Flamenco Fever / La Cantera Arts Conservatory
Our Mission
At its headquarters La Cantera, Flamenco Fever is creating a sustainable arts community in the DFW and throughout Texas, reaching underserved neighborhoods in our belief that all should have access to participate, learn, and reap the mental, physical, and spiritual rewards that the arts provide.
Our Story:
Founded as Ida y Vuelta Flamenco in 1998 and relaunched as Flamenco Fever in 2018, this Dallas-based 501(c)(3) has spent nearly three decades bringing world-class flamenco to stages, schools, senior centers, and community gatherings across Texas. In October 2024, the organization opened La Cantera Arts Conservatory — its first permanent home — in a Dallas cultural green zone, a neighborhood with little existing arts infrastructure and a community long overdue for one.
In under two years, La Cantera has welcomed nearly 9,000 people through its doors, delivered 1,002 programs, hosted 134 performances, and reached 841,000+ people across Dallas and beyond. In 2026, Flamenco Fever was selected for the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster, bringing the company to stages statewide with 50% TCA funding.
How We Work:
Flamenco Fever generates 61% of its own revenue through shows, classes, events, and rentals — reinvesting $190,000 into the Dallas arts economy in 2025 alone. We are not grant-dependent; we hustle, produce, and perform our way to sustainability every single month. La Cantera also operates as a rental venue for artists and nonprofits at discounted rates — the same model used by every major OAC-supported arts organization in Dallas.
LEADERSHIP:
Julia Alcantara — Founder, Executive & Artistic Director
Singer, dancer, teacher, graphic artist, and fundraiser — Julia has devoted 25+ years to bringing flamenco to Texas. She built Flamenco Fever from the ground up, designed its visual identity, secured its funding, and opened La Cantera as the culmination of a lifelong dream.
Charles Johnson — Chairman, Guitar & Percussion Teacher, Stage Manager, Sound Engineer, Dancer & Master Chef
Charles is the quiet engine behind everything. Teacher, performer, technician, and cook — he makes it possible to run a world-class arts organization on a shoestring budget and make it look effortless.
Nearly 9,000 people have walked through La Cantera's doors. 841,000 have seen us perform. We built all of this on passion, hustle, and a dream. Your gift keeps the dream alive. Donate today at NorthTexasGivingDay.org
The mission of Flamenco Fever is to create and sustain a flamenco community in Dallas through high quality educational activities and public performances, so residents of high need neighborhoods of the City can learn about, participate in, have regular access to and enjoy this important legacy of Latinx art and culture.
We are currently interviewing candidates for our board of directors. If you have experience in event production, marketing and/or fundraising you might be a great addition to our team!!! Please let us know so we can tell you more!
Flamenco Fever is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual di erences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievement as well.
We embrace and encourage our employees’ di erences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political a liation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Flamenco Fever’s diversity initiatives are applicable—but not limited—to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; social and recreational programs; layo s; terminations; and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforces:
■ Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees.
■ Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all
groups and employee perspectives.
■ Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees’
varying needs.
■ Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote
a greater understanding and respect for the diversity.
All employees of Flamenco Fever have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or o the work site, and at all other company-sponsored and participative events. All employees are also required to attend and complete annual diversity awareness training to enhance their knowledge to fulfill this responsibility.
Any employee found to have exhibited any inappropriate conduct or behavior against others may be subject to disciplinary action.
Employees who believe they have been subjected to any kind of discrimination that conflicts with the company’s diversity policy and initiatives should seek assistance from a supervisor or an HR representative.
Organization name
Flamenco Fever
other names
Ida y Vuelta Flamenco
Tax id (EIN)
82-4661274
Causes
Community Improvement
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Address
507 S WILLOMET AVE