Five More Flamenco Bulerías Videos

October 16, 2023

As promised, your next installment of bulerías videos.

These clips come from a variety of sources…

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Five Flamenco Bulerías Videos

October 15, 2023

Love watching people dance por bulerías?

Then this is for you.

May the following five bulerías dance videos brighten your day!

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La Plazuela | The Weekly Letra & An Activity

November 29, 2019

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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Deepen Your Understanding of Bulerías

April 1, 2019

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:

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You Must Come With Me | The Weekly Letra

August 17, 2018

Here is a bulerías letra with a video of El Terremoto singing it.

Quiera tu madre o no quiera …

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How To Dance to a Cuplé (Part 5) | The Weekly Letra

December 20, 2017

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

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Bulerías Made Simple [The Structure of a Bulerías Dance & How It Relates to the Cante]

July 6, 2017

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.