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Audio/Visual Supplements

 

http://www.ravennaflamenco.com/compas/

Audio samples of different compases from Ravenna Flamenco (scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the comp‡s youÕd like to hear).

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX_7moorzlo

Sarah and Aiala dance the sevillanas at the Ballroom and Latin Dance AssociationÕs Salsa Spring Party (5/16/09).  Use the video to help you listen to the comp‡s, review the steps, and visualize the partner-to-partner interaction.

 

Vocabulary

 

 

Basic flamenco terms

 

comp‡sbeat, rhythm, measure, the characteristic rhythm of a form

palo – distinct rhythmic pattern and mode (e.g. buler’as, tangos, etc.)

cante song

copla – verse

palmasrhythmic hand clapping used to accompany flamenco song and dance

 

 

Footwork

 

golpeflat (whole) foot

plantaball of the foot

puntatoe (tip) of the foot

tac—nheel of the foot

 

 

 

Basic Sevillana Step

 

1 – step back on right foot

2 – step forward on left foot

3 – point with (touch tip of) right foot at left heel

4 – step back on right foot

5 – point with (touch tip of) left foot at toe of right foot

6 – small kick with left foot (in order to transfer onto left foot so as to begin the sequence on the opposite side)

 

To continue this step on the other side, reverse the actions of the right and left feet.

 

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