Yosi Karahashi
Dancer. Teacher. Choreographer.
Yosi left Japan to fulfill her dream of studying flamenco and ended up staying in Spain for 17 years, studying at the legendary flamenco school Amor de Dios in Madrid, with renowned artists like Merche Esmeralda, Manuel Reyes, Immaculada Ortega, Truco, Maria Juncal, Adrian Sanchez, la Lupi, Farruquito and Antonio Canales.
She started her professional career performing in many tablaos around Spain and other countries such as Japan, Morocco, Portugal, France, Cyprus and Canada.
Yosi moved to Boston in 2012, and since then has been a very active teacher and performer, collaborating with many participants of the Greater Boston dance scene, such as The Dance Complex, Green Street Studios, The Boston Foundation, The New England Conservatory, Deborah Mason School of Dance, Jose Mateo Dance Theatre, Peter Dimuro's company, Celebrity Series of Boston and Boston Landmarks Orchestra among many others. She also acted as an artistic adviser and choreographer for skater on the Theater on Ice in Boston especially for an international contest in France 2019 (in which they got silver).
Besides her work as a solo artist, she is performing with Boston based flamenco companies such as Flamenco Boston and Flamenco Dance Project.
As well as being trained in pure flamenco, Yosi has developed a very personal dance style around fusion of flamenco with other types of dance, including pop and Japanese traditional music, which was showcased when she was invited to perform as a Catalyst artist by the Dance Complex on the year of its 25th anniversary.
Yosi firmly believes that Flamenco is not just a dance, but a way of life, there should be no limits for expression and that it should be shared with everybody. With this in mind, she started to use sign language in her Flamenco performances. For Yosi the art of flamenco is a way to communicate.
Recently, Yosi's main focus is on teaching flamenco classes in various senior centers around the Greater Boston area. Also, together with her troupe, she is bringing the passion of flamenco to assisted living centers, offering one-hour performances that include mini-classes. These live experiences allow residents to truly feel the emotional depth of flamenco—through the rhythmic footwork, the sound of castanets, and the raw, expressive energy that only live performance can convey. This unique connection is only possible because of Yosi’s deep, authentic experience with the art form.
Beyond assisted living facilities, flamenco classes and workshops are also being offered at local universities, schools, and community centers. For many, learning flamenco becomes more than just dance — it’s a joyful expression of self, a physical release, and a meaningful gift of movement and emotion.
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