Fritz Olenberger
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Old Spanish Days events are free, but performers and their parents cover plenty of costs.
The parents of female dancers said they pay about $350 per custom-made dress for Fiesta performances, and that does not include the material.
The shoes cost about $300 a pair.
Junior Spirit Savannah Hoover, 9, thought she lost her white shoes and borrowed her dance instructor Daniela
Zermeño s shoes (yes, they wear the same size) until she tracked them down at a friend s home.
2021 Spirit Ysabella Yturralde, 16, wore out a pair and had to buy new shoes.
Flamenco attire for male performers can cost even more.
Old Spanish Days seamstress puts her heart into every stitch
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Fiesta dancing was part of a street side radio remote Friday in Santa Barbara.
Host Drew Wakefield with the Cork and Fork 805 radio show (1290 AM) launched a Fiesta-style party at the legendary Joe s Cafe with an outside show, giveaways, interviews and two entertaining dances. Those were performed by the 2021 Spirit of Fiesta Ysabella Yturralde and the Junior Spirit Savannah Hoover.
The dances were cheered by the full crowd in the Joe s outside patio along with passersby in the street. Many recorded the event on their phone cameras.
Earlier in the show, Joey Somerville, the Joe s General Manager appeared to talk about the iconic restaurant, its ability to survive the COVID crisis, and the popularity it has during Fiesta.
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