Flamenco is a dance from southern Spain, which is all I really knew about it before attending class. Encarna had encouraged me to attend an intermediate/advanced class and do the best I could.

“I cannot wait to see these shoes on stages across New York City,” Torres-Springer said. Performances followed, by Xianix Barrera Flamenco and Calpulli Mexican Dance Company.

Dance studio Raices de Arte Espanol will open its doors Friday, Nov. 22, for a performance featuring Austin-based dancer Bianca Rodriguez, who’s currently on tour via Flamenco Vivo’s.

Cooked up by Yaelisa, co-founder and artistic director of the New World Flamenco Festival, this ninth edition, “Semana Flamenka,” offered three slightly different programs over the weekend ...