Oriental flamenco workshops with Carol

Each workshop will be an opportunity to explore a new facet of Flamenc’O’riental, while keeping an important place for the joy of dancing and sharing. We will conclude this 2026 series with a Yallah Ol choreography!! October 18 – 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM Discovery workshop — Meeting Flamenc’O’riental What if Flamenco met Oriental dance? Come and discover Flamenc’O’riental, an encounter between two danced universes with very different characters, but which can complement and respond to each other. During this first workshop, we will set out to discover the fundamental movements of Flamenco and Oriental dance, their postures, their arms, their accents, and their different movement qualities. Through simple and accessible exercises, we will progressively explore how to make these two bodily languages converse, before bringing them together through small sequences. Certain movements and sequences explored during this workshop can then be picked up and developed in the upcoming dates of the series. This workshop is open to people wishing to discover this universe, but also to dancers who already have experience in Flamenco, Oriental dance, or other disciplines. A small gourmet break is planned during the morning: a moment to catch your breath, snack, exchange, and share around this first discovery. • November 2 – 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM Technique & Combinaisons Après discovering the first workshop, we will go further into the exploration of the Flamenc’O’riental vocabulary. We will deepen certain movements and work on combining them to create richer and more structured combinations. Certain elements worked on during this workshop will be part of the choreographic material that will be developed during the next meeting. The opportunity to explore the encounter between the two universes further, while beginning to build the foundations of a future choreography. • December 13, 2026 – 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM Choreography – Madrid drum solo by Sayed Balhaz Pour this third meeting, we will dive deeper into the work of choreography and interpretation. Based on the drum solo "Madrid" by Sayed Balaha, you will learn a choreography inspired by the encounter between the Flamenco and Oriental universes. The work will focus in particular on musicality, rhythmic accents, changes in movement quality, arms, and traveling steps, to progressively give a Flamenc’O’riental identity to the choreography. The goal will be to begin transforming the technical elements and combinations explored during the previous workshops into a true choreographic piece. What’s next? These three workshops constitute the first part of the Flamenc’O’riental project. Other dates may be offered in 2027 to continue the technical and choreographic exploration, and why not progressively move toward a creation intended for the stage. Each workshop can be taken independently, but participating in multiple dates will allow you to progressively build your vocabulary and enter deeper into the universe of Flamenc’O’riental.