal Ballet dancers and teachers. As a child he started out with violin and piano, but soon found his calling was flamenco.

During the 1980’s he was taught by a number of acclaimed guitarists and dancers including Paco Pena, Manolo Sanlucar, Javier LaTorre and Carmen Cortes. His mentor in flamenco dance was Mariano Torres from Madrid whose company he later joined. He spent many years learning at grass roots level in flamenco gatherings, such as in the Peña Flamenca de Estepona, before moving to Jerez de la Frontera, where he now lives and teaches. He is also a lawyer-linguist as it happens, but his Bohemian temperament led him to form his own touring dance company in the 1990's, with tours to places such as Manila, Hong Kong and even mainland China. He performs throughout Spain and Europe.

COURSES 2011
2012

Simon el Rubio's Flamenco course in VEJER de la FRONTERA 2012, organised by ArtHouseHolidays.

please email for inscription and more details - also creative writing, poetry and film studies combined with the flamenco experience!

Cuadro flamenco
Simón el Rubio
performing in
Jerez de la Frontera

November 2010

2010

sketch by Lucilla Jones

 
performing in Puerto Santa Maria (in this picture Miriam is dancing "por Alegrias")

an outstanding partnership - Jessica and Simón in Jerez de la Frontera

see YouTube video clips of dance

eg in the Bodega Gonzalez Byass JEREZ

dance with the baston (stick)

Joaquin Cortes

see dance class comments from his students

comments...

with Melina Coral bailaora (Malaga) in the 1980s

El Baile por Alegrías - actuación del grupo Simón el Rubio en Jerez

Te escribo para felicitarte por tu gran actuación del pasado sábado dia 24. Me gustó mucho esa salida a escena con tanta fuerza, y con un taconeo rápido y seguro. Bailas muy bien, tanto es así que ojalá supiera yo bailar, siendo Jerezano como soy, la cuarta parte de lo que tú. Por tanto te sigo animando para que sigas "pa lante" porque te mereces más....Espero verte otra vez y pronto por los escenarios. Luis Barranco Mendoza  lu.barramendo@alum.uca.es

with Maria-Jose Franco bailaora (Cadiz) in the 1990s

Joaquin Grilo and his brother guitarist Carlos

filming at the Bodega Gonzalez-Byass, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

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