Always to improvise. Always. Because that's what makes flamenco fun; that's what gives me a sense of freedom; that makes communication with musicians and the audience that much more real. But then again, there's something to be said for choreography. [...]
A moment of quiet calmness in my baile por tarantos at Caja Negra last week. I've been in a plateau in my dancing recently. Like language learning or anything else, we often hit a plateau where we grow, but only slowly. [...]
....you have to be daring. Last night, I danced at La Peña Niño Alfalfa. It's a cultural flamenco society located in the heart of Sevilla. It's a place I often frequent to see other dancers and musicians; it's my favorite [...]
Last week I saw three amazing flamenco shows. It'd been a little while, actually way too long, since I'd spent the money on seeing such caliber of shows, and it was well worth every penny and then some....Seeing great flamenco [...]
Last week in class, I was extremely frustrated. I just wasn’t understanding the steps; for some reason the sounds, and even the mechanics jus weren’t sticking in my body or my ears or my brain. I think I was just [...]
"El mar me enseñó a bailar" --Carmen Amaya (one of the best flamenco dancers ever and foundational figures in flamenco) said, " The sea taught me to dance." My guess would be that in some way [...]
Today in the studio I was reflecting on how dancer’s gradually create their own warm ups, their own series of technique exercise, their own ways to care for their body, and at the end of the day, their own style [...]
