Natalia Monteleon's Arte Flamenco at the Washington Folk Festival--Parte Two. June 3, 2007
Natalia Monteleón, director of Arte Flamenco, dancing tientos/tangos at the Washington Folk Festival. June 3, 2007 2:23pm
It's 3:10am on Wednesday. OK, so I meant to do this in several batches, but I had all this energy in the middle of the night and decided to just push on and finish the Washington Folk Festival report all in one blog entry.
But I have to admit, I am kinda mentally exhausted from sifting through hundreds of pics and editing them, so I'll leave out commentary this time. Enjoy!
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Midori dancing a group soleá. June 3, 2007 2:28pm
Emily. June 3, 2007 2:28pm
Julie. June 3, 2007 2:28pm
Midori. June 3, 2007 2:29pm
Everyone was dancing very well, but Midori caught my eye. Her facial expression captured the feeling of soleá.
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Behzad and Kike playing the intro to the fin de fiesta bulerías. . June 3, 2007 2:37pm
Erika doing palmas. June 3, 2007 2:37pm
Julie providing palmas for Midori. June 3, 2007 2:37pm
Overton's bulerías solo. June 3, 2007 2:38pm
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Natalia's bulerías solo. June 3, 2007 2:39pm
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Claudia's bulerías solo. June 3, 2007 2:40pm
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Natalia and Julie. June 3, 2007 2:42pm
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Emily, Natalia, Terrie and Julie. June 3, 2007 2:43pm
Final pose. June 3, 2007 2:43pm
Afterwards, my guitar student and I went "backstage" to meet the artists...
Emily and Kike. June 3, 2007 2:46pm
Sarah, Midori, Terrie, Erika, Emily, Natalia and Claudia. Julie and Overton had already left. June 3, 2007 3:00pm
These last photos are kind of tribute to my photo diary entry about the Washington Folk Festival in June 2000 when I published some pics of the artists walking away after the show...
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One thing to note: while many (but not all) of the performers at the Washington Folk Festival perform on a professional level, there is no monetary compensation. It's purely volunteer. Of course it takes a lot to put a show together, but is it worth the the time and hard work? Of course!
Behzad's smile says it all. June 3, 2007 3:07pm
For more information about Natalia Monteleón and Arte Flamenco visit their official website.
It's 3:20am and I'm going to bed. 
Good night!
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