¡Bienvenida!

Your flamenco journey

starts right now.

Your Flamenco Starter Kit is all right here — ¡Vámanos! Let's go!

1. THE LESSON

Your first flamenco lesson is right here, where we start with the most important thing in flamenco: the compás!

2. THE VOCABULARY

There are endless terms in flamenco — because like I always say, it really is another language! Here are the ones you need to know right now as you're just getting started.

Braceo y Manos — The arms and hands. In flamenco, beautiful braceo is where true expression shines.

Compás — This is the heartbeat of flamenco — the rhythm, the count, the measure. When I say "stay in compás" I mean stay in rhythm. When I say "that's 4 compases" I mean 4 measures. You'll hear this word in every single class. Get cozy with it!

Jaleo — The shouts of encouragement you hear at a flamenco show — ¡olé!, ¡eso!, ¡vamos!, ¡toma! Don't just sit there — use them! That energy is part of the dance.

Marcaje — The traveling steps a dancer does, usually while the singer is singing. Think of it as your "moving through space" vocabulary.

Palmas — Hand clapping. But not just any clapping — flamenco clapping has its own technique, its own rhythm, its own compás. You just learned it in your first lesson!

Palo — The different forms or rhythms of flamenco — Tangos, Soleá, Alegrías, Bulerías and so many more. Each palo has its own personality, its own aire, its own soul.

Taconeo — Footwork! Any and all of it- the little accents within a marcaje as well as the long featured sections.

3. THE PLAYLIST

Now let flamenco follow you everywhere. This is flamenco at its most joyful. Rumba flamenca to play in the background, move to in the kitchen, feel in your bones all day long.