Feria de Sevilla Rehearsal at Strathmore. April 19, 2008
Young flamencas. April 19, 2008 11:34am
It's almost 3:00am on Sunday as I type these words. A few days ago, I got a tip that the students of Ana Martinez were going to rehearse on Saturday morning. But as usual for Saturdays I was scheduled to play for a dance class at 12:30pm in Rockville. Turns out that Strathmore is along the way, so I dropped-in on the rehearsal for about a half hour and took pics, paid my respects to Paco de Málaga and Ana Martinez and said hello to some of my dancer friends who were onstage before I hopped back on the metro. Enjoy!
Los niños. April 19, 2008 11:34am
Youtube video courtesy of Juaresca
April 19, 2008 11:34am
Mariana. April 19, 2008 11:39am
Mariana. April 19, 2008 11:40am
Mariana accompanied by Paco de Málaga. April 19, 2008 11:40am
Mariana. April 19, 2008 11:41am
Mariana and Paco. April 19, 2008 11:41am
Mariana and Paco. April 19, 2008 11:41am
Mariana and Paco. April 19, 2008 11:42am
Mariana and Paco. April 19, 2008 11:42am
Mariana. April 19, 2008 11:42am
Paco and Mariana. April 19, 2008 11:43am
Mariana and Ana Martínez. April 19, 2008 11:43am
Of course I couldn't stay for the whole rehearsal, but I hope you enjoyed the few pics I published for you here.
Anywayz, it's a little after 3:00am now and although I'm normally in vampire mode, I'm actually tired. It was a long but very enjoyable day: between the rehearsal at Strathmore, Anna Menendez's afternoon dance classes in Rockville and performing outdoors at Tapeo with Ginette Perea on a beautiful warm night, I think overdosed on flamenco for a day--if that's possible! :-)
Seriously though, I better wrap this up and go to bed, so I can get a good night's rest for a change. I'll definitely need it, cuz around noon (on Sunday) I'll be back at Strathmore for Centro Español de Washington's Feria de Sevilla, the DC area's biggest local flamenco festival. I'll have my camera, of course, so don't surprised if I take your picture, OK? See you there!
UPDATE: the Feria has been CANCELLED due to rain. I spoke with the organizers from Centro Español de Washington this morning. They are working on a reschedule for sometime in May. I'll announce the new date if and when it is confirmed.
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