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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Flamenco on HubPages

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

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Flamenco – Sevillanas Paso a Paso

Before all the flamenco purists write to me in horror – yes, I know you say the Sevillanas is not a flamenco palo. However, many flamenco schools teach it as part of their syllabus and include it in their… Read the full article

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Flamenco Palmas – Two Hands Clapping

In flamenco, your hands are an instrument, just as much as the guitar or the cajon. As a dancer, you should never sit passively while others are performing – your palmas (hand clapping) and jaleo (shouts of… Read the full article

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What is Flamenco?

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

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Flamenco – the Bata de Cola Kick

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

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Flamenco Steps – Basic Footwork

The defining image of flamenco is the male flamenco star, spine held proudly with shoulders back, dark brows frowning over an aquiline nose as his feet flash at an impossible speed, beating out an amazingly… Read the full article

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Men’s Dancewear – Ballet Wear for Men

Male ballet dancers have never been as well served by men’s dancewear suppliers as female dancers. From researching my male dance friends, it seems that finding basic things like a comfortable, supportive… Read the full article

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Ballet: Exercises for Pointe

Preparing for pointe work isn’t just about developing strong feet. Your whole legs, and your balance, must also be strengthened and improved before you’re ready to go en pointe. Read the full article

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Ballet on HubPages

This Hub is the third in a series about dancing on HubPages – the first two covered flamenco and belly dancing. This time I’m going to focus on ballet, which was the dance genre I first fell in love with (at… Read the full article

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