Festival de Jerez 2011’s flamenco dancing courses are already 70% full. In just two weeks since registration began on September 1st, 758 students coming from 35 countries have signed up for one or more of the 44 training courses. With this fast-paced inscription, higher than last year’s, a total of 15 courses have filled up taught by maestros such as Blanca del Rey, Angelita Gómez, Joaquín Grilo, Olga Pericet, Ángel Muñoz, Manuel Liñán, Isabel Bayón and María José Franco, among others. Just like in previous editions, the courses are expected to fill up one hundred percent and cover the 1,070 places offered. Of the countries represented, this first poll is highlighted by the traditional domination of pupils coming from Japan and the heavy introduction of this training in European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. The ‘global village’ dimension which the courses are acquiring every year is reflected in the marked present of students from places as different as Taiwan, the United States, Canada and Australia, which are joined by China, Hungary, Argentina and Venezuela, among others.