After immigrating to Canada, 1982, Esmeralda Enrique formed Esmeralda Enrique Dance Company which, today, has emerged as one of Canada’s acclaimed dance ensembles. Based in Toronto, the saluted dance company fuses contemporary music and modern dance forms with the essentials of true flamenco, earning critical and popular recognition at yearly festivals. The Globe and Mail’s Deirdre Kelly exclaimed in a recent interview that the Spanish Dance Company’s “virtuostic display is wild and dizzying ... like a spontaneous show of unbridled energy in the back rooms of a late-night cafe.” [Photo, courtesy Esmeralda Enrique]