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Perico Navarro ~ the next interview

It’s more from Perico Navarro.  You can catch the previous segment here. Today’s interview, I have to warn you, gets a bit technical.  But just keep reading, I think you’ll be glad you did.  Pedro talks about outside influences, playing with incredible artists - You’ll see an great video of him playing with El Torta and Jesús [...]

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How to turn the Wrong Class into the Right Class

Ok, so here’s the part two to yesterday’s post that I promised you.  Where I tell you how to turn any class into an ideal class for you. Because sometimes class feels too easy.  And other times it feels too hard. I’ve been in both situations. And here’s what I’ve discovered When class feels too easy, it’s [...]

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There is no such thing as a leveled class

Not really. It may be called Beginning.  Or Advanced. And that name might tell me about the pace of the class.  Or about the type or amount of information and material that will be given. But what does it really mean? Is what I view as beginning the same as what you view as beginning? [...]

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I told them it terrified me, but still they wanted to go

Another story from Jerez… Somehow I convinced everyone to go to bulerías class with me I told them how it terrified me.  I told them I was terrorized by it.  But they still wanted to go. I took them there even before our first class with Mercedes. I needed for them to see it.  I [...]

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A Story about Akiko

I wrote and posted this story about two years ago.  I was so inspired by Akiko that I wanted to repost it today, with a few adjustments. Today when I am feeling overwhelmed and stressed out about all kinds of things. Today when I am feeling shut down and scared to perform this weekend, as [...]

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Ricardo López is a Regular Guy

Sometimes we joke around in class about Ricardo Not behind his back, don’t worry.  We do it both when he’s here and when he’s not.  We pretend we’re him, and we walk around with intense looks on our faces, vigilando. Other times we just pretend he’s there in the room with us, looking like he [...]

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You Can’t do Flamenco and Not do Jaleos

You can’t do flamenco and not do jaleos.  You just can’t. It can feel awkward at first, I know.  No te preocupes.  I have some ideas on how to become more comfortable with this whole jaleos thing. First, a few and how to pronounce them: como es eso  [coh-moh eh eh-so] vamos allá  [vah-moh ah-yah] [...]

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The Discovery

The other day I made a great discovery.  I’ll tell you about it in a minute. But first I want to talk about noticing, something I did a lot of last year.  It helps me to focus.  It teaches me all kinds of things.  And I intend to keep it up. At times I record the noticings in little books.  At times [...]

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A Green Banana

I told you I’d tell you about green bananas. And so, a short story from Jerez.  A story including yet another tip. Tú vas a comer un plátano verde? This is what Ani asked Ana. Ani is Ana María López, the bulerías teacher. Ana is a student from Russia. Un plátano verde is a green [...]

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To Feel Good

Last Saturday was the holiday fiesta.  And we did bulerías.  In our way. Which reminds me…. I told you I’d be giving you more little tips from Ani’s class. But first let’s talk briefly about steps Because you learn a lot of steps in in bulerías class. You could say they are just steps. To play with. [...]

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