Rebeca Tomas began her formal dance training in Granada, Spain and later moved to Madrid, where she studied at the renowned Flamenco Academy Amor de Dios. In 2006, she settled in New York and began performing with U.S.-based companies such as Flamenco Vivo and Noche Flamenca. In 2010, she founded her own company, A Palo Seco, for which she continues to direct and choreograph. For her choreographic work, Tomas has received support from Arts Westchester, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Jerome Foundation, Connecticut Office of the Arts, the CUNY Dance Initiative, and she is a two-time recipient of the NYFA Fellowship in Choreography (2013 & 2019). She was selected by Arts Westchester as one of 50 top artists in Westchester County, and she received first place at the XIII Concurso Nacional de Flamenco in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her past projects include Lincoln Center’s “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” Revolución Latina’s Choreographer’s Festival, and Yaron Zilberman’s “A Late Quartet.” Described as “awesomely fiery” (NYTimes) and “a postcard image of the feminine Flamenco dancer” (Kansas City Metropolis), she has performed throughout the U.S. at venues such as NY SummerStage, (le) Poisson Rouge, the Chicago Flamenco Festival, Eastman School of Music, the Pocantico Center (Rockefeller Brothers Fund), Flushing Town Hall, the New Victory Theater, and the Hollywood Bowl. A firm believer in Arts-Education, she conducts workshops, residencies, and Lecture Demonstrations to students of all ages and backgrounds throughout the country.
