Carolé Acuña

       

"Mesmerizing.... a sensuous, generous dancer"- Ann Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle
"Earthy and Exhuberant"- J. Bassett, Oakland Tribune
 
“You (Carolé) are a mature dancer, you have a presence beyond your years.” -Nigel Lythgoe, Judge on the television series 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Ms. Acuña is co-artistic director with the renowned dance company, Brisas de España Ballet Flamenco, is a member of Katiedid Modern Dance Company, and is also an independent soloist. She was presented internationally as a soloist with Brisas de España Ballet Flamenco to perform with the premiere Dance & Opera Company of Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China in their production of Carmen. Carolé worked with Carolina Lugo to choreograph the dance sequences in the opera for the Hangzhou dance company and taught Flamenco master classes at multiple Performing Arts Universities throughout the Province of Zheziang. Carolé danced as a guest artist with ODC Flamenco Series, The Scratch 4 Bloomin's 'A Trap Door', Peña Pachamama's Flamenco Shows, Thirsty Bear Flamenco, Georges Lammam Ensemble, Gretchen Garnett & Dancers, and Kaweh, among others.
 
A sought after dancer/choreographer, Carolé has been interviewed by Television San Lucar, Spain regarding Flamenco being a universal art form, is the featured dancer in a Tivo commercial, and is currently performing in 'A Brand New Me' Concert Tour as a guest soloist dancing both Flamenco and Jazz with Italian Tenor, Pascuale Esposito.

 Ms. Acuña has performed in concert with world renowned artists such as Pepa Montes, Ricardo Miño, Pedro Ricardo Miño, Hangzhou Dance Company, Shanghai Opera Company, Shanghai Symphony, Angel Romero, Gino D'Auri, Manuel Betanzos, Antonio Vargas, Ricardo Garcia, Pascuale Esposito, Jesus Herrera, Jesus Montoya, California Symphony, Reno Philharmonic, Juan Talavera, and Mendocino Symphony, to name a few.
 
At age 14, Ms. Acuña made her professional debut with Rosa Montoya's Bailes Flamencos in San Francisco and toured Northern California with the company during their Concert Season. She has toured throughout the United States, Spain and China with numerous theatre venues, symphonies, and opera companies as a guest artist. Her creation of Modenco TM which unites; Flamenco and Modern Dance has gained in popularity since its creation in 2007.
 
While being fifth generation dancer in her family and the daughter of Carolina Lugo, Carolé began her dance training at home. Her formal dance training in Ballet began at age 5 at The Ballet School & Oakland Ballet, in Flamenco at Rosa Montoya’s Dance Academy, in Classical Spanish Dance and Spanish Regional Dances with Carolina Lugo at Brisas Dance Center, and in Modern Dance with Cheryl Chaddick & Robert Moses. She went on to study Flamenco in Spain with Torombo, Miguel Vargas, Manuel Betanzos, and has the honor of being the protégé of Pepa Montes who is part of the great Miño family of Seville, Spain from which she has obtained the prestigious Flamenco Certificate of Completion under the Codigo de la escuela sevillana de baile.  Click here for Acting Biography