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How to Dance Like a Champ or Preventing Flamenco Dance Injuries Part 2

How to Dance Like a Champ or Preventing Flamenco Dance Injuries Part 2

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com July 29, 2014 Flamenco Accessories & Tools, Flamenco Dance, Flamenco Health & Fitness No Comments
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How to Prevent Flamenco Dance Injuries, Part 1

How to Prevent Flamenco Dance Injuries, Part 1

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com June 14, 2014 Flamenco Dance, Flamenco Health & Fitness No Comments
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In Honor of Flamenco Mamas

In Honor of Flamenco Mamas

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com May 8, 2014 Flamenco Community, Flamenco Dance No Comments
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Feria Fever

Feria Fever

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com April 24, 2014 Flamenco Community, Flamenco Dance, Palos - Flamenco Rhythms No Comments
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Flamenca Got Back! Or Another Way to Get Stronger Flamenco Footwork

Flamenca Got Back! Or Another Way to Get Stronger Flamenco Footwork

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com April 2, 2014 Flamenco Dance, Flamenco Health & Fitness No Comments
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Flamenco Kids

Flamenco Kids

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com February 18, 2014 Flamenco Dance, Learning Flamenco No Comments
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Flamenco Shoes Blues

Flamenco Shoes Blues

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com November 22, 2013 Flamenco Accessories & Tools, Flamenco Dance No Comments
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Finding a Room of One’s Own

Finding a Room of One’s Own

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com September 13, 2013 Flamenco Accessories & Tools, Flamenco Craft & Practice, Flamenco Dance 2 Comments
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Manton Madness

Manton Madness

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… […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com July 9, 2013 Flamenco Accessories & Tools, Flamenco Dance No Comments
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Finding Your Voice as a Dancer

Finding Your Voice as a Dancer

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 […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com February 12, 2013 Flamenco Craft & Practice, Flamenco Dance, Learning Flamenco 4 Comments
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