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Flamenco Dance Basics | Learning the Fundamentals for New Beginners

Flamenco Dance Basics | Learning the Fundamentals for New Beginners

Dec 14, 2022

Learning the absolute fundamentals of flamenco in 15 minutes. You will learn about rhythm (compás), clapping (palmas), arm placement (braceo) and hand movements (manos). ¡Ole! 💃🏻 💃🏻 THE ONLINE FLAMENCO STUDIO ACADEMY: Hands down this...

Flamenco Dance Basics | Compás (12-Count)

Flamenco Dance Basics | Compás (12-Count)

Dec 12, 2022

Learn the basics of counting, accents, hand clapping (palmas) and two fundamental marking steps in the compás (12-count flamenco rhythm). ¡Ole! 💃🏻 💃🏻 THE ONLINE FLAMENCO STUDIO ACADEMY: Hands down this it the BEST online...

Gracias a Flamenco

Gracias a Flamenco

Nov 19, 2022

Just like the great Mercedes Sosa sings, “Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto,” (Thank you, life, for giving me so much,) I have many things to be thankful for: my husband, my kids,...

All about Alegrías, the happy palo of flamenco

All about Alegrías, the happy palo of flamenco

Oct 6, 2022

Alegrías is such a fun rhythm. It’s a mid to fast tempo with a 12 count compás. The aire is happy and light and danced by both men and women. Many times it’s danced with...

What’s Your #1 Challenge In Flamenco?

What’s Your #1 Challenge In Flamenco?

Aug 21, 2022

We are drawn to flamenco because it INSPIRES us, and makes us feel ALIVE. But then when we start learning and practicing, it can become a little OVERWHELMING. I’ve been dancing flamenco for 25 (!!)...

How to Create a Consistent Flamenco Practice

How to Create a Consistent Flamenco Practice

Aug 21, 2022

We love flamenco. We take classes. We go to shows. We go down that YouTube rabbit hole of wonderful videos. We want to dance like *that* dancer in the video– Concha Jareño, Olga Perfect, Karime...

The Ultimate Guide to Flamenco Shoes

The Ultimate Guide to Flamenco Shoes

Aug 10, 2022

Buying flamenco shoes can be such a hassle since you can’t run to the local mall to find them. They’re also very expensive, which makes them unattractive to new beginners. If you buy them online...

What is “aire”?

What is “aire”?

Aug 7, 2022

A student inside my Online Flamenco Studio has asked this question: “What is aire? Do great dancers act out the meaning of the cante lyrics & allow the vibrations from their movements ripple through the...

Learn Flamenco with your EARS

Learn Flamenco with your EARS

Jul 31, 2022

Learning flamenco is more than learning a bunch of moves. It’s understanding a whole new language! Of course, there’s a whole new dance vocabulary and structure as part of the language. But it’s also the...

What’s YOUR Flamenco Story?

What’s YOUR Flamenco Story?

Jul 17, 2022

I just love hearing people’s flamenco stories. What *was* it that initially piqued their interest?  For me, I always knew something about flamenco and was intrigued by it. Not sure how since I’m not Spanish,...

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