Love bulerías?
Then this is for YOU.
May the following seven clips of bulerías cante and baile brighten your day!
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Jerez
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!
Bulerías
Pañuelo de raya en raya
mare cómprame usted uno
antes que el hombre se vaya
Do you know how to dance bulerías with the cante?
Watch how it’s done in the clip below as Carmen Herrera dances while José Mijita sings at the Feria del Caballo in Jerez.
Then find the words, and translation, of the letra you hear.
Ready to be blown away?
Check out the following video of little Manuel Monje singing por bulerías.
Be sure to watch to the end to see his moves!
Want to better understand how cante and baile work together in bulerías?
Check out this incredible video of José Mijita and Carmen Herrera at Peña la Bulería along with a breakdown of Carmen’s dance below.
If you want to go even deeper to learn about how to dance to the cante join us for a virtual bulerías workshop Sunday!
Here’s a video of Zorri singing bulerías at Peña la Bulería in Jerez, a letra, followed by an activity for you to strengthen your rhythm and listening skills!
Mira si yo a ti te quiero
porque tú te llamas Rosa…
Watch this and be transported to Jerez at Christmas time.
It’ll make you feel like you’re a part of the fiesta with Luis de Perikin and Así Canta Jerez en Navidad:
Bulerías
Tengo pena porque tengo
una camisa sin mangas
sin cuello y sin delantero
y rotita por la espalda
Here’s another one David Lagos shared with us during his last workshop.
Bulerías por Soleá
A nadie quiero
mientras que viva mi compañero
I have a treat for you.
It’s a short video I took of José Mijita after our cante class on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
We were getting ready to leave when one of the students asked José if he would sing a final letra for us.
This will knock your socks off.
It’s a video of José Mijita singing bulerías in Jerez. At the end Carmen Herrera joins him to dance.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear José sing:
Can you name one thing a dancer can do that shows they’re in tune with the singer?
Below Carmen Herrera demonstrates how to dance respecting the cante in our class with José Mijita on the last Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
We studied a few letras with José.
Lemons, anyone?
Here’s a bulerías letra for you.
Amargas son mis comidas
limones por la mañana
limones al mediodía
Looking for bulerías music to practice your ‘dancing with the cante’ skills with?
I’ve got you covered!
The video below offers you over eight minutes of bulerías music, including several letras, to practice to.
Wondering how to dance to the cante?
I have some ideas for you.
Ready to practice your bulerías palmas?
I invite you to follow along with the video below.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear José Mijita sing:
Watch José Mijita singing from his home during the 2020 lockdown in Spain. He sings for over 15 minutes by himself, accompanied only at the very end with palmas and baile por fiesta.
Here is one letra he sings at the end:
I thought this would be a good song to share today as it takes place on Christmas Eve.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s a fun one, especially if you like rumbas.
Watch the infamous Lola Flores perform ¡Ay pena, penita, pena, pena! at two different times in her life.
But first, here’s an excerpt from the song:
Below you can see something Esther was teaching us in bulerías class last week on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
You will love it.
Here is the last letra Momo Moneo sings for her: