A Mouth Made of Candy | The Weekly Letra

February 28, 2020

Do you love these words as much as I do?

Yo quisiera tener
la boquita de caramelo
pa yo hablarte sin ofender

Do You Know How to Dance a (Very) Short Bulería? | The Weekly Letra

February 22, 2020

Do you know how to dance a bulería corta? And do you know when it’s appropriate to do so?

Find out exactly which components you need to include in your short dance, see four examples (each deconstructed to help you better understand the structure), then practice doing one of your own!

Quiero Estar Siempre a Tu Vera | The Weekly Letra

February 14, 2020

Here’s another LOVE letra, a fandangos.

Quiero estar siempre a tu vera
ver a tus ojos bonitos
y yo decirte Morena
que tú me tienes loquito

Want to Make Somebody's Day? | The Weekly Letra

February 7, 2020

Want to make somebody’s day?

Share this sweet letra with them, and start February off with some LOVE.

Here’s a letra for you followed by a video of Cristina Hall, that you’re going to love just as much as the words to this song.

Part One: Teaching, Inspiration & Performing w/ Cristina Hall, Interview

February 5, 2020

Did you know Cristina Hall, who will be teaching in Portland this weekend, and YES, you can still join us, was named one of Dance Magazine's 25 to Watch?

I asked Cristina three questions about teaching, creation, and inspiration. Here’s what she had to say.

What do you enjoy most about teaching flamenco?

With You To The End | The Weekly Letra

January 31, 2020

Here is another traditional bulerías letra for you.

The Skinny on Flamenco Performance Makeup

January 31, 2020

Do you find yourself a bit lost when it comes to getting done up for a show?

Below get the skinny on the makeup I like wearing to perform flamenco.

I’ll start with my ideal situation. Then I’ll tell you what items I could go without if I felt like doing less or simply didn’t have all of these products.

Let's Go To The River | The Weekly Letra

January 24, 2020

Sticking with our bulerías theme, here’s a bulerías coletilla for you and a video you’re going to love that I took of Concha Jareño at Casa Patas in Madrid a couple of years ago.

What Nonsense | The Weekly Letra

January 17, 2020

Here’s a bulerías letra for you and a video of Fernando de la Morena singing it. Watch to the end to see the dancing!

Four Steps to Meeting Your Flamenco Goals | The Weekly Letra

January 10, 2020

Have you thought about your flamenco desires and goals lately?

One of mine is to become more comfortable dancing bulerías with the cante.

Read about how I plan to do so, and follow my four steps to creating a plan for yourself below.

But first, here’s a bulerías letra for you followed by a video to practice with.

I Like Singing Guajiras | The Weekly Letra

January 3, 2020

Below watch a video of Concha Jareño, our dance teacher on the Flamenco Tour to Madrid, dancing por guajiras. You will LOVE it.

Here’s the bulerías that Paco del Pozo sings:

Part 13: (Bonus) Our Neighborhood [A Day in the Life of a Student on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez]

January 3, 2020

Now that you have an idea of what it's like to spend a day in Jerez, here’s a peek at our neighborhood.

We stay in el Barrio de San Miguel, also known as La Plazuela, one of the two main flamenco neighborhoods of Jerez, where the scent of flamenco is everywhere.

Part 12: The Free Day [A Day in the Life of a Student on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez]

January 1, 2020

On the Flamenco Tour to Jerez we take one full day off.

Part 11: Other Activities [A Day in the Life of a Student on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez]

January 1, 2020

During the Flamenco Tour we walk around a lot.

Part 10: The Sherry Tour [A Day in the Life of a Student on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez]

January 1, 2020

Sherry comes from Jerez and is a big part of the culture there, so of course we take a trip to a sherry bodega on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.

Part 9: The Hammam [A Day in the Life of a Student on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez]

January 1, 2020

We visit the Hammam Andalusí on the Flamenco Tour. It is a bathhouse equipped with three pools of water of differing temperatures, a sitting area, a massage area, and a dressing room with showers and bathroom.

This visit is well deserved partway through our trip!