Flamenco and Me
Written by viola on 二月 26th, 2008
| Last Thursday, there was a studio opening of the Digital Art department of Pratt in Dumbo. Mrs. Walentas the studio’s donator, asked me why I chose flamenco in my thesis. I answered her with a lot of reasons. In the end, she looked at her husband ,Mr. David Walentas, and said “she is so serious. She is cute isn’t she?” |
| Why flamenco? This is a really good question. |
| I start to get involved in flamenco in 2003. One day, a very good friend of mine asked me to go to flamenco class with her. I was attracted by the name of the dance so I went to the class with no hesitation. We fell in love with the dance very soon. Especially when we had chances to perform in public, we were like sparrows that eagerly transform themselves to canaries. |
| After I came to America, I felt that I should concentrate on my studies. I forget Flamenco but I still missed it a lot. Last summer, I felt that I was ready to handle both things. I went to Fazil studio and start to learn flamenco with Viola.In fact, the new learning experiences excite me. In my first class, Viola taught me clapping hands, At the time, I was wondering why we needed to practice the rhythm. After a while, I notice that the hand clapping and foot stamping skills are two main important basics of flamenco. They help the dancers to seize time. A good flamenco dancer also should be a good clapper. When they are dancing, their bodies become danceable metronomes. They create various loud sounds and pose in powerfully expressive postures to touch the audience. |
| That is why I chose flamenco. I would like to augment its beauty with technology. |
| Dance with Viola
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Viola! You are so super-cool! You’re a superstar!
xxxxxooooo
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