Ethnography

Ethnography

October 30, 2015

Feel like Spain!!!


I accompanied my friend to her flamenco class at 1:30 pm.  Before the class there are two ballroom students practicing a tango to “Roxanne” one of my favorite songs.  A flamenco student walked in and had a little witch hat on and a small black cauldron with toffee candy in honor of Halloween.  A couple of students were deciding what Halloween custom looked better.  The students started changing into their black skirts and flamenco shoes as soon as the ballroom dancers left the room.  One of the students asked if they could listen to samba music while they warmed up.  The teacher then started playing Christmas music just for fun.  He then stopped the music and was talking to my friend.  He then did put samba.  He then started joking around and trying to dance samba with the student with the witch hat and the pointy top fell off.  My friend had a laugh attack.  The teacher then goes over what they need to practice for the show in two weeks.  The practice then starts.  I cannot reveal any movements for copyright reasons, but it is beautiful!!  Throughout the breaks the teacher explains to them what live performances might be on the show.  During the practices the teacher claps and stomps his foot to mark the timing.  During the second break a student puts deodorant on.  The students that are doing the piece help each other figure out how to correctly accomplish the movements that are difficult to learn. The teacher stands behind them and does the choreography to make sure they are executing it correctly.  The teacher corrects on what they mess up and need to practice.  The teacher and the flamenco group then practices without music to find the sound of the beat.

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