Below find twenty five flamenco dance videos to help you pass the time flamenco style.
Some are longer while other are very short.
Either way there’s something for everybody.
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Want to get flamenco glamorous but don’t have a lot of time?
No problem.
It can be done.
Jaleos are calls of encouragement used in flamenco to cheer one another on.
We give jaleos to the dancer, the singer, the guitarist, to anybody participating.
Do you feel comfortable giving jaleos?
So you like watching flamenco dance videos?
Me too.
Here are some clips from last year that I know you’re going to love
Who feels like having some fun?
Take the following flamenco trivia quiz to do just that and perhaps learn something in the process.
It touches on flamenco theory, history, and interesting tidbits about various artists.
Are You Ready?
Want to know how to get good action dance shots all on your own?
In this online world we find ourselves in pictures are in high demand.
But how do you get a candid shot of yourself when there’s nobody there to take it for you?
A few weeks ago a flamenco loving Spanish student contacted me and asked if I could help her with the words from the following tangos sung by Luis Ortega.
As with any traditional flamenco song, this one is a collection of unrelated verses that Luis puts together to form a “song.”
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![An Outdoor Flamenco Look [That Flamenco Look]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1599378086289-UZFU3KWL37KT2O05Q5KD/flamenco%252Blook.jpg)
A couple of weeks ago I participated in my first performance since quarantine.
I danced sevillanas and bulerías, and I did not wear flamenco shoes.
And, once again I let my silver strands show.
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Do you have a hard time watching video of yourself dancing flamenco?
You’re not alone.
While we may not choose to publicly share video of ourselves dancing, it can be a great tool to use for personal growth.
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![Smokey Eye [That Flamenco Look]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1592552872450-B136IL73NQXQNHK5U73X/Smokey+eye.jpg)
Do you want to add some drama to your eyes but feel uncomfortable applying eye makeup?
A simple smokey eye doesn’t have to be complicated nor take a long time, and the results can be stunning.
It is a great look for flamenco.
Here's what I used & how I did it in ten steps:
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![All Made Up and Nowhere To Go [That Flamenco Look]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1588562024077-V6FSSR57OZV3T1BJTEPE/IMG_6594.jpg)
A couple of weeks ago I participated in a fun flamenco makeup tutorial sponsored by my friends at Espacio de Arte Seattle. It was a great excuse to gather, get made up, and learn something while observing shelter in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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![How To Do Your Makeup So You Feel Comfortable Donning Those Silver Strands For a Performance [That Flamenco Look]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1584009067497-4IV5Q1BIROW0H8JYIBWR/Laura+show.jpg)
The other day I had a flamenco show, and I let my grey hairs be. It felt weird, like it was the wrong place to expose my work-in-progress hair. Mainly because it is very clearly only partially grown out.
Here I explain about how I did my performance makeup to distract myself from those multiple colors atop my head.
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Do you know how to dance a bulería corta? And do you know when it’s appropriate to do so?
Find out exactly which components you need to include in your short dance, see four examples (each deconstructed to help you better understand the structure), then practice doing one of your own!
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Do you find yourself a bit lost when it comes to getting done up for a show?
Below get the skinny on the makeup I like wearing to perform flamenco.
I’ll start with my ideal situation. Then I’ll tell you what items I could go without if I felt like doing less or simply didn’t have all of these products.
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Below watch a video of Concha Jareño, our dance teacher on the Flamenco Tour to Madrid, dancing por guajiras. You will LOVE it.
Here’s the bulerías that Paco del Pozo sings:
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![Part 1: La Mañana [A Day in the Life of a Student on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1577786630943-ZOE3QA566ZL04WZ6BGXW/IMG_2933-small.jpg)
You will be BLOWN AWAY watching Concha Jareño, our teacher for the Flamenco Tour to Madrid, dance in the video below of her bulerías workshop at Amor de Dios in Madrid.
Following the video you can read what she has to say about the difference between flamenco today as compared to sixty years ago and about sensuality and sexuality and how they do or don’t show up in her dancing.
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Test your bulerías knowledge by taking the following quiz.
It's short.
It's fun.
And you might learn something or just bathe in the satisfaction of realizing how much you already know.
Ready?
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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.
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Would you like to learn the castanets sounds to accompany sevillanas? If so, read on.
Today I share the toques (sound patterns) written out for all four sevillanas coplas along with a couple of instructional videos and another for your enjoyment.