Workshop References

Vice Principal
Nash College, Bromley, Kent

'We have recently had the pleasure of a visit from Flamenco Express who held a workshop for the students of our special needs college.
Jackie and her partner worked intuitively and enthusiastically with the students who thoroughly enjoyed and benefited from the experience.
She encouraged student involvement showing sensivity to their physical limitations and ability and they greatly benefited from their visit.
We have no hesitation in recommending Flamenco Express, who we hope will visit us again.'

Enrichment Coordinator
St Ursula's Convent School
Humanities College, London"

'Jackie Wilford came in to Saint Ursula's Convent School for an Enrichment Day in May of this year and delivered an extremely successful Flamenco Express Workshop to 120 or our Year 8 pupils, divided into 3 groups of 40. Each session lasted one hour.
I and all of the staff present were impressed by the way in which she organised and taught these fairly large groups of pupils who had never encountered the art form before. She has a natural and pleasant manner with the girls and is also authoritative without ever being loud. She coped well with an elongated and not ideal space, and made sure all participants had their turn and were encouraged. In a short time, she gave our pupils the flavour of the dance and the music.
Her guitarist was a great asset and the effect of the live music is dramatic and effective.
At the end of the day, many of the pupils said that this enrichment day - A celebration of Hispanic Culture - was the best day yet, and this was due to the kind of action and participation achieved in the Flamenco Workshop (as well as in other events). We are looking forward to inviting Jackie back to work in our school.'

International School, Seychelles. 2006.

Filed under: Sixth Form News
'The Flamenco Dancing Workshop is fast becoming a fixture at our school. Sixth formers are already in anticipation for the moment where Jacqui Wilford an amazing Flamenco performer and her accompanist Christopher Mullett on flamenco guitar shall return to our shores and remind us once again of the beauty that is to be found in dance.

Last year’s workshop was an unimaginable pleasure; the dance rehearsed and performed by the Sixth Formers was much more intricate than in previous years. However, its rich cultural roots inspired us left-footed individuals to dance our best to the rhythms of their dreams, hopes and fears. The performance itself emphasized the masculinity and femininity of the two parts of a truly wonderful dance. Roll on next year!'

Student Comments

“Learning Flamenco was definitively something worth remembering…”
Zarine Udwadia

“As a lover of dance, flamenco was a chance to learn a new style of dance and I relished the possibility. I would not pass up the opportunity to do it again, I am always up for a challenge and Flamenco is challenging but achievable.”
Linda Essandoh



“I started off confused but literally sixty minutes later, I was dancing Flamenco. It is a very tough art and involves careful control of the whole body as well as keeping time to the music and remembering to use the right foot!”
Stephen Ernesta

“It was the second time that I had taken part. I enjoyed the workshop immensely as I am very interested in dancing.”
Rosabelle Mederick

“I still remember the rhythm: Clap, 1, 2, clap, 4, 5, clap, 7, clap, 9, clap, 11…”
Marie-Michelle Lai Lam

“The Flamenco dancing workshop was a great experience. I’ve taken part in it twice so far and both times I’ve really enjoyed myself. Jacqui, the teacher, is a very talented dancer and her guitarist is amazing. During the first couple of sessions, we had to learn a dance and Jacqui made it look so much easier than it actually was! Overall, the Flamenco dancing was fun and I can’t wait for the next workshop.”
Lynn Prea

Incedental Comments

“I will never forget looking out of my office window and seeing a student showing dance steps to someone who had to come to pick them up. And to top that three others joined in!”
Mr. Kennedy.

“It was great to see your students on the beach and they were all trying out their Flamenco steps, they were so good, my daughter has only just arrived on the island and she’s already involved!”
A parent.