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An Alegrías by David Lagos | Viernes con una Letra

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An Alegrías by David Lagos | Viernes con una Letra

This will make your day.

TRUST me.

It's a video of David Lagos live por alegrías accompanied by his brother, Alfredo Lagos.

You should know, if you don't already, that David is nice.

You should also know, if you don't already, that he writes beautiful letras.

And you might as well know that one of my favorite things ever is listening to David Lagos sing por alegrías and that when I hear him sing alegrías live I cry every time ... 

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Tell Me - Lole y Manuel

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Tell Me - Lole y Manuel

Below find a snippet of Lole y Manuel's Dime along with a video.

Dime ...

Si has cortao alguna flor 
sin que temblaran tus manos, dime ...

Tell me ...

If you have ever picked a flower 
without your hands trembling, tell me ...

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An Interview with Bailaora Mercedes Ruíz

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An Interview with Bailaora Mercedes Ruíz

You've likely read all of the written interviews here with Mercedes Ruíz. You've probably seen the interview with her husband, Santiago Lara.

And now, here's that video interview with Mercedes Ruíz that I've been promising you

We filmed it in Jerez last spring just after the FlamencoTour.

In the video below Mercedes talks about the road to becoming a soloist, how she navigates motherhood and flamenco dance, her thoughts on teaching those of us who are not pros, and some other stuff.

Oh, and by the way, you'll probably love her even more after seeing this video, so get ready...

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Five Things You Need to Know About Dancing Bulerías  

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Five Things You Need to Know About Dancing Bulerías  

Bulerías.

It is the thing that everyone dances, even the guitarists and the singers.

It is the thing that, besides Mercedes, keeps calling me back to Jerez.

It is where we really let our personalities show.

It is SO MUCH FUN.

But there are certain must-knows for doing this dance.

Perhaps the first is that we all need to do it.  I'm not joking about that.

You can’t do flamenco and NOT do bulerías, even though I used to think you could.

It is not easy.

We know that.

So let's look at five essentials, five things we need to know in order to dance bulerías:

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Jasmine | Viernes con una Letra

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Jasmine | Viernes con una Letra

I am in Córdoba.  I like it here.

This evening we were taking a stroll, my nieces, my sister, and I.

Dando un paseo

That's something I like about Spain.  Families and friends taking walks around the town together.  It is normal.  It happens every day.  So many people out and about.  Together.

We walked by jasmine

Lots of jasmine hanging down the wall.

El olor.

The smell.

And so, one of my favorite tangos, from Camarón along with a video ...

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