Flamenco Dance Essentials
Flamenco Dance Essentials was created for adult beginner flamenco students. Your flamenco teacher will teach you the steps, but there is far more to flamenco than just steps! – Dance teachers are busy people and may not have time in the space of a class, to share all their knowledge. Flamenco Dance Essentials contains helpful hints and tips in ebook format for you to own and study at your leisure. Flamenco Dance Essentials is available only as an ebook and can be downloaded at the following stores: Barnes & Noble Diesel ReaderStore or buy in a wide range of other formats (including Kindle) on Smashwords: Special offer! Download on Smashwords and receive a 20% discount! Just quote code UL86S. … Read entire article »
Flamenco Dance: Cantes de Ida Y Vuelta
The great flamenco dances are deeply emotional and serious, but there is a lighter side to flamenco – the cantes de ida y vuelta (by Marisawright) … Read entire article »
How to Make Godets for a Flamenco Skirt
How to Make Godets for a Flamenco Skirt I have always found making godets to be a real headache. These two videos give a good explanation of how it’s done, though I’m still not totally clear on how to get the sides of the godet the right size! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmelY51UlLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Nht9U3QHI The important thing to note is that a godet is never a triangle: [...] Dress For Flamenco – All about Flamenco Costume … Read entire article »
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Bata de Cola Pattern
Bata de Cola Pattern Because it’s so hard to find a bata de cola dress ready-made, I’m often asked for help on how to make your own. Unfortunately, making a bata de cola dress is not for the faint-hearted. Even my regular flamenco dressmaker, who makes wonderful ruffled flamenco dresses, finds them difficult. Getting the fall of the ruffles [...] Dress For Flamenco – All about Flamenco Costume … Read entire article »
Professional Flamenco Dresses
Professional Flamenco Dresses As a student, the sensible place to buy your performance wardrobe is on the second-hand market or on eBay – unless you have the skills to sew your own. However there will come a time when you need a professional-quality dress tailor-made for you. Unfortunately, the best Spanish flamenco dressmakers have been slow to create [...] Dress For Flamenco – All about Flamenco Costume … Read entire article »
Flamenco Hair Ornaments
Traditionally, female flamenco dancers wear their hair long – and that’s one tradition that doesn’t appear to have changed in nuevo flamenco. It’s rare to see a flamenca with a short hair style! Also traditional is the use of hair ornamentation. The stereotypical image of a flamenco dancer is a women with a red rose [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »
Cheap Flamenco Skirts?
Flamenco costumes can be expensive, and if you’re just taking your first class, you probably aren’t ready to invest in a genuine flamenco skirt. Unfortunately, High Street gypsy-style or Boho tiered skirt may look suitable for flamenco, but they often don’t have enough material (unless they’re a circle skirt, in which case they’ll have that [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »
Dressmaking: how to make sleeves you can dance in
I’ve been lucky to have access to a specialist flamenco dressmaker for most of my flamenco outfits – but once or twice, I’ve had to resort to an ordinary dressmaker, with mixed results. Don’t get me wrong, a good bridal dressmaker will know exactly how to go about making you a beautiful flamenco dress, given a few photos [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »
Dressmaking: how to choose fabric for a flamenco dress
Flamenco skirts and dresses require a lot of material – allow 2 metres (2.5 yards) for a simple skirt and 3 or 4 metres for a dress. That much fabric is heavy! Bear that in mind when buying fabric to make a flamenco dress, and look for materials that are on the lighter side. Don’t [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »
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