My dad has always been my biggest fan.
He regularly showered me with compliments, deserved or not.
He believed in me from the very beginning of this flamenco endeavor.
He believed in me during the times I didn’t believe in myself.
Flamenco lovers from throughout the US and Canada gathered for what was an incredible flamenco weekend with Mercedes Ruiz and Santiago Lara.
Here’s a summary of our workshops with these two incredible flamenco artists in images:
Enjoy this sneak peek into tech rehearsal with flamenco dancer, Mercedes Ruiz.
In the clip she dances to the guitar of Manuel Morao, a prominent guitarist from Jerez de la Frontera whose company she danced with when she was just six years old!
![A Tangos Remate [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1714547296428-FKZXTU9KTIENBV8IB47C/Screenshot+2024-04-30+at+11.57.04%E2%80%AFPM.png)
Looking to add some flare to your tangos dance?
Here’s a fun tstep you could use.
Guerra, guerra, guerra
Con esa bata de cola
tú vienes pidiendo guerra
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Here’s a flamenco footwork pattern por tangos for you to learn.
Use it as an exercise to improve your technique and rhythm,
or…
Bulerías
Juan Antonio Salazar
Cien reyes me preguntaron
¿Dónde se encuentra el amor?
Are you in the mood to listen to some good bulerías de Jerez?
Then you’ll love today’s clip of José Mijita and Manuel Parilla direct rom Jerez.
This is one of the letras you’ll hear…
![Try This Flamenco Footwork Step [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1706987082073-N9HM5GAQBG77FOG8OL7Y/IMG_1539+3.JPG)
Ready to try a new flamenco footwork step in the 12-count rhythm?
Here’s one for you!
Love watching flamenco dance videos?
Then what follows is for you.
Below find five flamenco dance clips, in no particular order, for you to enjoy.
Check out this alegrías by Patricia Guerrero from the 30th Nîmes Flamenco Festival;
Wow!
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How often do you practice accompanying yourself with palmas while dancing?
Namely while doing footwork.
Use the combination below to work on your palmas and footwork coordination in the compás of 12.
![Simple Flamenco Tangos Marking Step [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1705095847544-BEPMPLR8YPVWC3N67TSR/IMG_1245.JPG)
Use today’s video tutorial to learn a simple tangos marcaje.
Add it to your collection of marking steps to dance por tangos,
or use it as an exercise to improve your form and fluidity.
Ready to get into the Christmas spirit, flamenco style?
Below enjoy three instances of Camarón singing villancicos.
The first two are live performances, and the last one is a recording.
