Today we had our first round of Friday classes; this week it was for Tuesday and Thursday classes, so I only ended up having one class. The class was very easy and we even got to watch a video, a short YouTube clip, that is all about Granada. It is themed to the song Gangnam Style, and at the end there is a Harlem Shake.
If that link isn't working, this is the URL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaxAzGYwUc
After class I came home and hung out until lunch time. Nothing exciting during the day... but today is my mom's birthday! So shout out to her :) Love you and miss you and cannot wait to see you in 10 days!
At 6:30 I had an event with SOL, flamenco dance classes, tapas, and then a flamenco performance, so I went to meet the group. We walked up to the Sacramonte barrio (neighborhood) where the classes and show were to be held.
They are held in caves that are lined with chairs along the side and the back wall. There is a piece of wood (or some other material) in the middle so that their tap shoes can make the most noise without damaging the floor.
We learned a dance for about an hour and half. It was very simple motions but the dance instructor was very particular and didn't like it when you would add your own flare to it. He also expected us to move our hips like Shakira, which is impossible for me to do... so it was an interesting start to the evening, to say the least! We all were very giggly and laughing because it was funny to do too! I was unable to take pictures when I was doing it, but other people did, so Erika gets credit for the picture!
After the dance class we walked to tapas. On the way we stopped at two different locations because they had awesome views of the Alhambra at night.
We ate outside on the patio because we were all so hot from the walk and dancing. The atmosphere was very cool and there were pots hanging all over the walls. The tall thing is a heater, but they were not on when we went there.
We each got two rounds of drinks and I got my usual of tinto de verano. We also got three tapas. The first was fish and olives. I think that German said that they were anchovies, bocarrones, but they are the babies. The next tapa was fried eggplant with sugar cane syrup. The syrup was very sweet but it was very good and the egg plant reminded us of waffles. The final tapa was croquettas and french fries. Croquettas are fried balls of potatoes and usually a meat, mashed up.
When we finished tapas we returned to the caves for the flamenco performance. We sat against the back wall and had prime seating. There were two groups of dancers. The first one had 4 dancers, 3 females and one male (our dance instructor) and the second had 3 dancers, all females. Both of the groups each had their own singer and set of musicians, a drummer and a guitarist.
Before the show they took our drink orders because we each got one free drink. Halfway through the show, when they were switching dancing groups, we got our drinks. I ordered a sangria but it did not taste good at all! Ew!
This was our dance instructor!
Here is a video that I took of the dancers. I have 2 more videos but they won't upload. They can move their legs and feet so fast, without moving their torso. It's quite incredible!
When the show finished, Rachael and I returned home to egg bocadillos and yogurt for dinner. We then got ready and went out to Campus, a new place for us. It was really fun and the had an offer for 6 euro entry with drinks. We took them up on it and enjoyed the night drinking our screwdrivers! :)
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