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Peña Flamenca Perro de Paterna, Guadalcacin, Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz)

A superb local flamenco club which fosters the pure art of flamenco.

Flamenco classes:

This year 2010 it has an excellent following of young flamencos learning from Antonio Rey (brilliant guitarist who plays for Farruquito) and dancer/guitarist Simon el Rubio.

Classes take place inside the flamenco club each week.

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FLAMENCO CLASSES

Antonio Rey gives flamenco guitar classes
in the flamenco club Perro de Paterna in Guadalcacin (JEREZ, Cadiz province)

enquiries by email, group classes and individual tuition.

Simon el Rubio gives flamenco dance classes
in the flamenco club Perro de Paterna in Guadalcacin (JEREZ, Cadiz province)

enquiries by email, group classes and individual tuition, accompaniment to dance.

Baile Flamenco

Simon el Rubio

Alegría y Flamenco... beer and sherry...

a typical juerga flamenca in summer 2009! (flamenco party)

This one went on for over 10 hours from lunchtime to evening. Various singers typically dropped by, including gypsy Antonio Fajardo "el Momo", Antonio Hoyos, Gonzalo de Jerez, guitarists Simon el Rubio and "Seisdedos" (SixFingers) as well as aficionados and members of the flamenco club.

There was a large bowl of ajo (cold stew) of a mushy mixture of bread tomato and garlic ground into a paste with olive oil... delicious with fino sherry and a spoon... we all dig in.

the palos that were sung included Alegrias, Malagueñas, Jaberas, Fandangos personales, Buleria de Jerez, Bulerias de Cadiz, Tarantas, Tientos Tangos, Solea and numerous other styles of Fandangos. And of course some "cantes de ida y vuelta" like Colombianas which Gonzalo de Jerez is famous for.

Fandangos are sung like anecdotal ballads. Short and sweet. Serious or humourous. Either personal or verses from a well known singer (such as el Gloria) or from a region or specific town (such as Fandangos de Alcala). Some are free time (though more correct to say elasticated 3/4 time structure), others more rhythmical such as the ubiquitous Fandangos de Huelva.

The President of the flamenco club Joaquin observes a glass of sherry while "el Momo" sings to the guitar of Tony Rey (father of famous guitarist Antonio Rey)

the guitarist "SixFingers"

sing and then take a flamenco nap!

Flamenco singer Antonio Hoyos strums away to give the guitarist a break in a marathan party

Such parties are often men only, but not exclusively. It depends upon the mix of people, and what might happen on the spur of the moment. Later on some ladies did join in, but there were no female singers on this occasion.

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