Spain

I was talked by, yesterday seen Emilio Estevez feature film „The Way” (2010), in which base is story about a man, which has lost his son and in his place gets in pilgrimage on Santiago road from France to Spain NW city Santiago de compostela, where rest St. Jacob dust. Santiago road is longer than 800 km (for compare, as from Riga to Moscow 920 km, from Riga to Berlin 980 km), is gone by feet, and it is for every person individual exploring or forgiving, or dedication road.

Flamenco group „Nuevo Ballet Espanol” visited Latvia repeatedly in 16 International Baltic ballet festival case. In 17 April in RigasKongresu house hall was sanged with sonorous Spain rhythms. Energy flowed from every dancers movement, music of flamenco and singing performance. Strong vitality wave encircled every auditor, who with every performance with clapping and ecstasy shouts very careful watched the performance.

I want to share my positive experience in ordering flamenco dance skirts from Spain. As a result, I saved both my time and resources and within a month received a coveted property. On February 9, on web site I ordered dance skirts and on March 10 I received notices from the Latvian Post Office that I could go receive my parcel.

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.

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.

"Feria de Abril" - Spring Festival that is annually celebrated in a southern province of Spain - Andalucia. This festival is especially popular in Seville, where flamenco parties last for days and everyone`s dancing sevilliana. Also the traditional bull fights and horse-trading takes place there. Spanish culture in its most popular forms - hot-blooded music, flamenco dancing, sincere discussions.

Flamenco - a mixture of traditional Spanish dance and music that can be found in more than 50 different stylistic derivatives. Flamenco is usually performed accompanied by a guitar and percussion, the rhythm is emphasised also by clapping of hands or palms and castanets.

That’s how Salvador Dali answered to journalist question how he explain this art way. There he was true. Dali was the most consequent surrealism creator both in his works – in painting, in graphic, in jewelry, in movies, in performances, and in his lifestyle.