The fan is one of the most popular dance props in many dance styles, such as Flamenco, Classical Ballet, traditional dances from Mexico, China and many others. For several years, dancing with a fan has also captivated dancers of FCBD® Inspired dialects. The Siren Project Fan Dialect is today's most commonly known one among them, since it's also the most structured and has the largest step vocabulary of all.
During this weekend, Elena Sapega, a certified teacher and international representative of the Siren Project Fan Dialect, will introduce you to this magical style of FCBD® Inspired dialects. We will take 6 hours on two days to familiarise ourselves with the general characteristics of Flamenco Fan as a dance prop (proper holding positions, basic lines and dynamics, opening and closing the fan smoothly) as well as with basic steps of both slow and fast vocabulary.
Here is what you can expect:
Workshop 1 - The Very Beginning:
- Basics of handling the fan as a dance prop
- Slow Steps Level 1: Arm Sweeps, Slow Turn, Basic Figure 8, Chest Circle, Propellor Turn, Corkscrew Turn 1, Pulse Turn, Modern Reverse Turn, Basic Circling; Bonus: Balancing Step, Torso Twist, Propellor Turn Fan Pick-up
Workshop 2 - Slow & Fast Basics:
- Slow Steps Level 1-2: Regular Floreo, Body Wave, Floreo Turn, Rainbow, Back Barrel Turn, Frankenstein, Corkscrew Turn 2, Balancing Step with a Turn, Reverse Barrel Turn, Classic Reverse Turn; Bonus: Sahra Rainbow Turn, Medusa Turn Fan Pick-up
- Fast Steps Level 2: Pivot Bump, Double Bump, Single Bump, Box Step, Box Step Flourish, Sweep Back, Rhythmic Undulation
Hafla (Saturday, 12th October 2024, 19-22h CET)
No entrance fee! Just contribute by bringing some food and/or drinks to be shared with the other dancers.
Workshop 3 - First Complex Steps and Variations:
- Slow Variations Level 2: Duet Passing and Circling with Slow Fan Dialect Steps
- Fast Steps Level 2: Double Turn, Resham-Ka / Resham-Ka into Spins, Roundhouse, Single Bump 1/2 Turn aka "Locomia", Triangle Step; Bonus: Fading, Circling and Shellgame with Fast Fan Dialect Steps
If you have no previous experience with the Fan Dalect, we recommend that you take all three workshops starting with workshop one. Since it's not always easy to predict the learning tempo of each group, the aforementioned contents of each workshop are not definitive. These are just meant to give you a rough overview of each workshop topic. Please note that, depending on many unforeseeable factors, these contents are subject to change.
Please bring a notebook, water, and a large flamenco fan (28-32 cm long). If you don't have a fan, you can borrow one for the duration of the workshops.