Cultural Stage of Arts is Claudia de la Cruz own dream come true. Faithful to the Santa Ana Artist Village Claudia started her own Flamenco studio back in 1999 at a basement on 4th Street just across the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse. With help of few volunteers and inspired by her own dreams, this visionary artist began to teach toddlers and little by little adults were hooked up to her classes, loyal to her until today.
After 10 years of work, struggling and a big deal of effort Claudia’s vision remained undimmed and her Flamenco Institute gets stronger every day now relocated at the CSUF Grand Central Building. Her commitment, dedication and determination to uplift professional and personal development in people have been her passion from day one.
The obsession with flamenco in the U.S. is no different in OC, where aficionados shell out around $50 for the best seats in the house whenever a show comes to town. But one of OC’s great hidden secrets is the lively local troupe of tiny dancers known as Tierrita Flamenca. Some members of the little corps, who range in age from 8 to 10, have been dancing and training with longtime local instructor and performer Claudia de la Cruz since they were 3 and 5 years old. The troupe performs at local fairs, private events, occasionally at Tapas restaurant in Newport Beach, and twice a year during shows put on by the Claudia de la Cruz Flamenco Institute. If you’ve ever wondered what the world’s fiercest flamenco dancers were like when they were young, catch a Tierrita Flamenca show.
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