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Barefoot Flamenco workshops organised around the UK :
an annual review
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ARCHIVES 2019
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April 5th-7th 2019 : Tribal Goddess, Durham, Northumberland UK
Tribal Goddess is a yearly dance retreat organized by Angela and Mark from Tribe Zuza.
All about FEET
Mathias Duplessy and Mukhtiyar Ali (album Jeena Jeena) Jeena Jeena.
Introduction to Chacarera
Mercedes Sosa (album A que florezca mi pueblo) Chacarera de un triste;
Raly Barrionuevo (album Radio AM) Chacarera del sufrido;
Chaqueño Palavecino (album La pura verdad) Troja de amor.
Dealing with the skirt, a flamenco approach
Ta Travudia, Soundtrack - The Edge oh Heaven.
YogaDance
Salutation : The Touré-Raichel Collective (album The Paris session) Diaraby;
Danse routine... eyes closed! Las Migas (album Vente Conmigo) Ojos Grandes;
Lullaby : Alicia Gil (album Corral de los Judios) Su última nana;
Final relaxation : Alberto Iglesias (Sound track - Lucia y el sexo) Encuentro.
ARCHIVES 2015
May 2nd and 3rd 2015, Penzance (Cornwall)
Barefoot Flamenco weekend in Cornwall organized by Liz Newman
Sat 1-5.30pm and Sun 11-3.45pm at Penzance YMCA.
Intentionally slow
Posture, hands, arms, chest, hips:
Yasmin Levy (CD Mano Suave) Una noche mas
Ana Alcaide (CD La cantiga del fuego) El pozo amargo
Yom (CD Le silence de l'exode) Moise
Dance routine:
Renaud Garcia-Fons (CD Silk Moon) Silk Moon.
Four elements WATER AIR
Improvisation in two groups: Solace (CD The gathering season) Saada
The river:
Philippe et Agnès Reverdy (CD Barre et Milieu La danse de caractère) Révérence dans le style oriental
The air: dance routine using the breath.
Footwork and sophisticated step combos
Warm up: René Aubry (CD Invités sur terre) Soleils
All about feet: The Toids (CD Ruupert dances in Fins) Cocek.
Four elements EARTH FIRE
4/4 SAIDI rhythm
Teresa Salgueiro (CD O Misterio) Lisboa.
ARCHIVES 2014
December 13th-14th 2014 : Fantasia Festival, London
FLAMENCO and BELLY DANCE FUSION (Level 3)
Put together some mouth-watering recipes by blending these two sizzling styles! Focusing on the differences and similarities between flamenco and belly dance, Valérie will give you the opportunity to learn how to combine one with the other in order to create new shapes, new movements, new patterns. A creative way to enhance your practice, boost your imagination and expand your repertoire!
Jesse Cook (CD The blue guitar sessions) When night turns to day;
Olivier Daviaud (CD Le Chat du Rabbin) Au café Carbonel;
Renaud Garcia-Fons (CD Méditerranées) Aljamiado;
Ana Alcaide (CD Como la Luna y el Sol) Como la Luna y el Sol.
RHYTHM EVERYWHERE! (Level 3)
In this practical workshop inspired by Flamenco technique, see how your feet and hands combine to make sounds and create music.
Learn how to 'bodily' play Oriental rhythms such as:
4/4 Saidi;
8/4 Masmudi;
and Samai, a refined 10-beat rhythm which belongs to the classical music repertoire. Samai rhythm is strongly related to Muwashah, a strophic song originated in Al-Andalus (Medieval Moorish Iberian peninsula).
Stick or cane is required to deepen this percussive practice and, as a group, perform call and answer exercises.
Sunday 8th of June : |Tour à tour| London
American Tribal Style® belly dance and Barefoot Flamenco workshop led by Philippa Moirai and Valérie Romanin.
Barefoot Flamenco Technique:
Taksim Trio Unutmamalı
Qawwali Flamenco Tango al mar
ATS® Technique:
Gulag Orkestar Beirut
Maghrebi Eliyahu Sills
Our dance routine: Takadum Orchestra (CD Takadrom) Longa Shahinaz.
April 11th-13th 2014 : Tribal Goddess, Ford Castle, Northumberland UK
Tribal Goddess is a yearly dance retreat organized by Angela and Mark from Tribe Zuza.
Circle...all around
Circle dance: Mori Shej (Gypsy lullaby from Hungary)
The dexterity of a dancer
René Aubry (CD Libre Parcours) Vendredi 13
Fanfare Ciocarlia (CD Queens and Kings) Ma Maren Ma
Samai aflamencado
10/8 rhythm called SAMAI is connected to Al-Andalus (Medieval Moorish Spain).
It belongs to the classical music repertoire.
Fusion: recipes to achieve a convincing mixture!
Renaud Garcia-Fons (CD Méditerranées) Las Ramblas
Vincent Courtois et Gilles Andrieux (CD Turkish Blend) Rue des Abondances.
