Teo morca biography

You would never mistake these people for, say, a pair of certified public accountants.

When Teodoro and Isabel Morca walk into a room, they exude a kind of feline grace that you see magnified on the dance floor when they perform flamenco.

We don't know a lot about flamenco in this part of the world, and Teo and Isabel have spent their careers trying to rectify that deficiency.

Now in residence at Western Washington University in Bellingham, where their Hispanic Dance Institute is one of only three such programs in the country, the Morcas also know that the most vital arts education starts a lot earlier - in the primary school system.

"We do a lot of touring for the Washington State Cultural Enrichment program," says Teo Morca, "and when we show up to perform in the gym, we suggest that kids taking P.E.

warm up with us."

The response from the teachers? Often it's "Sure, you have the girls warm up with you, and we'll