BG Flamenco News

Working on a caña with castanets means bringing sound, arms, body and intention together. It also recalls the stage and the teacher’s Spanish classical dance years.

An Alegrías de Córdoba class centred on presence, breathing and listening. Marcajes and cierres that share compás with elegance, energy and sincerity.

From morning preparations to palmas practice, thoughtful gifts from students and a night walk with Batres: a day of learning and human warmth.

Our fifth Akabane Baka Matsuri brought a special choreography, smiling spectators and heartfelt applause. Above all, it left us grateful.

Some weeks matter for what they awaken within us. Small details with a fan, mantón, hat and castanets open another way of learning and teaching.

From separate posts to pages of one unfolding story. Life, flamenco, family and memory between Andalusia and Japan: the prologue to Behind the Scenes.

A class ends, but its discoveries need not disappear. BG Método, archives and AL ANDALUS 2.0: an ongoing effort to preserve and share flamenco knowledge.

A journey that began before the Shinkansen, caña with Keiko, soleá held up by fellow artists, and the warmth that made Osaka feel like home.

A night at Alhambra filled with reunions, soleá, a costume joining Japan and Andalusia, and the joy of seeing over forty students in the audience.