Flamenco Para Todos

All skill levels. Get ready to exercise your body and your brain. This class will introduce you to or remind you of flamenco technique then give you a chance to get into the dance as we move, move, and move some more.  Though we follow a structure, each week is different from the previous.

If you’ve had NO flamenco, this is a great class for you as we’ll go over the basics, and if you’ve BEEN DOING it for years, this class is for you as well as you will have a chance to reexamine your technique.  We’ll start slowly with the technical focus then you’ll be given a chance to let loose a bit following along (i.e. dance even if you don’t really think you can or realize that you are) thinking about and applying as little or as much the technique as you wish.

This class was born in February, and it has evolved into its own thing.  And this is good.  It offers a little bit of everything flamenco-wise yet I would definitely not call it a sampling as we do get into the nitty gritty.  We leave each week having learned a new combination and feeling really good.  I honestly don’t know how we get through so much.  I’m not sure if it is the shiva nata warm-up, if it is because we have an hour and a half, if it is the people who are in the class, or perhaps because it is Sunday.  Who knows?!  But it is certainly a mysteriously productive class each week and always full of lots of laughter.

A class typically goes something like this…

We begin with a combination flamenco/shiva nata warm-up where we move through the most important flamenco body positions and prepare our minds for class.  (This is followed by a short closing our eyes, coming into our bodies time…)

Then, taking into careful consideration our body and hand positioning, we learn a little combination. This is different each week.  (One week it may be tangos, the next siguiriyas, then soleá por bulerías, etc. etc.)  We use it to study body technique and we learn this combination well.

Next we listen to great music , follow-along, and move without interruption.  During this time we often revisit (but do not re-learn) combinations from previous weeks.  If you were there when the combination was taught you might focus on the execution and technique of it, if you were not, it doesn’t matter as this is a time to follow and keep moving, not to worry about the details.   If you miss the move, you’ll get it the next time.  We also get to practice our combination from the beginning of class here.

After that we do some footwork and turns.

Then some palmas.

And finally, we cool down with a mellow but focused follow-along.

When
Sunday May 13 & 20 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Cost
$36  * both May classes *Advance purchase (no make-ups/non-transferable)
or
DROP-IN – $22