Did you know that siguiriyas is the style Mercedes Ruíz’s most enjoys dancing?

(That is one of the flamenco trivia questions you’ll be asked to answer in this quiz.)

Below you’ll find a list of letras from the siguiriyas or seguiriyas family.

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A Clavo y Canela | The Weekly Letra
A Clavo y Canela | The Weekly Letra

Antonio Reyes posted this video from backstage.

Wow.

I love it when we get to see these moments, don’t you?

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A la Sierra de Armenia | The Weekly Letra
A la Sierra de Armenia | The Weekly Letra

Here’s a video of a young Estrella Morente por siguiryas and a letra

A  la sierra de Armenia
yo me quiero ir …

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Would You Believe This Flamenco Dancer Still Gets Nervous Before Going on Stage? | The Weekly Letra
Would You Believe This Flamenco Dancer Still Gets Nervous Before Going on Stage? | The Weekly Letra

Would you believe that this amazing flamenco dancer, Cristina Hall, still gets nervous before going on stage?⁣

She actually appreciates this feeling because it reminds her that she still has a lot of respect for what she does.⁣ ⁣

So what does she do when the nerves set in?

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Me Quiero Morir | The Weekly Letra
Me Quiero Morir | The Weekly Letra

Cabales

Ábrase la tierra
que me quiero morir
que pa vivir como yo estoy viviendo
prefiero morir

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When They Bury Me | The Weekly Letra
When They Bury Me | The Weekly Letra

Soleá de Alcalá

¿A quién le contaré yo
las fatiguitas que estoy pasando?
se los voy a contar a la tierra…

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A Collection of Siguiriyas Letras
A Collection of Siguiriyas Letras

Did you know that siguiriyas is the style Mercedes Ruíz’s most enjoys dancing?

(That is one of the flamenco trivia questions you’ll be asked to answer in this quiz.)

Below you’ll find a list of letras from the siguiriyas or seguiriyas family.

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My Mother Cried | The Weekly Letra
My Mother Cried | The Weekly Letra

Siguiriyas
Traditional

Detrás del carrito
lloraba mi madre
la pobrecita no lloraba agüita,
que lloraba sangre.

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Compañerita mía | The Weekly Letra

Siguiriyas
Traditional

Compañerita mía
me dicen a mi
que si te quiero
yo digo que si

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Siguiriyas with Castanets | The Weekly Letra
Siguiriyas with Castanets | The Weekly Letra

Here’s a video of María Rosa dancing siguiriyas con castañuelas at Corral de la Morería in 1964 and one of the letras she dances to.

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The Key To My Freedom | The Weekly Letra
The Key To My Freedom | The Weekly Letra

Here is a siguiriyas letra in the style of Manuel Torre that we danced to in class with Mercedes Ruíz last weekend

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On a Jesús Carmona Flamenco High | The Weekly Letra
On a Jesús Carmona Flamenco High | The Weekly Letra

We were all blown away by Jesús Carmona and Company's performance here in Portland this week, "I can't stop thinking about it," one student wrote me, "The best performance I attended in my entire life. Heart stopping," another said. You can see pictures from the evening and a video below.

Now, here's a letra from the show:

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I'm Going Alone | The Weekly Letra
I'm Going Alone | The Weekly Letra

The Festival de Jerez is in full swing right now, so today I'll share with you a video from there taken earlier this week of Ana Morales with Juan José Amador singing her this letra:

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Siguiriyas | The Weekly Letra
Siguiriyas | The Weekly Letra

Here is a siguiriyas letra and a couple of videos for you:

Siguiriyas

Dolores mía
en un laito de mi corazón
te tengo metido

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Un Clavo Saca Otro Clavo | The Weekly Letra
Un Clavo Saca Otro Clavo | The Weekly Letra

Today, a beautiful letra and a difficult translation ...

From Tonás y livianas
by Manuel Machado

Quita una pena otra pena…

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Serranas | The Weekly Letra (from Prado del Rey)
Serranas | The Weekly Letra (from Prado del Rey)

I'm currently in Prado del Rey in the Sierra de Cádiz where I've been walking and hiking and exploring like crazy. I came after the Flamenco Tour ended, and it is magnificent! (A perfect place to be to nurse Flamenco Tour withdrawals. In fact, I'm dreaming of a Flamenco Tour add-on trip, or just a tour of its own, to visit these white hill towns and walk in the Sierra de Cádiz...

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Me Duele El Alma | Viernes con una Letra
Me Duele El Alma | Viernes con una Letra

The other night I went to see Noche Flamenca here in Portland.

Manuel Gago got me when he sang the Romance de Juan de Osuna. He sang it like this, opening with this letra por siguiriyas:

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The Dawn | Viernes con una Letra
The Dawn | Viernes con una Letra

Another one from the little book followed by a video of Argentina singing it live..

Serranas

La aurora cuando sale…

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Three Things That Get Me Out of a Funk | Viernes con una Letra

I want to tell you about some things that help me to feel better when I'm in a funky place. I also want to show you a very cool video and share a flamenco verse with you. But first, some words I wrote last week

(my first week back home post Flamenco Tour)

Coming home I feel overwhelmed.

This is not new.

It is how I usually feel after a trip to Spain. Excited to be back but overwhelmed and sort of confused at the same time.

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Luzía | Viernes con una Letra
Luzía | Viernes con una Letra

Today a song that Paco de Lucía composed for his mother from the album of the same name which he dedicated to her, Luzía.

Las cuerdas de mi guitarra
están llorando…

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Why the Moon Doesn't Need to Come Out | Viernes con una Letra
Why the Moon Doesn't Need to Come Out | Viernes con una Letra

I have been anxiously awaiting the full moon.

But according to this letra, no moon is necessary...

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Dancing por siguiriyas | viernes con una letra
Dancing por siguiriyas | viernes con una letra

This morning in class we were talking about tonight's show at the Villamarta, the Homenaje a la Chaty.

Somebody asked Mercedes what she would be dancing in the show. They were hoping it would be alegrías since that's what we're learning from her in the workshop.

"Let's see if Laura can guess what I'm going to dance..."

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I Wasn't Supposed to be Scared | Viernes con una Letra

It was 2008. And I was in Jerez.

Ten years had passed since that first trip to Spain.

Finally, I had made it back.

So there I was, at the festival, getting ready to study with my best friend for the very first time.

It was Ricardo who told me I needed to study with him.

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I Heard this One Wednesday night at la Peña Torres Macarena | Viernes con una Letra
I Heard this One Wednesday night at la Peña Torres Macarena | Viernes con una Letra

José Mendez sang this one at the Peña Torres Macarena in Sevilla. I rushed over there after class on Wednesday night. It was crowded, and people were into it, and the show was great. Plus Zorri was there. His bulerías along with his matching outfit alone were enough to make it all worth while...

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I took the cover picture in the Sierra de Cádiz when I went exploring after the Flamenco Tour to Jerez one year.

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