Rachel Holmes Fargione recently relocated to Minneapolis from the East Coast, where she regularly performed with Flamenco artists in the Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) including her original mentor Melinda Marquez, and as a member of the Xianix Barrera Flamenco Dance Company. She was honored to be selected to participate in the Jacob’s Pillow Flamenco and Spanish Dance Program, studying with Carmela Greco and Carmen Ledesma, and in 2021 was chosen to be part of the first cohort of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s Artist Development Program. Many years of studying tap, ballet and music have informed Rachel’s belief that her role as a Flamenco dancer is to be a visual musician.
