Aya Kitaoji

Flamenco Dance / Cajón / Vocals

 From age 5, Aya was trained in classical, contemporary and folkloric dance before travelling to Spain to study in the heart of flamenco; Seville Spain at 14. Her comprehensive training included studying with maestros of flamenco dance in Madrid, Jerez de la Frontera, Seville and Cádiz, as well as with Adrian Galia in Japan. She continues to travel to Spain regularly for professional development, performance and collaborative recording projects.
Since returning to Melbourne in 2011, she established “SENES Flamenco” to encourage the growth of flamenco in Australia. She tours and performs across the country as a dance soloist, choreographer, percussionist and vocalist with SENES FLAMENCO TRIO as well as in several collaborative works in diverse genres of music and dance.

Aya continues to share her knowledge, experience and creative works through performances, dance workshops and teaching regular dance lessons at “Centro de Flamenco Melbourne”.

Alejandro Florez

Flamenco Guitar

Alejandro was born in Melbourne of Latin American & Mediterranean heritage. His original Spanish guitar compositions are heavily influenced by his extensive experience and knowledge of traditional Flamenco as well as Latin Jazz. As a songwriter and flamenco guitarist, he is often invited to collaborate with Australian and international artists across many genres such as Jazz, Classical and also Latin American folk music. 

After extensive travels playing and touring through Asia, Europe, Latin America and Australia, in 2010 after launching his project “Solquemia Spanish Guitar”, he has also released two independent albums of his original compositions; "Solquemia" & "Limonera" has since sold thousands of copies to audiences in Australia, Europe, Asia and the Americas. 

Alejandro performs regularly with his guitar duo “Solquemia” and also shares his passion for flamenco guitar through teaching private guitar lessons in Melbourne.