DC Flamenco - Blog for Flamenco in Washington DC

Keep up-to-date with the flamenco scene in Washington DC. Updated almost daily by guitarist Miguelito

Friday, December 31st

Frank Flamenco 2005

Dear flamenco aficionado,

I´d like to inform you about my coming flamenco workshops and dance classes starting in January, 2005. Please visit my web site at this link http://www.frankflamenco.com/class.htm for exact details, such as workshop descriptions, dates, hours and location.

I will teach two workshops, one already on January 9th, and then the second one on February 27th, with flamenco singer and guitarist Marija Temo accompanying. For registration and more information, please contact Joy of Motion at www.joyofmotion.org.

NEW(!) for 2005 is that, besides my classes at Joy of Motion on Thursdays and Saturdays, I will be starting teaching at DC Dance Collective on Tuesdays. For registration and further information about these classes, please visit www.dcdancecollective.com.

Welcome to my classes and/or workshops - looking forward seeing you.

~QUE VIVA EL FLAMENCO ~

Ulrika Frank
Flamenco Dancer & Teacher
www.frankflamenco.com
ulrikafrank@verizon.net
Cell: 571-225-4627
Ulrika on 12.31.04 @ 05:07 PM EST [link]

DC Flamenco now in My Yahoo!

DC Flamenco headlines are now available for My Yahoo! Isn't technology wonderful?
Miguelito on 12.31.04 @ 01:39 PM EST [link]

DC Feria pics

Dancer Cecilia Terrasa (pictured above) sent me two pics from this year's DC Feria. Thanks Cecilia! Photo Diary
Miguelito on 12.31.04 @ 11:05 AM EST [link]

Flamenco love in the air?

As of today, the most popular answer in my latest poll (what is your flamenco new year's resolution?) indicates that flamencos are more interested in finding a flamenco-loving boyfriend/girlfriend than practicing regularly and losing weight:

31.2% Find a bf/gf who likes flamenco too
18.7% Practice regularly
18.7% Lose weight to fit into my costume
12.5% Save up for a trip to Spain

I'm a little surprised by these results, but it probably has to do with the time of the year. I read in today's Washington Post:

This is what Kristin Kelly, Match.com's vice president of love, calls the "New Year's resolution phenomenon," when many singles use the turn of the calendar as a chance to turn around their love lives. It starts Dec. 26...

So don't take the poll results too seriously. At any other time of the year (except maybe Valentine's Day) I'm pretty sure we DC flamencos are more interested elevating el Arte than finding that special someone to share in our obsession.
Miguelito on 12.31.04 @ 10:26 AM EST [link]

Thursday, December 30th

Tsunami victims relief

Make a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund for victims of South Asia's Tsunami.
Miguelito on 12.30.04 @ 03:59 PM EST [link]

DC Flamenco newsfeed

Do you use a news aggregator like Bloglines? DC Flamenco is now available as a newsfeed.

To add DC Flamenco as a newsfeed to your Bloglines account:

1. Login
2. Click on "My Feeds"
3. Click on "Add"
4. In the box labeled "Blog or Feed URL," type in http://dcflamenco.com/dcflamenco.rss
5. Click on "Subscribe"

You're done! The Bloglines website will automatically check my website once each hour for updates and the latest info will be displayed in your browser!
Miguelito on 12.30.04 @ 12:19 PM EST [link]

Wednesday, December 29th

Attention blog editors

I noticed in my logs that some of you had trouble logging into your accounts. Looks like a few of you have already figured it out: the login name is case-sensitive. For example, if you're login name is "Miguelito" you must type a capital "M." If you try to use a lower-case "m," the software will reject the login. Thanks for your patience as we all learn the quirks of this blog software. Now you know!

Also, when you login you'll see a lot of features that you'll probably try to click on but cannot access. It can be "daunting" as one blog editor mentioned. The only features enabled for your level of access: "Add a new entry," "Edit an entry" and "Upload files." That's all you need to make yourself heard on the DC Flamenco Blog!
Miguelito on 12.29.04 @ 10:06 PM EST [link]

Early morning flamenco

If you're up this early, Ginette, Shahram and yours truly, Miguelito, will be in a brief TV spot on Fox News 7:30am this Friday December 31st to promote our shows in First Night Alexandria. Here are some pics from the last time yours truly was on Fox.
Miguelito on 12.29.04 @ 09:55 PM EST [link]

Flamenco-Teacher.com's improved forum

The forum at Flamenco-Teacher.com, run by my friend Ramin Rad, has a new look. Good job Ramin!
Miguelito on 12.29.04 @ 09:24 PM EST [link]

Citron pics by Maynol Moreno

Added pics from last night at Cafe Citron. Lots of good ones taken by my friend Maynol Moreno. Photo Diary

Last night, Sara Candela joined our show at Las Tapas. It was the first time she performed on a Tuesday night here. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera (bad miguelito! bad miguelito!). But I noticed a few people in the audience with digital cameras and I gave 'em my card so they could email me some pics. Stay tuned!
Miguelito on 12.29.04 @ 02:17 PM EST [link]

Tuesday, December 28th

We're still in testing mode

Just to remind all of you, this blog is new software and I'll be testing it for another week or so to see if any technical problems come up. If it continues to work as well as it has so far, I'll officially make it part of the DC Flamenco website and announce it on my front page.

I setup a few "blog contributor" accounts for a selected group of DC flamencos to test out the software as well. If this blog passes the user-friendliness test by these blog contributors, I'll add more accounts gradually.
Miguelito on 12.28.04 @ 10:55 AM EST [link]

Class is cancelled!!!!

Sorry about the last minute notice.
There will be no class this weekend at Arte Flamenco Studio. There will be one the following. Please come back to see the update. sad

Thank you very much,

Edwin
Edwin on 12.28.04 @ 10:27 AM EST [link]

Cool feature

mood: Happy

Hey Mike. This is a great feature! It saves everyone time and it's so easy to access. I can't wait till New Year's! I am ready to party cool eh? Well, just in case I don't see you or anyone else in the DC Flamenco community . . . Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! Paaaaaaaaaarty! big grin
Micaela on 12.28.04 @ 09:56 AM EST [link]

Monday, December 27th

Cool Photo Diary format

I was at the website for a band called "Sloan." They have a cool photo diary that's more interactive. Take a look.

Fans can leave comments and even submit photos and have them displayed on the same page. Any thoughts on using this format for DC Flamenco?

If you know of any other websites with photo diary/album formats that you think would work well with DC Flamenco, give me the URL and I'll take a look.
Miguelito on 12.27.04 @ 10:54 AM EST [link]

More space to write

What I love about the blog format is that I have more space to write stuff. I can even include a picture alongside the text. That's dancer Ginette Perea with whom I'll have the pleasure of performing with on New Year's Eve. Details.
Miguelito on 12.27.04 @ 02:42 AM EST [link]

Class cancelled tonight

There's no class that's really cancelled. This is just a demonstration.

Wouldn't it be so convenient for local teachers to be able to make last minute announcements here, at the flamenco information center for DC?
Ramon Montoya on 12.27.04 @ 02:36 AM EST [link]

Testing this feature

With this blog software, I can setup password-protected accounts for specific members of the DC flamenco community that allows them to publish announcements, such as the one you're reading right now, directly to this website. Of course, as the owner of DC Flamenco, I'd have the authority to edit or delete as I see fit.
Ramon Montoya on 12.27.04 @ 02:32 AM EST [link]

Sunday, December 26th

Possible new features by YOU

DC Tablao reviews by DC flamencos like you, DC flamenco teacher profiles with comments by DC flamencos like you, DC flamenco articles by DC flamenco like you. There's a small technological hurdle that I gotta overcome to make this happen, but it IS possible! More info at the Message Board
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 09:15 PM EST [link]

New guestbook format

Just installed some new guestbook software. Be the next one to leave your mark.
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 09:11 PM EST [link]

Catching the flamenco bug in Arizona

"You may start out wanting to do it for exercise, but you turn around and it embraces you,"

Read the complete article in the East Valley Tribune (Arizona).
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 09:10 PM EST [link]

Dance Fashion Warehouse

Yet another place to buy flamenco dance accessories. This place is based in Atlanta Georgia but you can order online. More info at the links page
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 09:08 PM EST [link]

What's a Zambomba?

Here's a clue: it's related to Christmas in Spain. More info at Flamenco World.
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 09:07 PM EST [link]

New performances added

Added upcoming 2005 performances by Arte Flamenco and Ziva's Spanish Dance Ensemble: Arte Flamenco in Global Expressions: Dance from Around the World on Saturday January 15, 2005 and Ziva's Spanish Dance Ensemble at the Corcoran on Wednesday March 30, 2005. Details at Flamenco Events
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 09:02 PM EST [link]

New Year's Eve at Jaleo

Just heard that each of the Jaleo restaurants will have a pair of Sevillanas dancers for New Year's Eve: Edwin Aparicio and Sara Candela (DC), Marta Chico Martin and Jason Vera y Aragon (Crystal City) and Sara Jerez and Aleksey Kulikov (Bethesda). More info at Jaleo.
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 08:56 PM EST [link]

Testing the new blog format

A few months ago, one of my website visitors suggested that I should change the front page to a blog format (short for weblog) since my "News and Updates" column seems to function as blog already. A blog is a sort of daily journal that's become one of the hottest trends on the Internet these days. So let me know what you think of this blog idea and if I get enough positive feedback, I'll change the website over to this format.
Miguelito on 12.26.04 @ 08:33 PM EST [link]

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