Guest Artists

4 Simple Tips to Becoming Better at Flamenco

Ricardo was here this spring…in case you hadn’t heard.  He was constantly giving us tips during the workshops.  Many great tips.  I’ve shared some of them and I’ll surely share more. But perhaps just as helpful were the little phrases I heard him say over and over again. He didn’t really intend them as tips. [...]

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Congelada

I wrote this one night last week, Thursday or Friday I believe.  One night when I started freaking out and wanting to run away because we were having another show.  I decided to wait until the the next day to publish it.  The next day came and I didn’t.  So, I’m posting it now, after [...]

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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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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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Some things About Ricardo

I want to tell you a good story about Ricardo, in honor of the fact that the schedule for the Immersion is up.  Sí, it’s up! There are many stories running through my brain But I don’t feel like writing any of them right now. So, I’ll just tell you some of the things I [...]

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Viernes con una Letra | There’s more to the story

Last week you read about how his love had arranged to see someone else at la Puerta de Toledo. And here is the next copla II. Me decía que iba a misa, mare, y me engañaba Y me engañaba Me decía que iba a misa, mare Y me engañaba Y me engañaba Si no llevaba [...]

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