A Calgary native, Jane currently lives in Edmonton where she has been teaching flamenco dance since 2001.
Jane has been dancing since she was very young. Her early studies included many years of tap, jazz and ballet. She was finally bitten by the flamenco bug on a trip to visit friends in Seville, Spain during the Feria of 1996. Upon returning to Calgary the following year, she began taking classes with then Calgary teacher Marilyn Malinsky. Since then, Jane has taken classes from many teachers from all over Canada, the United States, France and Mexico, and has travelled to study in Spain and South America. Her studies focus on dance but also include flamenco history, song and percussion.
Highlights of Jane’s education have included classes with such international artists as: Juana Amaya, la Cíntia, Farruquito, Juan del Gastor, Manuel Gutierrez, Cristina Hall, Ramón Martínez, El Oruco, Sabas Santos, and many others.
She has also studied with Canadian flamenco artists including Claudia Carolina and Oscar Nieto.
In 1999 Jane was a member of the group “Flamenco Así”, performing in various venues throughout Calgary. She had the great pleasure of performing at various venues in Calgary for the Oeste Canada Flamenco Festivals (2000 and 2001). She has performed as a guest artist in Judith Garcia’s shows in Edmonton (2002 and 2003), in Rosanna and Graziella Terracciano’s Calgary production Flamenco 2! (2006), and in Annette Morcos’ Edmonton production Noche Flamenca (2007). More recently she performed in the Edmonton production Flamenco y Ole (2008), in Tracy Cumberbatch’s Calgary production Ritmo (2009), and in the Edmonton productions Tríptico (2009) and Flamenco Song, Dance, Music, Stories (2010).
As co-producer, Jane has worked with Silvia Soto to present Edmonton shows, Flamenco y Ole and Tríptico.
Jane regularly returns to Spain to further her studies. She will return this summer to study in Seville for the month of July.
In addition to her interest in the study of flamenco. Jane holds her ARCT in piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from the University of Calgary. She has been teaching piano to all ages since 1989.
