
Thoughts on Dancing Tablao
I had an amazing weekend workshop with students from my Online Flamenco Studio flying in from all over the country and even Canada, as well as some of my local dancers. We worked on Tablao...
I had an amazing weekend workshop with students from my Online Flamenco Studio flying in from all over the country and even Canada, as well as some of my local dancers. We worked on Tablao...
When the general public watches Flamenco, they see a dancer just stomping away on stage with an impassioned look on her face. Little do they know that there is a structure to the dance, a...
At its most basic level, flamenco is made up of 3 things: cante (singing), baile (dancing) and toque (guitar.) In the beginning of flamenco, there was really only cante. As dancers, we rely on the...
In flamenco, we’re always talking about compás. What IS it anyway? First it’s RHYTHM, the BEAT as in the time and tempo. Being IN rhythm or ON the beat is being IN compás. So, in...
I’ve been dancing flamenco for over 25 years now, but I still consider myself a student, always learning, always trying to understand more. One thing I know is that, as dancers, we all want to...
Flamenco is such a captivating art form and it enthralls and entices novices to begin a journey of learning it. So, they sign up for a class and then…… FREAK OUT! Why? Who knew flamenco...
I’m all about dancing flamenco with our entire Mind, Body and Soul. What does that mean? It means dancing wholeheartedly with passion and understanding. It means understanding the structure, being meticulous with technique and allowing...
We have the romantic notion that a flamenco dancer is all passion. That that passion drives her to practice hours on end and then she explodes on stage with all that intensity. And that may be true...
We all know that dancing flamenco takes consistency, dedication and lots and lots of practice if you truly want to reach a higher level of expertise. Before I had kids I had time to go...
When learning flamenco, dancers can become so overwhelmed with understanding the different rhythms or palos. They think they must learn them all at once. That’s impossible even for you over-achievers! When I teach palos or...
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