I heard you like it when I deconstruct dances to help make sense of how flamenco dance works, so that’s what I’m doing today.

Below watch Zorri, The Ambassador of Happiness, show off some of his flamenco dance moves during bulerías class with Ana María López on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez a few years ago.

(It will fill your heart with joy.)

Following the video you’ll find a breakdown of his dance.

But first, here’s the final coletilla he dances to:

Bulerías
Traditional

Son los toreros
Rafael de Paula
y Curro Romero

They are the bullfighters
Rafael de Paula
y Curro Romero

Let’s Break This Dance Apart:

• Zorri comes in as the singer sings the caída with his salida full of “detaillitos.” [0:10]

• He does a short marcaje that could also be a paso de bulerías as the singer begins singing a version of this coletilla. [0:20]

• He does his first llamada [0:23 ] followed by a fancy patá.

• He goes into paso de bulerías [0:37 seconds]

• Then does his final llamada [0:40] as the singer starts the above coletilla.

• Zorri goes into his final [0:47], and ends facing away from the crowd as is customary.

Do you notice how the singer never abandons Zorri?⁣⁣

After he stops singing, he starts giving Zorri jaleos until he completes his dance.⁣⁣

This is the way it works.

Your singer won’t leave you hanging and will stick with you until you finish.⁣⁣

¡Olé!⁣⁣

Now tell me, did this make you smile?

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