Gloria de Jerez leads in a tangos. March 27, 2004 11:12pm

March 27, 2004 11:12pm

March 27, 2004 11:12pm

Sara Candela, Tamara Sol Flys, Soheila Nassiri and Isabel Otero. March 27, 2004 11:19pm

March 27, 2004 11:20pm

Sevillanas crowd. March 27, 2004 11:59pm

The typical response of the crowd when the Sevillanas is over. March 28, 2004 12:00am

Ramin, Jason Vera y Aragon, RJ Uebersezig, Richard Marlow (hidden) and Edwin Aparicio. March 28, 2004 12:01am

The "band." March 28, 2004 12:09am

Hmmm...an empty cajon. How inviting! March 28, 2004 12:47am

March 28, 2004 12:50am (photo by Jason Vera y Aragon)

Closing the evening with that "Toma que toma" song. :) We usually do this at La Tasca on Wednesdays. The next Sala Rociera party will be on Friday April 30, 2004. March 28, 2004 1:53am

Soheila Nassiri and Shahram Tehranian. March 27, 2004 (photo by Morteza)

March 27, 2004 (photo by Morteza)

Behzad Habibzai, Richard Marlow and Edwin Aparicio. March 27, 2004 (photo by Morteza)

Sara Candela. March 27, 2004 (photo by Morteza)

Shahram and Linette. March 27, 2004 (photo by Morteza)

Gloria de Jerez and Cecilia. March 27, 2004 (photo by Morteza)

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March 27, 2004

March 27, 2004

Maria Iwamoto dancing Garrotin. March 27, 2004

Gerard warming-up his hands. March 29, 2004 7:19pm

Steve Svoboda, Bruno Kelpsas, Gerard and Paul Bruhns. Bruno is a former flamenco dance student. He recently got a cushy job out-of-state and we may not see him for awhile. Good luck, Bruno! (email me if you want an invite to his farewell party this Friday) Paul is studying flamenco guitar but his day job has been keeping him quite busy the past year. Good to have back you Paul! March 29, 2004 8:59pm

Sara Jerez-Marlow in soleá. March 29, 2004 9:20pm (photo by Paul Bruhns)

March 29, 2004 9:21pm (photo by Paul Bruhns)

March 29, 2004 9:21pm (photo by Paul Bruhns)

Yours truly, Paul, Jon and Bruno. Bruno just pulled this girl into the picture, so I don't know her name. :) Jon is Paul's son. He just got back from Iraq. Welcome back Jon! March 29, 2004 9:37pm (photo by Steve Svoboda)

We live in a beautiful city! It's about time for me to do the tourist thing again to appreciate what we have here: checkout some museums, revisit the monuments etc.

In a Washington Times article:
"To the Japanese, the cherry blossoms are a symbol of life, and how life is fleeting," says Ms. Mayhew. "Let's appreciate life while we are here; it will soon be gone," she says, approximating the Japanese view.

Get out there and check the blossoms out while they're at their peak. Something to contemplate: like nature, art forms such as flamenco sometimes reveal their innermost beauty for only a moment at a time. So when you find yourself in that special flamenco moment, enjoy it as much as you can, because once it's gone, it's gone forever. March 27, 2004 12:35pm

March 27, 2004 12:36pm

March 27, 2004 12:40pm

This is the view from the stage towards the Jefferson Memorial. March 27, 2004 12:51pm

View from the steps of the Memorial. March 27, 2004 12:54pm

Paying respects to Thomas Jefferson. March 27, 2004 12:56pm

March 27, 2004 1:07pm

Emi, Ginette and Kayoko. March 27, 2004 1:32pm (photo by Gina)

Yours truly making some introductory remarks and talking about the popularity of flamenco in Japan--and reading from my notes, ugh! OK, so I was out late late night and didn't memorize my lines!

The intent of my introduction was to explain what attracts Japanese people to flamenco. While I can talk confidently about flamenco, I didn't want to unintentionally say the wrong thing about Japanese culture to an audience largely made up of Japanese people! March 27, 2004 1:39pm (photo by Gina)

Maria, Emi and Chama in Sevillanas. March 27, 2004 1:42pm (photo by Gina)

Flamenco is for all ages! March 27, 2004 1:44pm (photo by Gina)

Maria in Garrotín. March 27, 2004 1:46pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 1:47pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 1:48pm (photo by Gina)

A good size audience is always inspiring. Thank you Mother Nature! :) March 27, 2004 1:48pm (photo by Gina)

Hmm...I look good in red! :) March 27, 2004 1:50pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 1:50pm. (photo by Gina)

Ginette in solea por bulerias. March 27, 2004 1:51pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 1:51pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 1:52pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 1:51pm (photo by Gina)

Solo de pie section accompanied on cajon. March 27, 2004 1:53pm (photo by Gina)

Kayoko as she just finishes her Tangos de Malaga. This is only photo from this dance--unfortunately the other photos weren't that good. But the expression on her face sums it all up. March 27, 2004 1:59pm (photo by Gina)

Time for my guitar solo. March 27, 2004 2:04pm (photo by Gina)

Bulerias fin de fiesta. March 27, 2004 2:05pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 2:05pm (photo by Gina)

Marcy 27, 2004 2:06pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 2:06pm (photo by Gina)

March 27, 2004 2:07pm (photo by Gina)

The inevitable group photo: Maria, Emi, Ginette, Kayoko and yours truly. After the show, Ginette and I were interviewed on Voice of America--I'll announce if and when it's on the air. Kayoko and Friends will be performing again 4:30pm Tuesday April 6th at Union Station as part of the Cherry Blossom Festival. March 27,
2004 2:25pm

Thanks to Gina Perea for taking these photos.