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30/04/2026

Pretty souvenirs! It was delightful to get these 3 tablecloths from the local shops in the seaside town of Turkey.

28/03/2026

Simple well-being 😊Gathering Margarita flowers, going for a walk, absorbing sunny vitamin D and beauty for the eyes 🌼🌱

The Margaritas go into the living room to welcome who is on the way from the airport, from his show tour in the Canary Island.

It’s rest time this weekend before we start work recording our next series of flamenco teaching vídeo course on .flamencoonline

22/03/2026

Home base in Sevilla. When I get to eat healthy homemade Spanish food with all its freshness. (And immerse in the heart of flamenco!)

An enormous salad is whisked before my eyes, filled with spinach, rucola, canonigos, avocados, strawberries, walnuts and pumpkin seeds.

Manuel Betanzos’ salad today is a feast for the eyes!

The salsa salad dressing surprises me with its light and flavorful taste. It’s a blend of yoghurt, Parmesan cheese and strawberries!

Then out comes the stew of white beans with a yummy meat sauce.

We are trying to eat healthy.

So dinner is a light toast of avocados and Spanish cheese that are beautifully plated. Plus a bit more of the hearty stew.

Gracias, Manuel! 😋😋😋

21/03/2026

“Listen, feel and be able to express yourself.”

What I learn from flamenco becomes a Way of Life too.

The art becomes part of Life.

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16/03/2026

Sharing a preview of new flamenco music we produced recently in Jerez, Spain.

Javier Ibáñez is such an incredible guitarist . His music is so rich with melodies and harmonies that inspire your dance.

I marvel at how he creates it with his fingers, from one single instrument.

Manuel Soto’s voice is so expressive with emotion, it fills your heart.

This music is originally created to accompany the flamenco dance of Manuel Betanzos but dancers who know how to adapt their own dances can work with this music too.

Check it out:

👉www.maestrosflamenco.com/courses/musica

16/03/2026

Sharing a preview of new flamenco music we produced recently in Jerez, Spain.

Javier Ibáñez is such an incredible guitarist . His music is so rich with melodies and harmonies that inspire your dance.

I marvel at how he creates it with his fingers, from one single instrument.

Manuel Soto’s voice is so expressive with emotion, it fills your heart.

This music is originally created to accompany the flamenco dance of Manuel Betanzos but dancers who know how to adapt their own dances can work with this music too.

Check it out:

👉https://www.maestrosflamenco.com/courses/musica

05/02/2026

Choosing what I want to work on enables me to learn along the way. My .flamencoonline video courses boosted my learning in the area of live flamenco communication to go with the flow!

28/01/2026

Work with a garden view, from .

11/12/2025

"Quietcations" are on the rise as travellers seek out restorative trips that centre on comfort and silence: https://bbc.in/449oqOC

28/11/2025

Singapore project wrap up! 😄👏🏻 A vibrant week with fun new experiences - debuting a show at the National Gallery of Singapore, followed by a workshop where we learnt a beautiful dance. 💃🇪🇸

It’s a lot of learning, focus and stamina, and we grow each time. Managing our busy life schedules to hold on to and materialize passion projects. It’s an incredible feat for these ladies 👏🏻👏🏻💐

Thank you, for coming on board, bringing your experience and lifting our work to become better.💗

Thank you to all dancers, each of you with your uniqueness, talents and positivity.💛

Thanks to all participants of the workshops 👏🏻particularly the Benamor dancers 👏🏻 who collaborated with Paloma and I on this new original creation for Singapore! You are inspiring me to develop this further, so stay tuned! 😄😉

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🌹Want to experience the joy of Spanish Dance and culture? 🇪🇸😊💃

Contact Tania for info
Email: [email protected]

Stay tuned with our newsletter, sign up on www.spanishdance.sg

(Link in bio)

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27/11/2025

🌹A joyful encore to close our show 😊
Inspired by Spanish poet, Lorca, I choose this Sevillanas song:

“Saint Gabriel: Here I am
with three nails of Joy
Your glow opens the jasmines
on my face lighted up”

(Informal translation: )

🇪🇸 San Gabriel: Aquí me tienes
con tres clavos de Alegría
Tu fulgor abre jazmines
sobre mi cara encendida”

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Lorca’s Sevillanas poetically tells about the Anunciation where the Archangel Saint Gabriel announces to Mary that she would have a child. Amidst the joy, there is the prophecy of death (the nails).

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🌹Echoes from the Garden
A production commissioned by the National Gallery Singapore

Performed by Spanish Dance Singapore

Artistic Director, Producer
Tania Goh

Guest Artist
Paloma Gomez (Spain) 🇪🇸

Spanish Dance Singapore, Ensemble & Project Dancers
Isabella Liu
Maggie Yong
Serene Ong
Sim Yee, Hiew
Tania Goh

Choreographies featured by:
Manuel Betanzos, Paloma Gómez, Tania Goh

Music
Vicente Pradal, Carlos Gianni, Manuel Soto, Javier Ibañez

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21/11/2025

Let me take you on a tour to the National Gallery of Singapore, the venue for our new show.

You’ll get to see our insider tech & curator meetings

Plus check out the cafes you can have lovely meals at before & after the show

Bring your kids, the Gallery has delightful interactive spaces for them

Why not grab some lovely local souvenirs for Christmas gifts?

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SHOW DETAILS

🌹LIGHT, LOVE & ECHOES FROM THE GARDEN

A Spanish Dance performance
Inspired by Lorca x Zobel
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DATE: Sat 22 Nov 2025

VENUE: National Gallery of Singapore (Padang Atrium)

TIME:
2.00 -2.30pm: Show 1, or
3.00 - 3.30pm Show 2
3.45pm - 4.15pm Performance Lecture

*Free seating till the house is filled, so come early to get your seats, on a first-come-first-served basis.

✅ RSVP: www.spanishdanceinvitation.eventbrite.sg
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ABOUT THE SHOWS
Experience an evocative Spanish dance performance that brings together the worlds of poetry, visual art, and movement.

Inspired by Federico García Lorca’s play & poems, and the luminous abstract works of Fernando Zóbel, this performance explores the universal themes of love, longing, and vulnerability through expressive choreography and music.

Presented by dancer and arts producer Tania Goh, the show features special guest artist Paloma Gómez, former dancer of Spain’s renowned Ballet Nacional de España, alongside dancers from Spanish Dance Singapore (Tania Goh, Isabella Liou, Maggie Yong, Serene Ong, Sim Yee Hiew)

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE LECTURE:
Join Tania Goh, and Chief Curator of the National Gallery, Patrick Flores, as they delve into the theme of connections surrounding Fernando Zóbel’s artistic journey.

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