Eva Enciñias
Eva Enciñias has devoted her life to building a home for flamenco in the United States and for introducing Spain and the larger world to the incredible flamenco created in New Mexico.
Eva Enciñias
Bernalillo
2022 Recipient, Dance
Eva Enciñias (Bernalillo) who has devoted her life to building a home for flamenco in the United States as the founding director of the National Institute of Flamenco, where she directs programming and teaches flamenco dance classes. Eva Enciñias has devoted her life to building a home for flamenco in the United States and for introducing Spain (the birthplace of flamenco) and the larger world to the incredible flamenco created in New Mexico. As a dancer and instructor Enciñias' tenacity has rippled throughout generations. Enciñias founded the National Institute of Flamenco in 1982, creating varied flamenco programs, including Festival Flamenco Alburquerque, a world-class flamenco festival that has been awarded distinction from Spain as one of the premier flamenco festivals in the world. Throughout her career, Enciñias has touched thousands of lives through her generous sharing of flamenco. Her work has been recognized with many awards, including an induction into El Orden de Isabel la Católica, an honor bestowed upon her by the King of Spain, Felipe VI. She continues to teach flamenco dance classes, teaching the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the children she taught in the 1970s and 1980s.