Guest Posts

An email from Becky…read it

Ok, so I told you that I might share some bulerías tesoros directly from the mouth of Ana María López with you today or tomorrow.  Well, it’s not happening today because I just got this great email from Becky. Becky is a student.  She came on the Spain Tour. Below you’ll find an email that [...]

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Guest Post – Embracing Bulerías: Challenge and Progress in Andalucía

Below Diana Welch, Oregon photographer, writer, videographer and flamenca shares one of her experiences with bulerías last Spring during her time in Jerez.  Reading her story brought back memories of practicing with her in the living room, kitchen, wherever we could make it work.  I also remember that she took a bus for about an [...]

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Guest Post: Community – Passion or Technique?

GUEST POST: Below is an article written earlier this year by Diana Bright,  flamenco cantaora (and singer of many genres) and long-time member of the Portland arts community: February 5, 2011 I recently received a letter from a friend of mine that I have known in the arts world for about 8 or so years. [...]

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Guest Post – The Mystique of Jerez

GUEST POST This article comes to you from Diana Welch, Oregon photographer, writer, videographer and flamenca. Reflections on her time in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain in April.   May 31, 2011 When I first heard that Laura was going to be in Spain for a few months, I wanted to be there, too. Images [...]

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Guest Post: Jerez Flamenco Festival – A Great Time in a Sweet Town

GUEST POST: Reflections from the experiences of Portland flamenco dancer Jackie Howard Kraybill, “La Juanita,” at the Festival de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. April 1, 2011 Reflecting back on our time in Jerez for the 2011 Flamenco Festival, it is hard to decide what was most important in making it such a [...]

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Sin Miedo

GUEST POST:  Below read reflections from a flamenco workshop with Manuel Liñan at the 2011 Festival de Jerez from Heather Williams, flamenca from Portland: March 1, 2011  I’m writing this from Jerez, Spain, where I’m making my first important flamenco pilgrimage: the annual Festival Flamenco de Jerez; an opportunity to study baile with the best

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