Don Flamenco says,”Amorcita, por favor, use your core muscles to save your back. And here is $250 to buy yourself a good pair of flamenco shoes.” In my last post in this series I wrote about […]
Inge Morath’s portrait of La Golondrina doing a floor backbend in Granada, Spain, in 1954. I bet she drank plenty of bone broth to keep that back supple! Every time I tell someone that I’m a […]
This is me with my kids after a student show a few years ago. Check in the mirror to see what I’m hiding behind my son. As I said, wine helps things. Salud to ALL the […]
It’s Feria de Abril en Sevilla time. Actually, the traditional springtime festival that normally occurs in April is happening in May this year. The organizers wanted a little break between Semana Santa and the Feria […]
I had to take a picture of my butt in the studio I saw my new shelf. Yes, I’m flaunting my back side. Saying that I had “junk in my trunk” was never a personal […]
La Niña Flamenca de Disneyland Flamenco is a cultural dance even though it has been elevated to the world stage. Children learn it and live it in the kitchens at home with their family playing […]
I actually don’t have as many shoes as I thought! Get me to Flamenco West! Unless you can go to Spain, buying flamenco shoes is such a hassle. You know your size and style and […]
My shoes are always waiting near my portable dance floor under my couch. Er, I mean dance studio. I remember back in my college days having to read “A Room of One’s Own” by Virginia […]
Flamenco is difficult enough as it is, but it gets even crazier when you add obstacles like bata de colas and mantones. I’m having a love affair with mantones right now. What am I saying… […]
I get asked by my students sometimes, especially after they’ve been taking classes with me for awhile, what they can do to get to the next level. But it’s a trick question because they know […]
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