- The most important thing in flamenco dance is hands. Remember that the brushes and fingers must move simultaneously. Achieve the effect of "hands without bones"
- Before flamenco dancing, prepare the body with a warm-up for all muscle groups.
- Do exercises to develop a balance. The easiest way to stand on tiptoe: first on one leg, then on the other. Then, staying in this position, alternately pull your legs forward. Repeat the exercises until you feel that you are able to maintain balance.
- To dance, you need shoes or boots with a wide, stable heel 4-7 cm with rounded noses. The main criterion is a hard shoe and a cape, they will protect the leg during strong attacks. The best shoes from Callarda, Mennes and Gloria.
- Be engaged in a dance in comfortable, not constraining movements clothes (sports or in free trousers). In the future, it is better to buy a long skirt, tight hips.
Rotating the brushes back and forth
Pull in front of you slightly bent at the elbows hands at the level of the solar plexus, without closing them. The palms are facing each other. Starting with the little fingers, bend your fingers towards yourself, "picking" them in the wrist, and simultaneously draw your wrist half-circle down. Turn out the palms outward. Turn your hands with your hands and unbend your fingers. Important: do not move your elbows and shoulders, only fingers and brushes rotate. Do 5-7 repetitions. Movement well coaches the brush.
2. Brasseo. Hand movements
Pull out in front of him half-bent arms at the waist level, brush down. Right leg slightly ahead of left, back straight. Spread your arms to the sides to the level of the shoulders, turn the palms to each other. The right hand remains motionless, the right wrist turns from itself. Lift your left hand, and your wrist looks at the ceiling. Then lift the right one and cross your wrists. Put your hands down, your wrists look at each other. Repeat 7-10 times. For the development of the muscles of the hands and chest.
3. Zapateo. Rhythmic tapping with feet
Hands at the hips, right leg slightly bent at the knee and leans against the floor in front of the left. Sharply hit the heel of your right foot on the floor, while you twist your arms behind your back. Bend the right leg behind yourself by 60 degrees, then straighten at the knee and again quickly hit the heel against the floor with a loud sound. Sharply pull the right leg forward and lower it to the sock next to the left one. Repeat 7-10 times for each leg. This movement is working on stops, calves and hips.
4. Half-turn
Stand up, take your right foot to the side and put it on your toe, straight arms at your hips. Then, sharpen the right leg behind the left, while simultaneously turning the body and head to the right. Fall into a shallow slab and bend over - the left leg is slightly bent at the knee, hands slightly bent at the elbows. Repeat 10 times on each side. In this movement, the main load is accounted for by the muscles of the legs, thighs and buttocks. A great way to get rid of problem areas in the lower body.
5. Combination
Cross your arms bent at the elbows above your head, your wrists look at the ceiling. With your left foot, take a step back onto the toe, while simultaneously tilting the body forward. Put your left foot forward, lowering the body and head even lower, and lowering your crossed arms in front of you. After that, straighten up (hands are still crossed at the level of the hips, the head is down) and put your feet together. Straighten your back, slightly bent at the elbows of the hand near your hips. Repeat 5-7 times. The muscles of the legs, arms and body work.