Raquelita and Ginette. May 21, 2006 1:36pm

Ginette, Grisela, Raquelita and Gabriela. May 21, 2006 1:40pm

Gabriela and Grisela. May 21, 2006 1:40pm

Aleksey and Isabelita. May 21, 2006 1:48pm

Las niñas. May 21, 2006 1:55pm

Las mujeres. May 21, 2006 2:00pm

Stepping just outside of the caseta, some of the dancers prepare for their turn on the main stage.

Isabelita rehearsing tanguillos. May 21, 2006 2:00pm

May 21, 2006 2:01pm

We snuck away for a lil' bit to checkout a bit of Arte Flamenco's performance.

The audience during Arte Flamenco's show on the main stage. May 21, 2006 2:14pm

Sarah and Emily. May 21, 2006 2:17pm

View from the top of the hill of Arte Flamenco's show. May 21, 2006 2:27pm

Actually, I was invited to play for Arte Flamenco's group, but I got a little carried away hanging out at the caseta. Oh well. They did just fine of course since they already had 3 or 4 guitarists onstage as it was. Still would've been nice if I was up there with them.

So we came back to the caseta to get a run-down on the program. I haven't played for Ana Martinez's students in a long long time. Although I could pull it off with no rehearsal it just helps for the guitarist to be there to reassure the dancers.

Los niños at Paco de Málaga's caseta. May 21, 2006 2:32pm

It's showtime!

Students of Ana Martinez. May 21, 2006 2:50pm (photo by Ginette)

Just for fun, let's play a game. What do you think these dancers are talkin' about?

Closeup of previous pic. May 21, 2006 2:50pm (photo by Ginette)

Another closeup. May 21, 2006 2:50pm (photo by Ginette)

Sevillanas. May 21, 2006 2:54pm (photo by Ginette)

I took these next three pics while I was onstage.

Sevillanas. May 21, 2006 (taken with my camera phone)

Raquelita. May 21, 2006 (taken with my camera phone)

Richard Marlow. May 21, 2006 (taken with my camera phone)

In the pic below, notice how the job of the dancers is to "frame" the guitarist. Nice. :-)

Closeup of previous pic. May 21, 2006 2:54pm

Guajiras. May 21, 2006 2:58pm (photo by Ginette)

May 21, 2006 2:58pm (photo by Ginette)

May 21, 2006 3:00pm (photo by Ginette)

OK, now let's take some time to appreciate the variety of costumes we have onstage. That's what I love about flamenco: expression of individuality is encouraged.

May 21, 2006 3:01pm (photo by Ginette)

May 21, 2006 3:01pm(photo by Ginette)

May 21, 2006 3:02pm (photo by Ginette)

That's it for the second batch. I hope you enjoyed it. I'll work on the rest when I get home tonight from Las Tapas. See you there! Oh yeah, and I still have to work on the pics from last night at Cafe Citron. So much work to do so be nice to me. :-)