Carlos Menchaca began studying Mexican regional dance, ballet, and flamenco at age 10 primarily with his aunt, accomplished director and dancer, Belinda Menchaca, at The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, Texas. In 2006, Menchaca received a scholarship to study at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts (CFA) and began to work with Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Menchaca has studied under and worked with with an array of some of the most important flamenco artists of this generation, including but not limited to Estevez y Paños, Alejandro Granados, Pedro Córdoba, Jose Maya, Jose Galván, “La Popi,” Nino de los Reyes, David “El Galli,” Eva Ruiz “La Lebri,” Amparo Heredia “La Repompilla,” Manuel Gago, Emilio Florido, Manuel Valencia, Victor “El Tomate,” Eugenio Iglesias, and Chuscales. Menchaca is regularly invited to perform with various internationally acclaimed companies, including Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca in New York, NY and Entreflamenco in Santa Fe, NM. Currently, Menchaca is a principal dancer in Yjastros, and faculty at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts.