Biography of María Vázquez
A native of Sevilla, Spain, María Vázquez has been dancing Flamenco her entire life. María has been teaching and performing Flamenco Dance since 1994. She danced with the company Ciudad de Sevilla for two years and toured throughout Europe with that company. She continued performing with other independent Flamenco groups in Sevilla until 2002, when she moved to Denver. Now, María teaches in Colorado and has formed the performance group, María Vázquez Flamenco Denver.
María began formal dance training with José Galvan. She studied Spanish Dance under Caracolillo until she was 13 years old, and then began her studies at the Conservatory of Dance in Sevilla, where she finished her degree in Spanish Dance. She completed her Dance Certificate as an independent student in the school of Carmen Montiel, a recipient of the Premio Nacional de Flamenco. At the same time, she studied with other professional dancers such as Manolo Marín, Javier Latorre, and Aida Gomez.