Use the following flamenco step as a marcaje, a marking step, or as a remate, an accent or close.
Following the tutorial you’ll find a written breakdown of the steps and more on how to use this.
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Use this flamenco dance mini lesson to practice:
Opening, closing it, and moving the fan.
Below find five flamenco dance clips for your enjoyment.
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Bookmark this page to come back to when you’re in need of some flamenco inspiration.
Here are five classic clips in celebration of El Día Internacional del Flamenco,
A day to celebrate, honor and raise awareness about the art of flamenco.
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Practice your coordination and contratiempo with this flamenco dance step.
In the video tutorial I use the abanico, but you could also do this move playing palmas in lieu of the fan for the percussive parts.
Don’t you love the feeling of snapping open the abanico?
There are many ways to open the abanico, the flamenco fan.
Here’s one of my favorite ways to do so
My dad has always been my biggest fan.
He regularly showered me with compliments, deserved or not.
He believed in me from the very beginning of this flamenco endeavor.
He believed in me during the times I didn’t believe in myself.
Flamenco lovers from throughout the US and Canada gathered for what was an incredible flamenco weekend with Mercedes Ruiz and Santiago Lara.
Here’s a summary of our workshops with these two incredible flamenco artists in images:
Enjoy this sneak peek into tech rehearsal with flamenco dancer, Mercedes Ruiz.
In the clip she dances to the guitar of Manuel Morao, a prominent guitarist from Jerez de la Frontera whose company she danced with when she was just six years old!
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Looking to add some flare to your tangos dance?
Here’s a fun tstep you could use.
Guerra, guerra, guerra
Con esa bata de cola
tú vienes pidiendo guerra
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Here’s a flamenco footwork pattern por tangos for you to learn.
Use it as an exercise to improve your technique and rhythm,
or…
Bulerías
Juan Antonio Salazar
Cien reyes me preguntaron
¿Dónde se encuentra el amor?
Are you in the mood to listen to some good bulerías de Jerez?
Then you’ll love today’s clip of José Mijita and Manuel Parilla direct rom Jerez.
This is one of the letras you’ll hear…
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Ready to try a new flamenco footwork step in the 12-count rhythm?
Here’s one for you!
Love watching flamenco dance videos?
Then what follows is for you.
Below find five flamenco dance clips, in no particular order, for you to enjoy.
Check out this alegrías by Patricia Guerrero from the 30th Nîmes Flamenco Festival;
Wow!
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How often do you practice accompanying yourself with palmas while dancing?
Namely while doing footwork.
Use the combination below to work on your palmas and footwork coordination in the compás of 12.