23-03-09
25 years of Carmen de las Cuevas and its founders Carmen and Nacho invite you to come and party with us on facebook. Celebrate our anniversary, meet former students, revive your Granada memories, find old classmates and meet your teachers again. Browse through our photo galleries, discover what Nacho and Carmen looked like 26 years ago just before founding the school and put up your own photos from Granada. Come in and join us at http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1130260632&k=34LX5VP5V2VM5F1DRFYZRQ&r. We look forward to meeting you there!

This holiday season, give the gift of new experiences!!

One Spanish course with lodging from 216 € or one Flamenco course with lodging from 193,50 €.

Take a look at all of our 2009 program here

If you'd like to buy a Gift Coupon, send inquiry here

Download 2009 PDF program here

We turn 25 in 2009!
Have a look at our program preview for 2009

Check out the new offerings for 2009:
Courses start every Monday, all the courses start every Monday, except these following courses: the Spanish course for beginners, the Intensive Dance Choreography and the Three-Month courses, which all begin every second Monday.
Courses for one week duration, it's possible to book almost every course for only one week.
Course guarantee,  we organize the course you reserved even if you're the only one enrolled, though with half the number of hours scheduled.
New Three-Month courses, a wide offering of courses which you can book for at least 3 months or more, making your education more profound.
Academic Mentor, for all the Three-Month courses. We will assign a mentor for every student to provide individual academic assistance.
Certificate of knowledge level, for all the Three-Month courses. The mentor in cooperation with the academic team will make an evaluation reflecting the level of achievement on the certificate that will be issued from the school.

New in the Spanish program:
Tutorials in groups, every day, before class, there will be a free half an hour of tutoring for Spanish classes of each level. This involves aid and support from a tutor.
Half Intensive Spanish Course, for all levels from beginners to proficiency.

New in the flamenco program:
Intensive Dance Technique Course, one and a half hour of dance technique daily, for all levels, starting every Monday.
Intensive Guitar Course, one and a half hour of class daily, starting every Monday, from one week to three months duration and more.
Intensive Compas (Rhthm) Course, one hour of class daily for all levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced, starting every Monday, from 1 to 4 weeks duration.

Carmen de las Cuevas is linked with your city! We are participating in a campaign sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to finance low-cost flights within Europe, uniting Granada with other European cities.

If you will be in Granada from July 21 to August 15, you can take in this fantastic flamenco program, including dancing, guitar, and singing by outstanding artists. The program will be available at the beginning of June.

From June 23 to 27 Mercedes Ruiz will teach a course for advanced and professional levels. The advanced level class will be a tangos from 10:30h to 12:00h, and the professional level will be soleá from 12:15 to 13:45. Also, on the 9th of June Patricia Guerrero will begin an advanced level course here at the school. As you all know, Patricia was awarded first prize for dance in the Festival de las Minas de la Unión in 2007.

Carmen de las Cuevas Spanish Language School is adapting its Spanish teaching levels according to the recommendations of the European Council. These levels are the following:  A1 and A2 (Basic), B1 and B2 (Intermediate), and C1 and C2 (Advanced).  The levels of our courses are: Beginner (A1), Elementary (A2), Lower-intermediate (A2-B1), Upper-intermediate (B1), Advanced (B2-C1), Proficiency (C2).  If you´d like to know more click here

Since the 12th of February, the Cervantes Institute has been broadcasting a daily information program, in which the most interesting and relevant news pieces related to current Spanish culture are collected and shared. This news piece is part of Television Cervantes, with continual programming.
http://www.cervantestv.es/

Deadline for registration, May DELE exam
Just a reminder that if you are intending to take the exam in Spain for a Cervantes Institute Diploma, the deadline for registration is the 18th of April. http://www.fedelespain.com/fedele/10/Diplomas_DELE.html/leng=es
http://diplomas.cervantes.es/candidatos/inscripcion.jsp

On the 3rd of May we will celebrate the Day of the Cross and the week of the 19 to the 25 of May, the Corpus. These two festivals are the most representative of Granada. In the first, crosses beautifully decorated with flowers are erected throughout the city, and people gather around them to dance sevillanas. Corpus lasts all week and is celebrated mainly in the fairground, where there is food, drink, music and dancing under the "casetas", or tents.  A good time is sure to be had where tradition meets la fiesta!http://www.granadatur.com/cultura/fiestas/dia-de-la-cruz/
http://www.granadatur.com/cultura/fiestas/feria-del-corpus/

It's not the first time; since we began many students and journalists have published articles about Granada and Carmen de las Cuevas. Check out the link below to read this one about "experiences abroad". (+INFO)

Our statistics tell us that 26.4% of the students who attend our courses have come in previous years; and we figure, if so many students keep coming back, there must be a reason...

For some time Carmen de las Cuevas has been organizing successful flamenco workshops, of one hour length, specially designed for groups (student trips, agencies, etc) that are travelling through Granada and would like a unique and distinctive introduction to the world of flamenco. The workshops can include dance or flamenco compas (rhythm) and are intended for participants without any prior knowledge of flamenco.We also organize private concerts for groups consisting of a flamenco theory class illustrated with song, dance, and guitar music. Many of our participants choose to finish the evening off by attending a flamenco show in a nearby tablao, which can also be organized through the school.

You have until the 18 of April to register in the next exam session to obtain your  DELE Diploma of the Cervantes Institute. Did you know that Carmen de las Cuevas is a recognized centre for preparing for these exams? You can take a preparatory course with us and at the end take the DELE exam in Granada on the 23 of May. If you begin April 28 you can take the course over 4 weeks, or over 2 weeks if you begin the 12 of May. 
(+Info about the course)
(+Info about the exam)

Between the 3rd and the 6th of April more than 30 prestigious authors and writers from all over the globe will be in Granada for the Hay Festival Alhambra 2008, a union of East and West.The meetings are made unique by their conversational format .The "Hay" are conversations that occur on stage between two thinkers or writers, who afterwards invite questions from the audience. In Granada, these conversations will last 45 minutes, after which the public may ask questions during the last 15.
http://www.hayfestival.com
http://www.ideal.es/granada/20080305/cultura/alhambra-marco-ideas-20080305.html http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/03/04/cultura/1204655838.html

This is one of the most eagerly anticipated early summer festivals in Spain. The Festival enjoys a long and illustrious history, having its origins in symphony concerts celebrated in the Alhambra Palace since 1883, and in the 1922 Concourse of Cante Jondo (flamenco ´deep song´), attended by figures such as Federico Garcia Lorca, Manuel de Falla, Ramon Gomez de la Serna and other intellectuals and artists of the day. Take a look at the program and don´t hesitate to reserve your seats over the Internet! If you are set on coming, you should try to reserve the first day that tickets go on sale, as the Festival is very popular and seats disappear quickly. At the same time as the official program in June, there is a parallel citywide program offering many interesting performances, many of them outdoors and free. Flamenco forms a large part of the content of the Festival´s program.(+INFO)

This graph shows the average ages of students attending Carmen de las Cuevas. The majority are between 20 and 35, but the school hosts students of all ages, both younger and older.

Given the number of engagements that our flamenco teachers have performing and teaching courses on every continent, we´ve created this blog to keep up to date on their activities. You too can add your commentaries, impressions and ideas. Click here

From Sunday the 16th to Sunday the 23rd of March. An intense week that offers you a new way of seeing and feeling Granada, its neighbourhoods and its people.Come and enjoy religious processions through winding, atmospheric streets filled with people. Let yourself be carried away by the sounds and the silence, overwhelmed by smells, colours, beauty, tradition, and spirituality. There are so many reasons to experience Holy Week in Granada; come and discover yours. We recommend the Procession of the Gypsies, which finishes in Sacromonte, illuminated by torches lit by gypsies at the doors of their caves and shook by the heart-rending saetas, devotional hymns sung in flamenco style.Below are a few pages about Holy Week in Granada:
http://sp.ideal.es/semanasanta
http://www.hermandadesdegranada.org
http://www.granadanazarena.com

The Festival turns 20! Considered one of the most important celebrated outside of Argentina, it takes place in Granada from the 4th to the 9th of March. The program, featuring parallel performances and activities all over the city, is now available. (PROGRAM)

We can say with certainty that Carmen de las Cuevas is an “international school”.  A place where every student, whether he or she has come to learn flamenco or Spanish, is enriched by the contact and cultural exchange with students of many nationalities.(see graphic)

On January 2nd our gifted and beloved flamenco singer Victor Quero "Charico" passed away. We will always remember him

In January we start with new long term flamenco courses. They are twice a week for all levels and thought for flamenco lovers staying at least for  3 months in Granada. For further information have a look at http://www.carmencuevas.com/en/upcoming_courses.php?lang=en

In Granada there will be every Monday a high level Flamenco performance starting on January 28th. You can see the programme HERE and if you want to buy the tickets already from home, you can do it online from January 14th on at www.servicaixa.com.

If you have ever been at Carmen de las Cuevas and enjoyed it, why don't you write some words about it?. Give us your impression about the school, the city, your experience and win a €150 dicount voucher valid on any course at Carmen de las Cuevas for 2008. All people writing an impression will participate in a voucher draw on 31st December 2007. 

Enrol for an Intensive Spanish Course and benefit from a 50% discount on the accommodation (only in a residence). The offer is valid for the Intensive Spanish courses starting on 10th  December 2007 as well as 7th and 21st January 2008. It is exclusively for our newsletter subscribers who have the discount voucher, which can be downloaded here until 31st of December.The offer is not valid for enrolments already sent before receipt of this newsletter or extension of stay.

Do you like cooking? Do you want to discover the secrets and recipes of Spaniards? Every Wednesday evening you can take part in an additional Spanish cooking course with a expert cook in a professional cooking school where you learn how to prepare the most typical Spanish dishes followed by a delightful tasting - all these for only €15, don't miss it!

Due to the success of our last minute offer in October and further to your requests we have decided to extend our offer also for the winter: enroll for an Intensive Spanish Course and benefit from a 50% discount in the accommodation (only in residences). The offer is valid for any Intensive Spanish Course starting in 2007 and only for enrolments online received between 5th and 23rd November 2007. The offer is not valid for enrolments already sent before 5th November, reenrolments and extensions of stay.

Do you want to have a mild winter and enjoy sunny days even in November? Take advantage from our last minute offer and forget about rainy weeks and grey days...

Enroll for an Intensive Spanish Course and benefit from a 50% discount in the accommodation (only in residences). The offer is valid for any Intensive Spanish Course starting in 2007 and only for enrolments online received between 5th and 26th October 2007. The offer is not valid for enrolments already sent before 5th October, reenrolments and extensions of stay.

Our teacher Patricia Guerrero is one of the new promisses of the young generation of Flamenco Dancers and has been awarded with the price "El Trofeo Desplante" in the conquest of La Union, one of the most important competitions of the flamenco world nowadays. Our warmest congratulations to this big success.

No holidays left for 2004 but eager to come in 2005? No problem, we also have a New Years Offer for you and your friends: a 10% discount voucher valid from 10th January until 20th March 2005. How do you use it? With the discount voucher, when booking a course, you and your friends will benefit from a 10% discount on the Intensive Language, Dance and Guitar courses as well as on the accommodation in a shared flat and apartments provided by the school from 10th January until 20th March 2005. If you are a former student from the school you can even make savings of 20%! How to get the voucher? You can ask for it at Carmen de las Cuevas from 10th November 2004 until 7th January 2005. If you want to come with a friend you can ask for a voucher also for your friend, however there will be a maximum of 5 vouchers per person. The vouchers are numbered, personal and will only be handed out until 7th January even if they will be valid form 10th January until 20th March 2005. The discount for the accommodation will only be appliable in combination with the booking of any Intensive Course.