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‡s – beat,
rhythm, measure, the characteristic rhythm of a form
palo – distinct rhythmic pattern and
mode (e.g. buler’as,
tangos, etc.)
cante – song
copla – verse
palmas – rhythmic
hand clapping used to accompany flamenco song and dance
Footwork
golpe – flat
(whole) foot
planta – ball
of the foot
punta – toe
(tip) of the foot
tac—n – heel
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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