Los Vivancos presents 'Born to Dance'

Los Vivancos, which consists of seven brothers known as the princes of Flamenco, will take the stage in Istanbul once again, with their newest show "Born to Dance" that premiered in April in Madrid.

In the show, the brothers dance to many popular songs from artists such as Metallica, Deep Purple and Leonard Cohen.  

Blending comedy, tap-dance and martial arts with flamenco, Los Vivancos' brothers have reproduced world-known songs and their own music with Joan Martorel in their upcoming show and have made recordings with the Budapest Symphonic Orchestra. 

"Born to Dance" will be on stage at the TIM Maslak Show Center in Istanbul on Dec. 10 and 11.

In an interview, the seven brothers that make up the band - Aaron, Cristo, Elias, Israel, Josué, Josua and Judah Vivancos - spoke collectively about their journey to dance. 

Please tell us about your family; how did you start to dance together?

We were blessed with a family that encouraged us and supported our artistic education. We started playing musical instruments when we were about 5. Dance, martial arts and acrobatics soon followed. At music conservatory, we were the only students who could do a flying round kick or a back flip in music class. That was definitely the first stepping-stone for who Los Vivancos is today.

What kind of dance training do you have besides flamenco and ballet? 

We have been trained in Escuela Bolera, Classical Spanish, contemporary and modern dance styles, jazz, hip-hop, break dance as well as martial arts, Taekwondo, Judo, Brazilian Jiujutsu, Muay Thai, gymnastics, static and flying trapeze and juggling. We believe that a dancer must control every aspect of their body.