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Today we dance por Tangos 

7/11/2012

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Hello everybody!

This post is specially dedicated to my complete beginners students, who are in contact with Flamenco for the first time. They are working really hard to go beyond the difficulties that all the beginners must face up to, and they are doing it really well so…congratulations!

Why do flamenco teachers always start with “Tangos”? As you are starting to know, some flamenco “palos” have strange, long and difficult rhythms, hard to recognize and follow for those who have never heard about them before. Nevertheless, “tangos” sounds  somehow familiar to you, doesn´t it? This is because Tangos is a 4/4 rhythm, which means that you can hear 4 beats in every “compás”, exactly like in Madonnas’, Elvis’ or Beyonces’! And that’s the reason why it’s so easy to identify for you, because you’ve been hearing similar rythms since you were born.

On the other hand, its lively and cheerful character, makes this palo perfect to be tought in the first months, students enjoy it and it is not as stressful for them to learn as a deeper  palo such Solea or Farruca could be.  But don’t forget: the easiest palo can become the most advanced one if a well experienced dancer performs it!  Examples? Here you have one, by the Sara Baras Dance Company. Enjoy!

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23/7/2013 07:12:21 pm

I like tango very much. My first experience with tango is when Arnold Szhwarzenerger danced with Jamie Lee Curtis in the movie True Lies. In my opinion, Tango is the most romantic dance form! I would like to learn it someday!

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23/7/2013 09:49:30 pm

I saw a Flamenco dance on my last vacation to Hawaii. It was a splendid performance by a bunch of good dancers. I think Flamenco requires a higher degree of stamina and talent. You are doing a great service by writing a blog.

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