John O. -> RE: dance choreography "things" (Jan. 10 2011 13:24:28)
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Oooh this is a long discussion with a lot of room for argument, ehh, different opinions. The basic overview for anything in flamenco would be -Guitar intro (falseta, if you're lucky) -Dancer enters and singer sings the first tones -Dancer starts footwork (entrada/salida) -Ending with a break or llamada (don't get too confused with cierre, remate, llamada etc., all these terms can often be used for the same thing, basically show that one person is done and the next person can start) -First verse (letra) -In the letra a break of 1-2 compás (contestacion, not a must) -Footwork (zapateado, taconeo, basically footwork) -Ending with a break or llamada Repeat the above four 1-3 times, not a must -Dancers main solo (Escobilla) -Ending with a llamada (usually no break, can kill the momentum) -Final climax, faster, final singing (macho) This won't give you a 100% clear overview but should give you the basic elements to look for in your choreographies. Silencio and Castellana are special for alegria. Don't get too stuck on thinking that there's some sort of secret language with which you can see everything coming and react. Once you've seen everything you can react to it, but it just takes years of doing it with different people. There is a basic structure and while an experienced flamenco will have no problems playing along to a traditional choreography, anything for the stage is rehearsed and not done intuitively. Hope this gets the ball rolling.
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