As promised, your next installment of bulerías videos.
These clips come from a variety of sources…
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As promised, your next installment of bulerías videos.
These clips come from a variety of sources…
Love watching people dance por bulerías?
Then this is for you.
May the following five bulerías dance videos brighten your day!
Do you know how to dance bulerías to the cante?
This is what you’ll see Carmen Herrera doing in the video below as José Mijita sings and Carlos Grilo accompanies on guitar.
You asked me to analyze more videos around here to better understand how flamenco dance works, so today I will deconstruct another bulerías of Pastora Galván. So here is a video (that you’re going to LOVE) followed by a breakdown of each component of the dance and when it happens:
Here is a bulerías letra with a video of El Terremoto singing it.
Quiera tu madre o no quiera …
You've heard many examples of different artists singing cuplés in the previous four posts. Now it's time to see how one dances to a cuplé, and I've got one of the best possible examples for you, Carmen Herrera. Following the video I'll talk about how to dance bulerías to a cuplé then share one of the songs you'll hear and its translation
Bulerías is arguably one of the hardest flamenco forms to dance due to it's improvisational nature, complex rhythm, and nuanced cante. But dancing bulerías is less mysterious than you may think. Once you understand the components of the dance and how they relate to the music (the singing and the compás) you'll be well on your way to obtaining bulerías freedom.
Below l explain the basic bulerías por fiesta structure and how it relates to the cante. After that you'll find a video of Pastora Galván along with an analysis describing where she dances each component of the structure. Finally I give you an activity to help you internalize the information.
A couple of weeks ago you saw Rocío Carrasco dancing bulerías. See another video of her today, this time singing the letra below:
Bulerías
Yo me acuerdo noche y día
De mi barrio San Miguel
Y yo canto por bulerías
Por bulerías de mi Jerez
Enjoy this video of Marco Flores dancing por bulerías at Las Carboneras in Madrid and this letra por bulerías.
Bulerías
Popular
Yo no sé por qué motivo
esta gitana lo hace
tan malamente conmigo
Today a bulerías by Luis de la Pica along with a video and a rhythm and coordination activity for you to do from home.
Bulerías
Luis de la Pica
A coletilla for you and an accompanying video of Manuel Liñan that is sure to knock your socks off.
Vente conmigo
Vente a mi vera…