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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