Your Monthly Dose of Flamenco

In This Month's Newsletter You'll Find:

Part 1: A Multimedia Slideshow about the Folkloric Complex of Flamenco
Part 2: A New Dance Lesson! Marking Step to the Beat of Soleá
Part 3: Flamenco News

  • Winter Flamenco Dance Series at Mayo Street Arts Starts December 1st!

  • Join the Online Flamenco Dance Studio and pay just $29.99 for your 1st month of membership if you join by December 31st

  • Videos from October Performances at Mayo Street Arts

Part One | A Multimedia Slideshow about: the Folkloric Complex

The Folkloric Complex includes a wide array of styles, from the soothing Nanas (Flamenco Lullabies), to Villancicos (Flamenco Christmas Carols), to festive Sevillanas (dances and songs that have been part of Sevilla’s spring fair, the ‘Feria de Sevilla,’ for generations). Explore many video examples that highlight these styles and many more in the Folkloric Complex…

Wait… What is a Complex?
Flamencologist and musicologist Faustino Núñez (who was my wonderful, master’s thesis advisor) has organized the many styles of flamenco into an objective and non-hierarchical web of five generic complexes (​complejos genéricos) created according to their musical characteristics, which together make up the genre of flamenco. These five generic complexes are: Seguiriya, Soleá, Fandangos, Tangos, and Folkloric Styles. Within each generic complex we find many styles that are musically associated, including the titular style of the complex itself, when applicable.

Part Two | Flamenco Dance Lesson:

Marking Step to the Beat of Soleá

This lesson is part of a new all-levels Marking Steps course that introduces common marking steps that we use in Flamenco across different styles and rhythms. This course also corresponds to what I am teaching in my in-person classes to guide both online and in-person students alike! Enjoy :)

Part Three | Flamenco News

Winter Flamenco Dance Series Begins December 1st!

Teaching flamenco dance classes at Mayo Street Arts has been an absolute dream! I love our new and beautiful Flamenco home.

A new Winter Series of Flamenco Dance Classes begins on December 1st. This 10-week series offers Beginner, Intermediate and Repertory Classes on Wednesday nights at Mayo Street Arts.

See new schedule below and mark your calendars… Registration opens soon!

Join the Online Flamenco Dance Studio by December 31st

for a Special 1-Month Introductory Rate

What’s in the Online Flamenco Studio?

The studio has an ever-growing library of pre-recorded video lessons. The expanding library offers new flamenco dance lessons every month.

Lesson topics include:

  • Technique (footwork, arms, turns, marking steps, posture…)

  • Choreography in a variety of styles and levels

  • Palmas in a variety of styles and rhythms

  • The Language of Flamenco: the communication between dancers, singers & guitarists

  • Theory: in flamenco dance lessons and/or theory-specific lessons you will gain understanding of flamenco’s many styles, rhythms, and structures, as well as its history, artists, culture and more…

2021 is coming to an end! Before it does, Join the Online Flamenco Dance Studio for a 1-month introductory rate of $29.99 to try it out and see if it is for you. You’ll have 24/7 access to everything inside the studio! If you decide that it is not for you, simply cancel. But, if it is indeed for you, your monthly membership will continue for $39.99 a month and give you full access to all new lessons that are added each month.

What do you get for $39.99 a month? A video library of 17+ courses (and growing!) with detailed, in-depth, expertise, and mindful 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 beginners through advanced dancers in technique, choreography, theory, as well as flamenco tips for home practice and conditioning.

I am creating, poco a poco, a goldmine of flamenco instruction and knowledge from my 18 years of flamenco study, 10 years of flamenco teaching, Masters of Flamencology research, and the wisdom and knowledge I have gained from my many mentors, colleagues and teachers throughout my flamenco journey.

It would be an honor to have you join me and to be able to guide you in your own flamenco journey.

*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. Contact Lindsey for discount code!

Mayo Street Arts, October Performances

Thank you to everyone who came out to see a performance this October! I am excited to share a few videos of the work that I had the privilege to perform alongside such a fantastic ensemble of flamenco artists: Bárbara Martínez, Andreas Arnold and Mario Rincon.

Be sure to follow these artists on their social media platforms and websites!

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