Do you love a little slapping and clapping?
Here I share a flamenco dance tutorial for a bulerías remate with contratiempo.
A remate can be done using footwork or body movements or a combination of the two.
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Dance with me!
Learn this short tangos combination with abanico.
We begin with a simple marcaje in the first compás,
And finish with a remate in the second compás.
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Ready to learn a simple remate por tangos??
Use this remate to add a little flair to a choreography you already have, or
Put on some of your favorite tangos and do it over and over again as an exercise, or
Create your own dance and make this one of your steps.
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Here’s a flamenco step that combines marking with footwork.
Use it with any palo in the rhythm of 12.
Or use it as a technique exercise.
Ready to try it out?
I recommend approaching the step like this:
![A Bulerías Marcaje for You [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1661536649254-R68NWEEIE12YKEMEGH3B/IMG_1984.jpg)
In anticipation of Bulerías Made Simple this weekend….
Below find a step for you.
It’s a Bulerías Marcaje.
I recommend approaching the step like this:
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Looking for a fun and dramatic eye look for stage or a fiesta?
Read on…
Here’s what I used & the steps I took:
I used all clean & responsibly sourced Beautycounter* makeup, but you could create a similar look with other products.
STEP ONE…
Raise your hand if you love watching flamenco dance videos.
Below find twenty one flamenco dance videos that are sure to inspire, so bookmark this page to come back to when you need a flamenco fix.
Here are ten of my favorite stretches to do before, after, or in the midst of dancing.
They target the different parts of the arms, legs, feet, hands, and spine.
International Flamenco Day is November 16th.
What will you do to celebrate?
Here are ten ideas:
Rhythm,
You either have it or you don’t.
Can we please bust this myth right now?
Because rhythm can be learned.
How well do you understand the structure of bulerías?
Below you’ll find a priceless video from this year’s Fiesta de la Bulería in Jerez.
I’ll deconstruct a couple of the dances and let you do the rest.
Need to get a flamenco look but don’t have a lot of time or the best set up?
Try this fifteen minute look
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After all of the practice is complete and it’s time to perform, which part of getting ready for a flamenco show do you like best,
Getting dressed up, doing your makeup, or doing your hair?
While you’re thinking on that, here’s how I got this sun-kissed springtime look.
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.
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.”