Your Monthly Dose of Flamenco

In This Month's Newsletter You'll Find:

A Mega Dose of Live Flamenco Events. Join Us!

A Very Flamenco February

Performance:

Narración Flamenca!

February 26th & February 27th at Mayo Street Arts (map)

Join me and dancer Marilia Quevedo (dance), Bárbara Martínez (song), Cristian Puig (guitar) at Mayo Street Arts this February for an evening of flamenco dance, song, and music.

It is always a joy to bring new and cherished flamenco artists to Maine. These shows will feature our beloved Bárbara and Cristian, as well as a new guest artist - dancer Marilia Quevedo of Argentina - who will perform with us in Maine for the very first time!

COVID-19 POLICY INFO:
All patrons and staff attending events will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (or negative test from within 48 hours) along with a matching photo ID. Children under 12 are exempt. Audience members, staff, and volunteers will be asked to mask while not actively eating, or drinking.


Song & Palmas Workshop

February 27th | 11 am - 12:30

at Mayo Street Arts (map)

For every feeling you have, there is a flamenco song! This workshop, taught by Bárbara Martínez, will focus on the cante (singing) and rhythms of the styles of bulerias and tangos and is open to anyone interested in learning about flamenco, regardless of experience. Those interested in guitar and/or baile (dance) are very much welcome to attend, as this will be very enriching to all flamenco aficionados.

Flamenco is an enigmatic folk tradition from Andalucía, Spain. The singing, the guitar playing, the rhythms, the dance have a unique ability to capture a wide breadth of moods. Like the Blues, flamenco gives us the permission to express ourselves and creates a space for improvisation, spontaneity, authenticity, and humor.

COVID-19 POLICY INFO:
All patrons and staff attending events will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (or negative test from within 48 hours) along with a matching photo ID. Children under 12 are exempt. Audience members, staff, and volunteers will be asked to mask while not actively eating, or drinking.


Flamenco Guitar Workshop

February 27th | 11 am - 12:30

at Mayo Street Arts (map)

This workshop is designed for guitarists that have little or no knowledge about flamenco but do have a basic level of playing guitar (chords, strumming, basic music theory). Students should bring their own guitar (nylon-stringed, classical, or flamenco).

In our time together, we will examine the particular ways that flamenco works rhythmically and harmonically, especially within the context of the guitar. We will learn rhythmic patterns of different flamenco palos (styles), how to play palmas (handclaps), and translate these ideas to the guitar.

COVID-19 POLICY INFO:
All patrons and staff attending events will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (or negative test from within 48 hours) along with a matching photo ID. Children under 12 are exempt. Audience members, staff, and volunteers will be asked to mask while not actively eating, or drinking.


Beginner Flamenco Dance Workshop

March 6th from 3:00 - 4:30 pm at Mayo Street Arts (map)

Have you always enjoyed watching flamenco dance performances? Think you might like to give it a try but are too hesitant to commit to weekly flamenco classes?

This workshop is the perfect opportunity for you to experience first-hand the beauty and strength of flamenco performance!

Designed with the complete novice in mind, this workshop will provide you with an opportunity to learn some basic flamenco dance steps and rhythms!

COVID-19 POLICY INFO:
All patrons and staff attending events will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (or negative test from within 48 hours) along with a matching photo ID. Children under 12 are exempt. Audience members, staff, and volunteers will be asked to mask while not actively eating, or drinking.


Spring Flamenco Dance Classes

WHEN:

10 Week Season

March 2nd - May 4th

WHERE: In-Person at Mayo Street Arts

COVID SAFETY: mask & proof of vaccination (or a negative test within 48 hours of class) is required.

Spring classes will focuses on preparing for our Spring Student Showcase on May 7th at Mayo Street Arts! A Beginner Technique Class allows those new to flamenco to focus on foundations without the goal of performing in this year’s show.

Learn More:

Repertory Class and an all-levels Tangos de Triana class allow students who wish to perform in the spring showcase to spend the spring session polishing their dance(s). These classes are reserved for those students who have been learning their piece and/or the Tangos de Triana over the course of the fall and/or winter series.

A Beginner Flamenco class welcomes all bodies and abilities who are new to flamenco to start at the beginning and learn foundational steps, techniques and rhythms without the goal of performing in this year's students show.

Register:


A Note for Intermediate-Advanced Students:

if you plan to perform a solo/duet/trio in the Student Showcase you are required to take the Repertory Class unless you have made another class arrangement with Lindsey. Intermediate-advanced students who plan to perform the Tangos de Triana in the Student Showcase are required to take the Tangos de Triana Class unless you have made another class arrangement with Lindsey. Intermediate-advanced students are encouraged to sign up for the Full Season Rep/Tangos Combo Pass, which allows students to attend both the Tangos de Triana Classes and Repertory Classes at a reduced rate and is designed to prepare students for the 2022 Student Showcase.

A Note for Beginner Tangos de Triana Students:

Beginner level students who plan to perform the Tangos de Triana in the Student Showcase are required to take the Tangos de Triana class unless you have made another class arrangement with Lindsey. Beginner level students are encouraged to sign up for the Full Season Tangos/Beginner Flamenco Combo Pass, which allows students to attend both the Tangos de Triana Classes and Beginner Flamenco Classes at a reduced rate. 


Online Flamenco Dance Studio


What’s in the Online Flamenco Studio?

The studio has an ever-growing library of pre-recorded video lessons, with new flamenco dance lessons added every month. As we speak, there are 19 available courses and more to come, including:

Technique Courses:

  • Essential Flamenco Footwork Technique

  • Flamenco Flamenco Footwork Combos

  • Essential Flamenco Hand & Arm Techniques & Variations

  • Flamenco Marking Steps

  • Flamenco Turns & Techniques

  • Flamenco Mantón Technique

Choreography Courses:

  • Livianas Choreography

  • Cantiñas con Mantón Choreography

  • Bulerías de Lebrija Choreography

  • Tangos de Triana Choreography

Flamenco Theory Courses:

  • Artists Who Flex Boundaries in Flamenco

  • Palmas Flamencas

  • Musical System of Flamenco

  • Letras Flamencas, A People’s History through Poetry

  • Flamenco History

  • Flamenco Terminology

  • Structure of a Flamenco Dance

Flamenco Tips:

  • Warm Ups & Cool Downs for Flamenco Dancers

  • Creating an In-Home Flamenco Dance Studio

How does it work? Subscribe for $39.99 a month and unlock 24/7 access to a video library of 19+ courses with detailed, in-depth, expertise, and mindful flamenco instruction. All video lessons are pre-recorded so that you can learn at your own pace, repeat lessons as needed, and study on your own schedule. There are lessons for total beginners through advanced dancers in technique, choreography, theory, as well as flamenco tips for home practice and conditioning.

In-Person Students: ALWAYS pay just $30/month to supplement your learning with online video lessons. Online video lessons compliment our in-person class content, providing you with practice videos to support your learning.

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