Welcome to Esencia Flamenca Dance Company's Meetup Group!  Esencia Flamenca Dance is a dance company based in Long Beach, California, founded by Sarah Parra .  Our mission is to enrich the lives of southern Californians by exposing them to the art of flamenco.  We have performances at local venues, hold dance classes on a weekly basis, and notify the community of all kinds of live flamenco performances and opportunities.  If you love flamenco and would like to be involved on any level - you need …

Hello! My name is Dr. Michelle Dexter, and I am a psychologist, educator, and coach. I am also an ex-Mormon. Although I have pioneer ancestors and my family has been devout in following the church, I became disillusioned, and left the church for good in 2003. I created this group because I would like to help other ex-Mormons and former members of other religions heal remaining wounds inflicted by churches. I'd like to help you create a new life-affirming and joy-affirming identity as an ex-Mormo …

Lounge style artists who pluck and pipe, sound smiths, key lords with sweet dissonance and visceral combinations of their craft are welcome to try out your wares on real people enjoying cuisine and spirits. Acceptable styles are cool jazz, highway folk, singer/songwriter, smooth soul, standards..etc.