Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Dance classes at Israel


מרכז מחול ברנר - בלט קלאסי, מחול מודרני, היפ הופ , ג'אז, פלמנקו, מחול לגיל הרך החל מגיל 3, מחזות זמר, אקרודאנס, קפואירה...
מסלולי מצוינות במחול ולהקות- הופעות ברחבי הארץ ובחו"ל
חדש! מסלול מצוינות בבלט קלאסי !
צוות מורים - מהבכירים והמקצועיים בארץ.
לפרטים : carmels@brener.org.il

Friday, October 17, 2014

The new tangos workshop - day three

I know, took too long. Too many things...

So, missed one day for a regular class. Last day was earlier for a class after us. I was stressed to come on time. Last moment. Found out that only Adi and the girl who I knew before through Neta's studio. I've been asked how I am. I was sure I will be late.... I went out for a moment. Another girl came. When I got back and changed - there was a conversation about the age that Adi started to dance at all (3 years old) and when did she got into flamenco (14 years old). She called the flamenco "a late start". What would I say? I started a bit before age 27... At all or flamenco? I call it "at all" cause one year of jazz at grade 4 doesn't count. Adi told that she learned almost any kind of dance, but jazz was the only kind that she left in the middle. 

For at least we'll start it - we started the stretching. Three more girls came. Not all girls who signed to the workshop came in, not all who came stayed to the end. The dancer who didn't understand a thing didn't come that day. Moved to legs' warming. A friend of mine (one of the Facebook girls) asked me how does go on the workshop. I told her that the floor is horrible and I got out with pains because of it at the first day. She told me that it happen to her - she only sign the zapateado. I made a try to do as well this time. It was better with pains this time, but too difficult to do it to the end at those workshops. Idit came after we started this part. She made a different warming till she was ready. Adi made a try to make her come closer to the mirror. She wasn't ready for it yet. 

Idit got closer at the end of warming. We made a practice on circles. I wasn't very focused. This time I remembered that it needed, but I was too tired to use it. My balance was horrible because of it. 

Move over to practice parts from the tangos. For a start - steps which were new to me but not to the others. Between all girls who girls that day - I was the one who missed the day before. Twice or three times I stopped to look what's going on. I made a try to make it when it wasn't too much information to my head. After a while I understood and made it. The only problem was that it was still a bit difficult to remember the order of all. Till I thought I know all - few more steps. And more steps. It wasn't a long dance, but so many details and a very difficult one because of the level. We made it few times all over. 

When the teacher from the class after us came - a girl from the workshop who I didn't know before asked if we'll have some time to take a video. We made one more time all the dance. Adi said that we would, just dance all once again. Few more girls came. We've been taken it in two groups. I was at the second. After I took a video of 4 girls who dance with Adi (and mostly Adi) - I danced with Adi and two more. I made some mistakes....

OK, Adi asked us to make a group photo. I thought for a moment it's mostly a question of "with a camera or phone it will be" - I found out that it wasn't it. One of the girls of class after us (tribal fusion) has been asked to take a photo. It has been taken at the phone of Adi. 


After that Adi offered to drink some coffee together. I couldn't stay for it.... 

Friday, September 26, 2014

November 2014 with Diego El Cigala


A flamenco singer of the highest order, and Three-time Grammy Winner El Cigala has often been touted as "The Sinatra of Flamenco.” His various collaborations with world-renowned Latin American artists have earned him a reputation for seamlessly melding the rhythms and melodies of his Spanish Gitano heritage with styles ranging from bolero to son, tango, and Afro-Caribbean jazz.
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Monday, August 18, 2014

Last classes

OK, looks like I have no muse lately to write about the ordinary classes. I had so much to tell this week and I had no energy. Now I don't remember all. I'll write this time shortly about last two classes, let's see if those stories will go on at the close weeks or take a brake. I'm sure I'll miss it one day, but it's been too long that I hardly do this part at the blog. Photos, updates about shows and workshops will go on as usual. In case I won't miss any myself - at least for those stories I just need the time... 

Monday

When I came in - at the path Mijal went out with her dog. I said I noticed that someone was missing at class before. Inside there was no class. Very few of my class came already. Ilan and the girl from men's class couldn't tell me why didn't happen the class before, but there was no class that Monday before us. Bit by bit came to our class. Mijal came back with her dog. The dog came to me and again - I was busy petting the dog more than changing. This time - accept the teacher the only professional dancer was Ilan. Didn't happen before... 

Class has started with castanets warming. Later on - taking it off and practice latest moves of the Clasico Español. It includes a repeating circle which fit more ballet than flamenco. And the "ballerina" wasn't there (or too small to notice)... As far as we all didn't make it perfect - we made a long practice only about this circle. All of us as a group made it again and again to each side of the studio. I don't remember how did it start, but once we stopped at the edge and Mijal said that we must lift all up. FINE! So not all is possible to lift up like women breasts... We all laughed. Looked like Ilan checked my respond. One who has little ones said that she doesn't need any lift up of her own. Another said that each one has what god gave. Yeah, right... Went on few more circles smiling. When we finished I told Ilan it was difficult. He said it is. Mijal told us that she wants us to do it well because of the base in ballet cause it helps any other kind of dance, no matter if it's ballet, modern, jazz or flamenco. 

We went on with the dance of Clasico Español. A bit of dancing all we have so far, a bit of new steps as well. Mijal said she did this dance before with her company (did I miss anything or did I forget?). She said it was with some changes. With her company she did it more complicated, with us she changed some steps for we'll enjoy the process and learn from it. 

Moving on to the buleria. Again - a bit of practice, a bit of new. While one brake to clear things - the dog came to me again and was sitting next to my legs. Mijal asked the dog if she loves me. Dancing again. I was afraid I'll hurt the dig. She went away. 

After class Ilan didn't want to talk with me. He's between classes and I disturb. He went to practice, I went to change. Fine, at least the drinking at the evening before was after he invited me and another friend of his asked me to continue with them. 

Wednesday

This time - there was a class before. At the path Moran made a practice on the solea. She stopped for a moment to say hello. Hey, where have been? She wasn't there for a while. She told me that she was abroad. I like her, still I wasn't sure if it will be too nosey to ask where abroad. I just said that it's fun for her. She smiled. I got it. This time there was a class before and Ofir was there again to play and sing. The dog of Mijal came to say hello. She didn't want much to my hands, but at the end she came to my hands. I took her up to the balcony and was putting her on the floor there. Mijal smiled this time without jealousy when she noticed it. Again - dogs.... Busy petting more than changing. I came on time, I almost missed the start just because I was busy petting the dog. 

Warming and dancing. A long practice on some parts, once dancing all. Few more steps. Do we have more time for all? Danced all again. And once again just second letrs

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Ivan Vargas at the Czech Republic


IVAN VARGAS POPRVÉ V BRNĚ!
Milí přátelé, tanečnice a tanečníci,
máme skvělou zprávu pro letošní flamenkový podzim. Granadský tanečník Ivan Vargas Heredia bude poprvé vystupovat a učit v Brně. 8.-10. listopadu (pátek-neděle) proběhne jeho kurz ve dvou úrovních: mírně pokročilí BULERÍAS, pokročilí FARRUCA. Pro ty, kteří se zúčastní obou kurzů je připraven slevový bonus.

11. listopadu vystoupí Ivan 
Vargas v Besedním Domě v rámci cyklu brněnské Filharmonie Jazz & World Music v představení " YO MISMO". Na kytaru ho doprovodí Luis Mariano a o flamenkový zpěv se postará David "El Galli"

http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/jazz---world-jwm-p847.html


POKROČILÍ: FARRUCA (6hod : 2500Kč)

Pá. 8.11. 17:00-19:00
So. 9.11. 10:00-12:00
Ne10.11. 10:00-12:00

MÍRNĚ POKROČILÍ: BULERÍAS (6hod : 2500Kč)

So. 9.11. 12:15-14:15
So. 9.11. 17:00-19:00
Ne10.11. 12:15-14:15

Estudio Andaluz, náměsí SNP 32 Černá pole.

informace ke kurzu a registrace : cristina.roa@iberica.cz mcristinaroa@hotmail.com