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HI. I have now met with the dancer for the first time. She was very easy going and nice. We seem to get along very well. She said -Do you want to do a solea? and i said hell yeah!! and then we went to work. She showed me some stepps she liked to have in a llamada and we worked on that. We only met for an hour this time so that was all we did. I found it easy to talk about the music with her, even though she doesn´t know guitar playing she was a big help in "musical direction" and she said she liked my playing. Im a hugh cante fanatic so it´s fun to get to play with the syncopations and stuff the you get with a dancer, It´s like another leve added to the whole thing. Next we´ll met is the 10th of april. My birthday.
Henrik
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This is hard stuff! Don't give up... And don't make it a race. Enjoy the ray of sunshine that comes with every new step in knowledge.
RE: First date with the bailora (in reply to duende)
Happy Birthday in advance! I'd be in the Army at the moment, so here's my birthday wish to you. Keep playing, you're getting so much better and I Hope you'll never stop!
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She was very easy going and nice. We seem to get along very well. She said -Do you want to do a solea? and i said hell yeah!! and then we went to work.
LOL That sounds abit erm.. Sheesh what was I thinking..?
Anyway good for you! You've found someone to practise with and you'll just get better as time goes by, unlike me..
RE: First date with the bailora (in reply to Skai)
If you practice you´ll get better. If you don´t have people to play with go for technique and knowledge of palos (styles) also do a LOT of listening.
When you finaly met somone do play with Guitarist or dancer it will be a very good thing to at least know the basic chords to Peteneras for example and also to know a few recorded ones.
I can recomend anything by Camarón with Paco de lucia on guitar from 1960-the 1970´s. The recordings with Tomatio and camarón are also a "must". Try to find some older stuff too like Antonio Mairena.. or Perla de cadiz. Manuel Torre if you can stand the quality of the sound.
Henrik
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This is hard stuff! Don't give up... And don't make it a race. Enjoy the ray of sunshine that comes with every new step in knowledge.
RE: First date with the bailora (in reply to duende)
Hi Henrik, Glad that you like the experience of playing with a dancer ; that must be very rewarding, after so many years of playing alone to see your music taking form in the movements of a dancer. Well, it seems a new door has openned for you...new horizon... All the best Antonio
RE: First date with the bailora (in reply to duende)
Howdy,
Nice work, i too am about to do my first sit in with a dance class. I hope to be able to do some one on one duo stuff soon (maybe in a millioin years??!!?!) Keep it up!!
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