This department is responsible for workshops, courses and talks aimed at making performances as accessible as possible. We decided to run this event to encourage a new audience. The idea is to tempt people who might not know much about the steps and we're hoping that this taster will tempt them into the festival. The Flamenco Festival runs through the last week of February and we are absolutely delighted that the Spanish Dance Society and Escuela de Baile have worked together on this event to showcase the different dance styles.

So we have a cast of students from the Central School of Ballet and Escuela de Baile - demo styles and artists and musicians.

I hope you enjoy it. I'd like to thank Nuria Garcia of Escuela de Baile and also Sherrill Wexler and Dame Marina Keet who I will now hand over to Dame Marina Keet