Duende

Concert consisted of 17 dance performances. Multiple flamenco styles were performed by girls from Flamenco club Duende – tangos, seguiras, tientos, alegrias, tanguillo, caracoles, guajiras, rumba and sevillanas. Guest dancer Sofia rejoiced us with farruka and Anda with modern improvisation. Alternating the Spanish rhythms, visitors were able to enjoy Argantine tango and supple pair dance performed by Karlis and Dace, Aigars and Ginta.

Almost in theater “Artelis" on Monday evening, or at 19:00 on 22 November in collaboration with flamenco dance clubs" Duende "was held flamenco evening, which conditionally consisted of two parts. First of all, Carlos showed the narrow film "Iberia". After that performed artists of flamenco - dancer Marianna Verdecia, and guitarist and singer Agustin de Cantarote. Before that, they gave three days of master classes to "Duende" dancers.

From August 26 to 29 annual summer camp organised by flamenco dance studio "DUENDE" took place in Zvejniekciems, with the opportunity to meet all the dancers from the studio in one place and learn from guest artists - flamenco teachers from Spain. I used the opportunity to attend two days of compa classes taught by percussionist Andrej Vujicic, as well as tangos and algeria dance techniques taught by flamenco dancer Francesca Grimm. Latvian dancers were joined by Lithuanian dancers at the training.

Yesterday at the Riga Independent Theatre "Skatuve" the annual concert of the end of school year of the flamenco dance studio "Duende" took place. A variety of flamenco dance styles were presented on the stage - tangos, farrukas, sevillanas, alegrias, tanguillo, bulerias. In addition, the performance was so magnificent not only because of the colourful costumes, a good dance technique and the emotional sensations of the dancers but also a variety of dance attributes - castanets, fans, caps.

Sevillanas is the first flamenco dance style which I started to learn in Spanish dance studio "Duende". Of course, you have to start with the most basic moves, acquire the posture, hand movements, counting of the rhythm and then the steps. The classes are organized in small groups; thus it is easy for our dance teacher Ilvija to pay attention to everyone individually, correct mistakes and follow the performance. The hour scheduled for each class passes by unnoticed. Now something more about sevillanas itself.