Flamenco festival to be bigger and better
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Flamenco dancer Edith Niño will be among the performers for the 2012 Houston Spanish and Flamenco Festival. Photo credit: Andrea Vasquez, San Jacinto College marketing department. Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:23 pm | Updated: 5:07 pm, Thu May 17, ...and more » 
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Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Their fiery nouveau flamenco funk is being counted on to give the Duncan Cowichan Summer Festival an early kickstart this weekend. Los Morenos is the featured attraction at a Summer Festival fundraiser dance. "They cross numerous stylistic barriers and ...
Abanicos (Fans)
When buying a fan for flamenco dance, do be careful you're buying a fan that's specifically designed for flamenco. Don't be tempted by the small, beautifully painted ones sold as souvenirs - dancing fans are much, much bigger (if you hold an open flamenco fan in your hand, the end of the fan should almost reach the crook of your elbow).
The ones sold in Chinese or Japanese shops aren't usually suitable either: although they may be the right size, I've yet to find one that opens and closes fast enough and smoothly enough to be any use for dancing.Try opening and closing the fan - you must be able to do both with one hand.
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Here's a modern take on the traditional flamenco fan dance:
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