Flamenco sevillanas markings
“We will call marcajes to the different ways of executing foot steps, accompanied by figures of arm movements (braceos). The marcajes that the Flamencoson Method has selected and designed for its Sevillanas Flamencas are easier to learn and execute than in the more classical sevillanas and, in addition, they will be useful to adapt and dance them to the rhythm of rumba flamenca and bulerias.
Also, as a mnemonic rule, to help you memorize the markings of each sung line of the Sevillanas Flamencas, Flamencoson has named the different markings with their own names and surnames. So, just like the Paseíllo (in this case Paseíllo Flamenco), which is the first marking with its own name that you learn to dance in Sevillanas, the crosses (as we have seen above) and other markings will also have their own name and surname (which is the one that nuances the braceo of the marking usually).”
Marking 4×4 Up (Second Sevillana Flamenca - First Third)
“As you will see as you progress with the didactic methodology of the Flamencoson Method, we have simplified to the maximum the difficulty of execution of the footwork, so that you can focus on your braces, which is what will really make the difference and make you shine when dancing Sevillanas Flamencas, especially in the case of women. For that reason, in this First Third of the Second Sevillana Flamenca, we will repeat the footwork of the 4×4 marking that we saw in the Second Third of the First Sevillana, but we will accompany this marking with another braceo, raising the arms in each series of 4 percussions and finishing with an arm figure as the final ending of this marking. In our Sevillanas Flamencas, these marcaje endings replace the typical turns of the more classic sevillanas. Why? Well, precisely because you will show off more with these braceos, which will allow you more expressive force than the vueltas, which also are not usually executed correctly when we dance sevillanas at a fair or a typical party and that is why they dazzle us.”
