Irene Rimer

Professional Dancer & Choreographer 

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Irene - 8yrs. old

Irene Rimer "La Chata," founder of the Irene Rimer Dance Academy is of Hebrew and Spanish descent started dancing at the age of 6 after her father, a lawyer, matador with Cesar & Curro Giron and Flamenco aficionado, took her to see the Ballet of Spain of Antonio Gades. From this moment on, Irene at such an early age was inspired, serious and determined to become a dancer.

Irene studied Ballet with Master Ballet dancer Nina Novak, prima-ballerina of Ballet of MonteCarlo. Simultaneously, she also studied Classic Spanish with Jose Serrano and became his first dancer.  Nina Novak and Jose Serrano used to claim Irene as their own company's dancer at only age 12.

At the age of 13, Irene became the first soloist dancer of the Jose Serrano Classic Spanish ballet touring several countries with the company as first dancer. At the Center Theater in Buffalo, New York, a journalist wrote in the city's newspaper show review. "The most sensual dance is Gypsy Flamenco performed by Irene". At the same time she was also featured soloist dancer performing with soprano singers Victoria Vergara in the Opera Carmen and Catherine Malfitano in La Traviata in the Municipal Theater of Caracas. 

  Her passion for learning the rhythms of Flamenco took her to her grandfather's land, Spain, were she also studied with the best Flamenco professors such as her mentor La Tati, Maria Magdalena, Paco Fernandez, Ciro, Jose Granados, Javier de la Vega, and others in Amor de Dios studios in Madrid. After living and experiencing Flamenco at the different cities in Spain, she started dancing professionally at theaters and "tablaos flamencos".  Having the opportunity of living in Seville and traveling to Morocco and Israel, Irene did not miss the chance to be enchanted and mystified by the study of Mideaster dance styles. 

During her professional Flamenco dancing years, Irene spent a lot of time in Spain and often traveled to neighbor countries, France, Germany, Holland, and others dancing as soloist; she also spent time in Caracas, Venezuela as a soloist dancer at tablaos such as El Café de Chinitas with the guitars of Fernando Toledo and El Chino de Málaga performing with other great  Flamenco artists such as La China, La Morita, Miguel Hernandez (El Pata Negra), Antonio & Emilia; in Spain she was also featured at Tablaos in Seville, Madrid, and Huelva with the guitars of Juan Amaya in Madrid, Antonio Montoya in Sevilla, & el Nino Miguel in Huelva. Irene performed at Los Gallos in Seville and was featured in different Ferias in Seville, Jerez de la Frontera, and Cadiz.