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A Lifetime in Spanish Dance: Lessons From Deanna Blacher’s 60+ Years of Dancing, Performing and Teaching
Explore the lessons Deanna Blacher has gained from more than 60 years of Spanish dance, performance, teaching, castanets and musical interpretation.
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From Spanish Dance to the Concert Hall: Deanna Blacher and the Castanets
From Spanish dance to the concert hall, discover how Deanna Blacher developed the castanets from dance accompaniment into a distinctive musical voice.
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The Castanets as a Concert Instrument: Deanna Blacher’s Musical Approach
Discover how Deanna Blacher developed the castanets beyond dance accompaniment, using tone, rhythm and musical interpretation to bring them to the concert stage.
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Learning Spanish Dance & Castanets: Deanna Blacher’s Early Years
Deanna Blacher recalls learning Spanish dance in 1950s Cape Town, struggling with the castanets, and a remarkable discovery in London that would inspire an idea ten years in…
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History of Spanish and Flamenco Dance
Spanish dance has a rich and diverse history, incorporating many different styles and influences. In the last century, Spanish dance has undergone significant changes, reflecting the social, cultural,…
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Deanna Blacher- Flamenco Dance Specialist
Deanna Blacher is a renowned flamenco dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in Australia. She has dedicated her life to studying and performing flamenco dance and has become one…
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CASTANETS, C(H)ORDS AND KEYS
The sheer variety of musical experiences enjoyed by RSMC audiences was no better illustrated than in this terrific programme of Spanish music for piano and castanets (in their…
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Deanna Dances
From 1952 to 1956, I was a student of that great pioneer of Spanish Dance in Cape Town, Elizabeth Coombes, who introduced me and a generation of dancers,…
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Introducing Deanna Blacher
Drawn to the exacting discipline of the Spanish dance in its manifold forms, Deanna Blacher, founder of Danza Viva, has devoted a lifetime to the study, teaching, performing,…