Little Shawl Move in Advanced Flamenco Dancing: Part 1

"Hi! Thank you for visiting Expertvillage.com. My name is Yvette Parrish. Now we are going to do a little bit of some footwork and with our manton work. If you are going to be performing outside, I would recommend seeing what type of weather it is. Because if it is really windy, you are going to windup with your manton all in your face and everything. This kind of indoor performance item manton. You can use the fan outside, the castanets outside, but if it is real windy the manton will work right. So make sure the weather. I always say I am indoor girl, when I use the manton. Remember it is a triangle shape, it is about a typical size. I don’t have particularly long arms so I don’t use a particularly long manton. Okay, so this is about a typical size start it off with it on your shoulders. Imagine the fringe a little bit like it is a bell, kind of get moving like that and like that. Flip it, I will do that again. All right, it is a little bit like a bell, open it, flip it over your head and especially, flowers and earrings on make sure you get a nice, good flip and just practice flipping it, like this. You have your arm, you will be able to see the V the triangle behind you. Flip it up, little back, just practice that. If it is getting all tangled in your hair then you probably need to extend your arms more and flip it and flip it. If it is all lace, it may be harder to flip and if it is all chiffon it will be too light. Try to get a little bit of a solid material and up. All right, we will do it one more time. Keep it up. If you are in front of the mirror, look and make sure that you can see the V behind you, flip it up. All right, I am going to move my right arm, this way and just bring it behind me and that is all I am doing. Now it looks prettier. I move to the side, if you can bend your back little versus look if I don’t bend my back, I am straight, but if I bend my back a little then it looks more graceful and I am just going to go a little circle and put it back on your shoulders."