Thanks to the many Californians who’ve told me that Mexican Folklorico shoes are a good – and economical – substitute for flamenco shoes, for those on a budget. Although I’ve never examined a pair of Mexican dance shoes, I can understand why they would stand up well to the rigours of flamenco. I remember some years [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »

As we all know,  flamenco dresses are horribly expensive.   Of course, we offer some good value flamenco dresses here on Dress for Flamenco, but what if you don’t like buying online? One option is to go to Spain.  I know that sounds like an expensive solution, but what a marvellous excuse to take a flamenco holiday!   If you [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »

I’ve had several enquiries about adding tacks to character shoes – including a couple from people who were sold character shoes as flamenco shoes, and didn’t discover their mistake until too late. I have bad news, I’m afraid – you can’t add nails to character shoes, or any other normal shoe for that matter. The [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »

Flamenco skirts can be cut several different ways.   The best skirts for flamenco are slim-fitting around the hips and flare generously towards the hem.  This is usually achieved by using panels, which are very narrow near the waist and get wider as they go down to the hem. Some skirts have more v-shaped panels (called … Read the full article … Read entire article »

Making your own flamenco skirt is tempting, but it’s not that easy.  The multiple panels and long hem mean you’ll be sewing for hours!   For practice and student recitals, a skirt like the Bal Togs flamenco skirt is perfect and only costs around $40 (see picture on right), so it’s hard to see why you [...] Read the full article … Read entire article »

Following the success of Belly Dancing on HubPages, I thought I’d create a similar directory for flamenco-related articles here on HP. Unfortunately, there aren’t all that many on flamenco dance – and… Read the full article … Read entire article »

One of the hardest things about flamenco dance – apart from achieving speed and accuracy in your footwork – is mastering the compás (rhythm). Even in a simple dance like the Sevillanas, the way the dance… Read the full article … Read entire article »

What is flamenco? Some might say, why do you need to ask? Well, when I performed flamenco, I got to the stage where if I was asked what I did, I’d say “I’m a flamenco dancer – you know, with the big dress… Read the full article … Read entire article »

The bata de cola is a dress with a train. And the bata de cola kick causes more trouble for dancers than any other aspect of handling it. Read the full article … Read entire article »