The way in which you come
to dance and the time that it takes you, depends on
the school that you choose. It is important to look
properly and not to hurry, if you want to avoid losing
time, money and, what is worse, enthusiasm.
First of all, you need to have a clear idea of what
is available on the market. Some dance schools whose
only goal is to earn money, or those which are for professional
artists, unnecessarily extend the time required for
learning certain palos (forms), or they charge separately
for each of them, or they promise to grant you a “university”
degree... In schools that are less professional, the
opposite happens; they teach you how to dance all of
the palos in a very short time, which is too short.
Beware, if you don´t want to look like a scarecrow!
They may well be teaching you simple choreographies
that have nothing or very little to do with flamenco,
and it is harder to correct a poor technique that has
become a habit than to start from scratch.
The best thing to do is to look for something in between
the two. A professional school that will not fleece
you. How can you find it? In its first course, at the
very least, arm technique, foot technique and the technique
for spinning must be taught, as well as the whole range
of the sevillanas. If they offer you less than this,
they will be trying to rip you off. If they offer you
more, it may be fine, but if they offer you a lot more,
run away, they´re amateurs.
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