Spending one week studying flamenco guitar and flamenco technique at this school was an incredible…read moreexperience! It feels a little like a hostel for flamenco in the sense that you will mostly be with other foreigners, not too many locals. I think a big part of the reason for this is that they have the most established website and extensive programming of the flamenco schools in Granada, so if you are having to plan your trip from outside of Spain, this is definitely the easiest and most secure way to do it. I really appreciated how quickly the office workers get back to you and answer any and all questions you have! I recommend that you err on the side of downplaying your abilities - you can always move up after the first class if it is too easy of a level for you. It sounds like a lot of people try to move up too quickly and then struggle or can't keep up or fumble through setting a good foundation. If you have been dancing less than a year, you would definitely be in beginner technique/choreography. I have to say I have played guitar for years, but I REALLY struggled in the beginner guitar class - so you need to already be familiar with a lot of classical techniques to do this well (e.g., arpeggios, scales, technique exercises aimed at speed in both left and right hands, hammer-ons and pull-offs, rasgueados, etc.). The service is unbelievable - everyone and every teacher I met is so accommodating, friendly and helpful. The teachers I had really cared about your learning. I met students from Russia, Japan, Italy, France, Sweden, and the UK, so it is a very international and multicultural environment. They have beautiful terraces for your breaks between classes and wifi throughout. I had no problem finding empty studios to practice guitar and dancing as well. You can find cheaper local classes, but you would usually be joining into the work of a class that might have started a few weeks/months ago, I don't think there are any other schools where classes are organized in week-long segments so that you can complete a whole cycle in just a week or multiple cycles in several weeks. This is definitely most convenient if traveling to Granada for limited time, and you'll meet lots of great people in the process! Plus, dancing in caves of Sacramonte is pretty cool...

From the owner: Escuela de flamenco (baile, guitarra, cante y compás) y escuela de español para extranjeros (Centro…read moreAcreditado del Instituto Cervantes) Cursos de una semana hasta de 12 meses

I took intense Spanish plus Flamenco lessons here in April 2018 and I had a great experience! The…read moreschool has a very nice building with multiple classrooms and a mini dance studio. It is located close to the beach in El Palo - a direct bus ride to downtown Malaga, although I opted to stay closer to the school. The best part of my experience were the people: Anna was on top of everything and so helpful! Maria was my Spanish teacher and she got me from pretty much zero to being able to have a conversation in Spanish in only a week!! I also loved my Flamenco lessons with Rocio and would highly recommended adding them to your program if you're only doing language lessons. I feel like I had a chance to get much deeper into the culture and gained a new cool skill. Rocio and I had tons of fun having a conversation every day in my newly learnt Español. My time taking Spanish and Flamenco classes at Alhambra was a complete success - new friends, new skills and time well spent!

If you love flamenco but don't wanna spend 30-50 Euros at an expensive tablao, I recommend this…read morecool and inexpensive bar where you can enjoy watching decent live flamenco performance while munching on yummy montaditos. According to my Malagueña friend, this place used to be a dance club before it was recently renovated into a flamenco tablao/school. The show takes place upstairs on the 2nd floor at night, and there is a flamenco class held downstairs on the first floor during the day time. The flamenco performance starts at 8:30pm every night and on Monday night the cover charge was only 3 Euros per person(!) Depending on the day, you may just get a recorded music instead of the accompanying live flamenco music. When we saw the show on weekday night, 4 female dancers performed for about an hour and they kept changing their costume for almost every song. Although I enjoyed the show, I can't help but wish there was a male dancer too because it makes such a huge difference!! Also the venue has a weird stage set up(you'll know what I mean when you see it) with limited seatings so the reservation is a must.Considering the price, I can't really compare this to the really powerful and spectacular flamenco performance I've seen at Arenal in Sevilla years ago because that won't be fair. For a mere 3 euro cover, you get more than eyeful of flamencas dancing passionately, which is an amazing deal!! I'm not sure if the price on other days is the same. The food and drinks are cheap, I recommend their 6 Euros 4 montaditos combo in which you can choose from 4 different toppings. Their sliders (hamburguesas) are not bad, too. And for every drink, you get a small plate of jamon and aceitunas. 6 of us got 1-2 drinks each and shared a few plates of tapas and only paid about 10 euros each, including the cover charge. This is a fantastic deal guys, I bet this place is going to be even more popular! Warning!! - at the end of the show, the flamenco dancers will try to pick someone from the audience to dance with them. My naughty friends told them to pick me!!! My friends had a blast watching me making a fool out of myself, but oh well, whatever!!