Flamenco as Therapy
I had my annual student showcase last weekend and I’m blown away at the progress that many of my dancers have made. Also, I’m so impressed with the dancers that performed flamenco for the first...
Are you a flamenco player?
We flamenco teachers are a jealous lot. Well, perhaps even all dance teachers. We love our students and we especially love loyal students, the ones who have been with us from the beginning. They are...
Flamenco Head Trips
What are Flamenco head trips? They’re about how we WANT to dance and express ourselves, but we get caught up with all those frustrations, insecurities and the stories we tell ourselves of about how much...
Flamenco is the ULTIMATE New Year Goal
I NEVER make New Year’s resolutions, but I LOVE making goals. Even though the specific goals change every year, they do tend to revolve around the same themes: working out, making time for family and...
Solea, the heavy hitter of flamenco
When I teach the flamenco 12 count to a group of new beginners, I usually start in Solea because it’s slow enough for them to grasp the concept of the compás. But then I move...
5 Unlikely Exercises to Become a Better Flamenco Dancer
We all know that flamenco is an emotional dance form and that we, the flamenco-addicted, do it because we MUST. But we also know that flamenco is very physically demanding. My students ask me all...
Flamenco Holiday Gift Guide Is Here!
It’s that time of year again when all us flamencos start slipping secret messages through our kids’ letters to Santa. We dream of a cornucopia of flamenco supplies, shows and trips to Spain. We can dream!...
Your Guide To Getting Stronger, Faster Footwork
Flamenco is difficult enough with the compás (timing of rhythm), all the different palos (rhythmical forms), and the overall structure of a dance. But then footwork is thrown into the mix and that alone can...
Developing Your Stage Presence
So, you’re getting ready to do a show and you want the passion of Carmen Amaya to flow through you. Maybe you’ve been dancing a while and you feel that you’ve known your choreography and...
My dancers dance like bosses ;)
Wow! We had a great show this weekend! Here are just a few pictures taken from some audience members. I can’t wait to see the video! This was definitely the best show we’ve ever had....
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