Flamenco Shoes in the New York Times

I just came across this article in the New York Times . I like Eva Yerbabuena’s comment about good shoes making her feet feel as if she’s not wearing any shoes!  [...] Read the full 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mexican Folklorica Shoes for Flamenco

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 [...]

Bargain Flamenco Dresses

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 [...]

Adding Nails to Character Shoes for Flamenco

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 [...]

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Spring Training

Summer is approaching and you want to look your best in that swimsuit. But it’s still too dark before and after work to exercise outdoors. So what can you do? It is harder to find the motivation to exercise when the sun isn’t shining, but there are still plenty of options available to you. The [...]

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Selling Your House – How to Maximise Your Price

It’s true that when house-hunting, people are unreasonably influenced by the furniture and decoration inside the property. But that doesn’t mean you have to go to the expense of putting all your old furniture and belongings in store, and hiring fancy furniture and acessories to make your house look like something out of Vogue Living! [...]

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Why Willpower won’t help you lose weight

If you’re blaming yourself for lack of willpower – stop it right now!  When we speak about willpower, we’re talking about your brain making a firm decision to change your behaviour and sticking to it.  That’s a much bigger ask than we think – because your brain doesn’t like change, and will go out of [...]

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