Flamenco festival to be bigger and better
Your Houston News
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 » 
The GuardianFiery flamenco funk gives sneak peek to Summer Festival season
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 ...
How to Choose a Flamenco Shawl
A large flamenco shawl is an essential and versatile part of the flamenco dancer's wardrobe, as well as being a dramatic prop (see Working Shawls). They can be wrapped around your upper body in a number of ways to… Continue reading
How to Choose Castanets
Castanets are traditionally made from wood - the harder the wood, the better the sound. The traditional wood for castanets is granadillo. Ebony, rosewood, pomegranate and oak also give a good sound quality.
The more you use wooden castanets,… Continue reading
Tips for Castanets
The sound of castanets is instantly identifiable - outside Spain at least! - as flamenco. Flamenco purists dismiss castanets as not being "authentic", but in fact, there are a lot of things about modern flamenco that aren't authentic - so… Continue reading
Flamenco Shawls #1 – the Working Shawl
What's a working shawl? It's a shawl you use as a prop, not one you wear around your shoulders. Some shawls are easier to work with than others, and your needs will change as you become more skilful.
Non-flamenco… Continue reading
New e-book!
