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Flamenco Coffee Talk Blog

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Free Intro to Flamenco Videos!

Free Intro to Flamenco Videos!

Starting to learn flamenco is a funny thing. People that have come to my new beginners classes are either energized or overwhelmed by all the new material. They’ve also always asked if there was a […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com December 4, 2014 Flamenco Craft & Practice, Flamenco Dance, Learning Flamenco, Palos - Flamenco Rhythms No Comments
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How I Choreograph for Flamenco

How I Choreograph for Flamenco

  At the end of show party for the last student showcase, one of my dancers asked me, “How the heck do you keep choreographing something new for each session?” It’s true, I don’t ever […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com October 6, 2014 Flamenco Dance, Learning Flamenco, Teaching Flamenco 4 Comments
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My Student Show Review

My Student Show Review

Our Comunidad Flamenca show celebrating 10 years of my academy was a success!  It’s always so intense up until the very end. Does everyone know their entrances and exits? Will everyone remember their choreography? Will […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com September 24, 2014 Flamenco Dance, Learning Flamenco, Performing Flamenco No Comments
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Stoking the Flamenco Fire

Stoking the Flamenco Fire

Stoking the flamenco fire in El Amor Brujo by Carlos Saura My flamenco dance school’s showcase is coming up, so it’s crunch time in the studio with all of my dancers. This is the last week […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com September 15, 2014 Flamenco Craft & Practice, Flamenco Dance, Learning Flamenco, Performing Flamenco No Comments
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What I’ve Learned After 10 Years of Student Shows

What I’ve Learned After 10 Years of Student Shows

    I’ve been presenting my students in showcases since 2005. They started off as rag tag events at a restaurant in Hermosa Beach. Now they’ve evolved into a polished show at small performance spaces […]

By rina@rinaorellana.com August 19, 2014 Business of Flamenco, Flamenco Community, Flamenco Dance, Performing Flamenco, Teaching Flamenco No Comments
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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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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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