What a wonderful show we saw. I was concerned that choosing a flamenco show on La Rambla would be touristy and cheesy. And frankly, they do cater to the tourists in Barcelona. I doubt there were any locals in the room. But dang! They make sure some of the best dancers are there, so the tourists can really get an understanding of what flamenco dancing is all about. It may not have had that down-home local atmosphere, but it had killer flamenco dancing on display.
The male dancers were amazing. I still don’t know how they can keep their heels rhythmically
tapping faster than you can imagine for longer than you can imagine. You can see their legs just working and
working and they never ever lose a beat.
The primary female dancer tapped her legs so fast and so hard, her face
cheeks were jiggling. And still she
never stopped until she wanted to stop.
And the guitarist watched the dancers more than he watched
his fingers. It was his job to keep up
with him or her while s/he danced and he also never lost a beat.
They announced at the start that photos were not allowed
until the last 10 minutes and they would give you a signal. And they did. And out came the cameras in full force. It’s so hard to capture the emotion that just pours from the
stage. I put my camera on “super burst”
– as long as I keep my finger on the button, it keeps clicking, so you get a
kind of stop action effect. So I will
just end this with a series of stop actions of my favorite dancers.
Man, I wish Phoenix had good flamenco dancing. They have one place that offers it
periodically, but again, seeing some of the best dancers has spoiled Gene and
me. This particular venue has been
around since 1960 and many a flamenco superstar got his or her start here. Thank goodness we at least have fabulous
memories of this final Barcelona – and vacation – experience.
This man had legs up to his armpits and was beautifully lanky. He was great and flashed a wonderful smile when some woman yelled WOOT! during a short break in a song. The woman is the main female dancer.
This guy is obviously the male star of the show. He came on last of all the dancers and his technique of tapping his heels blew us away. He has the sexiness of Prince (yes, I think Prince is sexy. Youse gotta a problem wit dat?), but is about 7 inches taller - lol.
This photo is blurry, but it shows the intensity and the speed with which they all move. They knew they were being photographed, so they really put their all into it, even though they had been going over an hour by then.
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