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A native of Osaka, Japan, Sachiko “La Chayí” Nishiuchi is a Twin Cities-based Flamenco dancer, teacher, choreographer and organizer. She has received recognition and grants from Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota SAGE Awards for Dance, and New York State Flamenco Certamen. She has presented her original dance works at the Walker Art Center, the Southern Theater, and the Intermedia Arts. Sachiko is the recipient of a 2017 McKnight Dancer Fellowship, administered by the Cowles Center and funded by the McKnight Foundation. She was a resident artist of Zorongo Flamenco under the guidance of director Susana Di Palma from 2003 to 2009. She lived and studied the art of Flamenco in Seville, Spain from 2010 to 2015 which became the foundation of her current dance and work. Sachiko is a certified STOTT PILATES® instructor.

Ross "El Vecino" is a lifelong musician with a passion and curiosity for music that has taken him around the country and the world. He plays for dancer Sachiko “La Chayí” and Zorongo Flamenco Dance School. He has studied Flamenco in Madrid, Spain with El Entri, Jesus de Rosario and Killino Jimenez. In Sevilla, he has studied with Juan del Gasor, “El Perla,” Javier Heredia, and Luis Peña. He obtained his artistic name “El Vecino” from his maestro Juan del Gastor.

Drawn to dance from an early age growing up in Tokyo, Japan, "Eva" Makiko Laabs began her flamenco study with Susana di Palma at Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre in 2008. As a company apprentice, she performed in numerous Zorongo productions between 2014 and 2020. Since the pandemic, she has immersed herself in the study of flamenco cante online with Javier Heredia and La Rhina in Seville, Spain. She enjoys sharing her love of the art form with fellow compañeros of the Twin Cities Flamenco Collective.

Trevor May began his studies of flamenco in Seville, Spain.  Studying at the “Fundación Cristina Heeren de Arte Flamenco” gave him a pure foundation of guitar accompaniment for flamenco singing and dance.  For over 20 years he has been playing guitar as a professional around the Midwest, most notably with Zorongo Flamenco in the Twin Cities.  He played as a principal guitarist in various flamenco theater productions including Deborah Elias Danza Española’s “Flamenco Pure & Strong”, “Las Flamencas”, and Anda Flamenco’s “Doña Quixote”. His passion has provided him the opportunity to play for many world-class flamenco artists such as the esteemed dancer Manolete.  Mr. May now plays with a variety of artists in town to keep the tradition of flamenco alive for all audiences.

Melinda Hedgecorth lived 14 years in one of the capital cities of flamenco, Sevilla, Spain.  She spent her time performing in order to gain experience with local guitarists and singers practicing the codes and signals which make up the language of flamenco.  She developed her skills in flamenco clubs, cultural centers, museums and theatres, learning more onstage with her able musicians than she had ever learned in a studio setting.

 Recently returned to the US and hometown of Kansas City, Melinda is inspired to pass on the precious information shared with her during those years.  She teaches students from all over the US in her online classes and locally at studios in Lawrence and Shawnee, KS.  She is currently choreographing to Manuel de Falla´s Siete Canciones Populares Españolas for an upcoming performance with Ensemble Iberica.

45° is the name of her LLC which promotes the sharing of culture between Kansas City and Sevilla with organized events like the Feria de Kansas or the Midwest Flamenco Festival, guided tours to experience Sevilla, Spain and performances by FlamenKcmo with guitarist Beau Bledsoe and singer/guitarist Antonio Rojas.  A life-long learner she continues to study in Sevilla each year and travel to give workshops and perform both traditional and original work.

Brigid Bollweg first encountered flamenco while living in Murcia, Spain, and was inspired to study the art form. She has taken classes with some of the greatest flamenco dancers, singers, and guitarists of our time, including Farruquito, Angelita Vargas and Juan del Gastor. She started her career as a dancer and also became a devoted singer. She focuses her practice of flamenco on supporting dancers with her voice. She has performed in the renowned Summer Music Festival at Spivey Hall (Morrow, GA), the Tellfair museum in Savannah, GA, and the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. Brigid says in those moments, surrounded by talented peers and teachers, she finds inspiration that drives her love of flamenco.

Cecilia Calvo’s passion for flamenco began when living in Spain and studying Estudios Hispánicos at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She was drawn to the beauty, strength and fire of flamenco. After beginning her study of flamenco in Spain, she returned to Minneapolis and continued studying flamenco with Susana Di Palma at Zorongo Flamenco and in Boston with Ramón de los Reyes. This February, she returned to Spain to study with Juan Antonio Tejero at the Festival de Jerez. Cecilia is a dedicated advocate for environmental justice, human rights and Indigenous rights at the state, national and international levels. She recently returned home to Minneapolis after living in Washington DC since 2007.