Joanne Bockemuehl was born and raised in Germany. Her flamenco journey began in 1995 with Regina Martinez in Madrid, at Amor de Dios, alongside Ciro and Carmela Greco. In 2014, she immigrated to Great Barrington, MA, and established a flamenco program at her local dance studio, which she taught to both adults and children.
She is an alumnus of the Spanish Dance and Flamenco Program at Jacobs Pillow (2019) and currently a participant of the Artist Development program with Flamenco Vivo in NY (2020-2022). Last year she was chosen as a finalist for the US Flamenco Certamen and performed at the Bruno Walter auditorium NY City.
She is a teaching artist/choreographer at Berkshire Pulse in Great Barrington, MA, and a teacher at the Berkshire Waldorf School.