How to dance flamenco, flamenco travel in Spain, flamenco dance students and their experiences, interviews with flamenco artists, translations of flamenco letras (songs) from Spanish to English
Curious how the pandemic lockdown affected Emilio Ochando’s artistic life?
Listen in on our recent conversation, or check out the summary below.
Emilio talked about how the pandemic has influenced his dancing and creativity, projects he’s been involved with, his upcoming online workshops, the Premios MAX, and what he’s envisioning for the future…
Soleá de Alcalá
¿A quién le contaré yo
las fatiguitas que estoy pasando?
se los voy a contar a la tierra…
What scares flamenco dancer Manuel Liñan?
Watch the documentary, Flamenco Queer, and find out.
In the mood for love?
Here’s a verse you can send to someone you love to make their day…
Fandangos de Huelva
Te voy a mandar un clavel
de un color muy rojo…
Fandangos
Traditional
Dijo mi madre un día al morir
Reza por mí todos los días
Pero un día se me olvidó…
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Tangos de Málaga
Traditional
El papel entra en la imprenta
el barco entra en el puerto
el peine entra en la cabeza
After all of the practice is complete and it’s time to perform, which part of getting ready for a flamenco show do you like best,
Getting dressed up, doing your makeup, or doing your hair?
While you’re thinking on that, here’s how I got this sun-kissed springtime look.
You’re going to love watching this short clip of Lucía Campillo por tangos in the video below.
Tangos de Granada
Traditional
Dios te salve divino lucero,
Fandangos
Que yo la besara en las manos
En la boquita no quería
Y llorando me decía
Here’s a verse from Enrique Morente’s Estrella along with a few different versions for you to listen to.
Two by Enrique Morente himself, one by Estrella Morente, and another by Luis Ortega.
Below find twenty five flamenco dance videos to help you pass the time flamenco style.
Some are longer while other are very short.
Either way there’s something for everybody.
Are you tired of picking apart bulerías yet?
In the video below, Juan Garrido talks about how flamenco can be found anywhere and everywhere in Jerez.
He and the others then demonstrate traditional bulerías in its pure and spontaneous form.
I challenge you to watch and identify all of the parts of his dance.
Ready to deconstruct a bulerías pataíta with me?
Watch Luisa La Margara dance at the end of the video below.
(And if you thought you were too old to dance flamenco, think again.)
Ready to have some fun (and test your ear)?
Take a look below at one of the letras we’re dancing to in Beginning Bulerías right now.
Following that is a recording…
This is another letra por fandangos that Zorri shared with me.
Son de callar y sufrir
las penas y los sufrimientos…
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I’m pretty sure you’ll love the animation below to accompany this alegrías:
Alegrías
Navega por la bahía
sin que lo sepa la luna
Tientos
Traditional
Las campanas de Carmona
no tienen tan buen sonido
como tiene tu persona
Here's one more fandangos letra from Zorri.
Fandangos
Traditional
Dos niños de cinco y seis años
jugaban en un patio
y el más chico decía
Soleá
Traditional
Cualquiera que tiene pena
se le conoce en la cara
y a mí me ahogan las mias
y nadie me las pinchará*
Ok, so today’s letra is a bit intense.
I know you’ll love watching Olga Pericet and Marco Flores dance to it in the video to follow.
Abandolaos
Traditional
Creí morirme de pena
cuando yo dejé de verte
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