Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca

Goals

Experience a piece of flamenco dance
Deepen the experience through reflection, movement, and art-making
Learn flamenco inspired movement
Explore the theme of passion and emotion

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Performance Video

This clip features Soldedad Barrio & Noche Flamenca, a flamenco dance company. Flamenco is a highly technical and expressive Spanish dance form. Flamenco is characterized by hand clapping, percussive footwork, and intricate hand, arm, and body movements. The dance is typically accompanied by a singer, guitar, and can be accompanied by other instruments as well. Soledad Barrio & Noche performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors in 2016. This clip was filmed at West Park Presbyterian Church.

Activity Video

This clip will take you through the activities with a facilitator. You can choose to watch the video and do the activities along with it. Or, you can read the activities and participate by scrolling down.

Warm Up

A group stands in a circle a brightly lit room, holding hands with their arms outstretched over their heads.

Photo Credit: Kevin Yatarola

Listen to the music.
Take a deep breath in for two counts and out for two counts. Take a deep breath in for four counts and out for four counts.
Today we will explore flamenco movement. Take a deep breath in, let it out, and stretch one arm out. Do the same with your other arm. Take a deep breath in, let it out, and stomp one foot. Do the same with your other foot.
Today we will explore passion and emotion. Take a deep breath in and hold a hand over your heart.
Continue to breathe and stretch as you listen to the music. Move to the music.

Reflection / Discussion

Performers gather closely in a circle extending arms upwards

What do you notice about the dancers?

What are they wearing? What does this tell us about them or the dance?
What do you notice about their facial expressions, or how they move their bodies?
What words would you use to describe their movements?
How does the movement make you feel?

Performer sitting playing a drum that reaches to his knees with two dancers on either side of him

2. What do you notice about the music and musicians?

How would you describe the music?
How does the music make you feel?
Does the music connect to the dancing? Why or why not?
How do the dancers move differently to the guitar and the percussion?

Learn Dance Movement

The clip features a piece of traditional and contemporary flamenco dance. We will learn some movements inspired by the style and feeling of flamenco movement.

Performer in foreground dressed in black, has hands in the air circled by other performers clapping and dancing

Stomp: Put your whole foot on the ground at the same time, making a loud noise

Close-up of performer's foot wearing black heeled shoe with two straps.

Tap: Put your toe down first, then heel.

Performer stretches arms above her head, behind another performer claps

Circular Arms: Stretch your arms out wide and move them in a circular motion

Fuertes Claps: Hard clap, very loud

Sordas Claps: Soft clap, very quiet

Two dancers in motion in the foreground with musicians and dancers behind them

Make circles: Move your hips or chest in circles

Make it your Own

Now that you have learned some movement, put those movements in a sequence. Pick some movement words below and place them next to the number to make an order. You can write your responses on your own paper or click the box below to print out a copy.

Sequence Your Movement

Now, try the movement in the sequence you created.

Make it your own by adjusting the speed. Try it fast, try it slow. Try some parts fast, and other parts slow.

Make it your own by adjusting the repetition. For example, try a single clap vs. many claps, a single stomp vs. many stomps.

Art-Making

Flamenco is characterized by passion and emotion. We are going to make art inspired by our passions and emotions.

List two of your passions.
List two emotions that describe how those passions make you feel.

You can write your responses on your own paper or click the box below to print out a copy.

Passions and Emotions

3. Make a line drawing using your passions and emotions list. You can represent your art through writing, words, or a combination.

Example: I wrote the word theaters, hiking, joy, connected in my passions and emotions lists. I created a 'theater' by drawing a horizontal line across the bottom half of my page to make a stage, and curtains on the sides of my page. I drew a trail for 'hiking' under the stage. I drew a circle to represent the word 'connected'. I drew sparks coming out of the circle to represent the word 'joy'.

A line drawing with a circle in the center and lines coming out from the circle. It is surrounded by straight and curved lines in various directions.

4. Try your sequence one more time, with passion and emotion. Look at your ideas and keep these in mind as you do your dance again.

Explore More

Extension Questions:

What is your favorite form of dance?
Does the dance form flamenco remind you of anything else? If so, what?
If you could ask the dancers one question, what would it be?

Additional Links:

To learn more about Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenco, click here.
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