Pedro Córdoba: Aprendiendo a bailar flamenco por Alegrías (DVD)

Product detailed description

DVD from the didactic collection of dancer Pedro Córdoba.
Each DVD is dedicated to the study of one of the basic styles (palos).
This release is dedicated to Alegrías.

What you'll find on the DVD:

1. Interview: flamenco dancer Pedro Córdoba introduces himself and talks about his beginnings, his career and his concept of flamenco dance
2. Dance lessons: introduction to the style (palo) and various exercises
3. Soniquete (The melody of the palo)
4. The beaten palo rhythm
5. Dance: with singing, percussion, shouts (jaleos)
6. Photo gallery
7. Credits

Languages: Spanish, English, Japonese and French
Released in 2006
DVD PAL Multizone

Pedro Córdoba started his dance training as a child, taking ballet, classical Spanish dance and flamenco classes.
His flamenco training was under the guidance of Manolete, Eva La Yerbabuena, Antonio Canales, Javier Latorre and Javier Baron, among others.

Here is a small selection from his biography:
- In ’97 he worked with Enrique Morente for the concert series “Omega”. The choreography was realized by Javier Latorre.
- In ’98 he became a member of the Compañia Andaluza de Danza under the guidance of Jose Antonio. He danced in numerous performances such as Latido Flamenco and Cosas de Payos, choreographies by Manolete and Javier Latorre.
- In 2000 he joined the company of Eva La Yerbabuena. Their first show together was in Granada, in the performance “Eva”.
At the Sevillian Biennial of that same year, he danced with the companies of Eva La Yerbabuena and Javier Baron in respectively “5 Mujeres 5” and “Baile de hierro baile de bronce”.
- In 2004 he did guest performances at concerts of Duquende, Chicuelo and Miguel Poveda.
He also danced in “Triana” by Javier Latorre. 
In 2004 he shared the stage with Paco de Lucia, Esperanza Fernandez and Israel Galvan at the Festival of Argèles-sur-Mer in France.
In 2006 he established his own cuadro and was invited to perform at the Sevillian Biennial and at the Corral del Carbon in Granada.
To this day, he is also a very frequent guest at Vicente Amigo's concerts.
Pedro Córdoba is a renowned performer, his style is impressive because of its force and perfectly mastered technique.