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Viernes con una Letra | fandangos…again

And here is the first copla Mayte Martín sings in Conquero.  You might have seen the second one here last week, and the final one the week before.  It’s all a bit mixed up but, then, so am I.  Hmm, though upon second thought, that’s how flamenco is normally sung.  The singer mixes and matches [...]

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Viernes con una Letra | más fandangos

It’s another fandangos verse from Mayte Martín’s Conquero, which we are dancing to in Ricardo’s beginning workshop.   Here is Antonio Rengel singing it.  It seems he may have written it, but I am not sure.  If you know, please let me know! Olas de la mar el calma conchas llenas de lunares si me dieras tus amores [...]

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Dancing with a Star

Ricardo is the star.  I am still just me. Ok, so I realized something this morning. This might be my Dancing with the Stars… I remember seeing that show and thinking how lucky those celebrities are to get to have their own personal, amazingly talented dance coach for an intensive period.  There was some envy [...]

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Viernes con una Letra | Fandangos de Huelva

Some Fandangos de Huelva.  (We’ll be dancing to a version sung by Mayte Martín with Ricardo this weekend.) Fandangos de Huelva No podía una noche tormentosa quise dormir y no podía soñé que estabas con otro y hasta la almohada mordía los celos me vuelven loco Paco Toronjo Fandangos de Huelva I couldn’t a stormy night [...]

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What do you want from it?

My friend Shyiang from Vancouver has taken LOTS of workshops (even some here in Portland, from Ricardo)  She told me once that she would usually just learn the choreographies and then let them go.  Her friends would wonder what was wrong with her.  They would ask her how she could justify spending the money without even bothering [...]

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Los nervios

Often times people tend to get a bit nervous around workshop time.  This is normal. Workshops can be quite scary.  (Especially if you’re anything like me.)  We are getting ready to study with a professional who tours the world dancing in the most prestigious flamenco festivals.  We are just normal people from the United States.  Problematic [...]

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Viernes con una Letra | Ten Cuidao

“Déjame saber tu letra favorita, Tell me your favorite letra,” I begged Ricardo. He gave me this one, from Ten Cuidao, a bulerías by Mayte Martín.  Perhaps next week I’ll post the first letra. Anyway, here she is performing the whole thing live, and below that you’ll find Ricardo’s favorite part. (From) Ten Cuidao Mayte Martín [...]

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Is this REALLY going to happen?

Cathy, who lives on the opposite coast, sent me a message. And I wanted to share it with you.  It serves as a little reminder of HOW LUCKY WE ARE   ¡Que suerte tenemos!   Those of us who are able to be in Portland to take advantage of Ricardo. Ole and yay yay yay because [...]

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Viernes con una Letra | Sol

Ok, in honor of the beautiful sun we’ve been seeing here in Portland this week, here’s the little fandangos coletilla.  I taught it to my nieces in December.  They were the cutest singing it, and Margot danced to it with a fan. Quítate de sol que te quema quítate del sol que te pone la [...]

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Ricardo’s Take

As you know, Ricardo is coming, so I thought you might like to get his take on the student’s role in a workshop.  And, yes, he himself still enjoys taking workshops. And why wouldn’t he? They are incredibly fun They provide a chance to study with someone new And a format for learning new things [...]

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