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FLAMENCO FOOTWORK??
This can be the #1 CHALLENGE for so many FLAMENCO dancers!
Does your footwork sound muddled?
Do you get out of compás all the time?
Do you feel like your footwork is always holding you back?
Sounds like you need to practice, practice, practice.
But how????
Flamenco Footwork Drills
with Rina Orellana
You'll get STRONG, ARTICULATE footwork with this small, but mighty practice drills video online course.
EASY TO FOLLOW drills in various palos (rhythms) and tempos.
Variations for ALL LEVELS of experience.
Here’s What You’ll Get
Learn at Your Own Pace
With 24/7 streaming wherever you have internet access, you can dance anytime, anywhere. Plus you'll have life-time access!!
Easy to Follow Lessons for All Levels
Dance along with me as I show you the footwork step by step. Then practice on your own with the solo compás. There are variations for beginners through advanced levels.
Learn Individual Taconeo Techniques
We'll drill individual techniques like rolling golpes, látigos, picado and more.
Practice Different Combinations to Different Palos (Rhythms)
Then we'll drill these techniques in 4 counts (Tangos, Tarantos, etc), 12 counts (Alegrias, Solea por Bulerías, etc) and 5 counts (Seguirillas, Martinete).
JALEOS for Flamenco Footwork Drills
Jaleos (hah-lay-os) are the words of encouragement and approval that get shouted during a performance. ¡Olé! ¡Toma! ¡Arsa!
I AM ENJOYING IT!
These practices showed me that I need to keep my feet together, work on my heels and improve my posture. If I am going to do it, I need to commit to footwork... I have a long way to go, but I am enjoying it!
~Joanna M.
I'M REALLY LOVING THESE LESSONS!
I'm really loving these lessons. I needed to practice footwork after being gone from flamenco for a while. So grateful to be back! ♥
~Mimi G.
BRILLIANT COURSE
It's a brilliant course for me. I never thought I would have the opportunity to study flamenco- no classes nearby, no need to travel, learn at my own pace with an excellent teacher.
~Angela E.
Flamenco Footwork Drills... what's inside
¡Toma! You will learn a few fundamentals first, then the 4 Count, 12 Count, and 5 Count Drills.
Each lesson is easy to follow and complete because they're only between 5 and 10 minutes long.
19 videos, total time: 2 hours!
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Module 1: Basic Techniques
Practice the basics with individual techniques: rolling golpe, picado, back planta, golpe run, planta roll, subida, chaflán and látigo
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Module 2: 4 Count Drills
We'll go over four different drills in the 4-count rhythm (Tangos, Tientos, Tarantos). We start off super slow and slowly bring up the tempo and switch up techniques: warm up, rolling golpe drills, picado drills, subida drills.
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Module 3: 12 Count Drills
We cover four different drills in the 12-count rhythm (Guajiras, Solea por Bulerías, Alegrias, etc). Again, we start off slow and then bring up the tempo while we switch up the techniques: warm up, rolling golpe drills, talón & látigo drills, subida rolls drills.
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Module 4: 5 Count Drills
Here, we dive into the 5 count rhythm (Seguirillas, Martinete). We start off with golpe drills and go on to planta rolls drills
Meet your maestra,
Rina Orellana...
Rina is a Madrid-trained professional flamenco dancer with over 25 years of experience. She also has had her own dance academy in Los Angeles, California for over 20 years. There she trains many dancers from beginners looking for a fun community and workout all the way to training dancers to perform on their own in tablaos (flamenco venues.) She also has the Online Flamenco Studio, a thriving site with over 60 courses for dancers of all levels.
Rina has a special gift with breaking down the mysteries of flamenco into easy to understand elements. So, she thoroughly enjoys watching the progress her dancers have made whether it's finally "hearing the 12" for a beginner to a tablao dancer using one of her choreographies for her show.
Here’s what people are saying about Rina Orellana
THOROUGH, YET CONCISE
Rina is a generous and enthusiastic teacher. Her love of flamenco is infectious. She explains things thoroughly, yet concisely. She demonstrates movements - not only steps, but body position and arms and hands. After showing what she is going to teach, she breaks it down, then builds it back together, then practices with us! Thank you, Rina, for sharing your gift with us.
~Kathy S.
WARM & ENCOURAGING
Rina's teaching is warm, encouraging and thorough, and you really feel that you are in a live class as you dance with her. For all of us who live in a "flamenco desert" this is a fantastic resource to find.
~Angela N.
PATIENCE & SENSE OF HUMOR
Rina's teaching is warm, encouraging and thorough, and you really feel that you are in a live class as you dance with her. For all of us who live in a "flamenco desert" this is a fantastic resource to find.
~Angela N.
flamenco footwork drills course
4 module course for new beginners, intermediate, and advanced
$47 USD
FAQ's
You'll need a reliable internet connection for your computer, tablet, mobile or television. For dancing, you'll need a good pair of flamenco shoes and a dance floor. The dance floor can be something as simple as an inch think piece of plywood from the home improvement store covered with a coat of clear polyurethane!
You will have access to the course and lecture forever once you purchase it. You will need an internet connection on your mobile, tablet, computer or television to access it. Downloading the videos are not possible.
YES! This course is adaptable for ALL levels. Ways to simplify: stick with the slower versions and work your way up to the more complex techniques. Ways to make it more challenging: always focus on clean accents, adding palmas, going faster.
Flamenco footwork is only ONE part of this wonderful art form. Ideally, if you're truly studying and training in this dance, you'll practice a few times per week and you can use these drills as part of your warm up or ways to build your technique.
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