How Do You Pick Up A Skirt In Flamenco Dancing?
Flamenco is a proud dance that celebrates the power of a woman. All elements of the dance celebrate this power, even picking up your skirt to show off your footwork or emphasize a movement. Picking up your skirt in a powerful way is fairly easy if you know the right technique. Understand that your skirt is more than a part of your costume. It’s actually another prop that you can use to accentuate your dance. When you pick your skirt up in flamenco, you can use it in the same spirit that you use your fan, castanets and mantón. Bend your knee and raise it straight up when you want to pick up your skirt. This method brings the skirt up to your hand so you don’t need bend forward to pick it up. Grasp your skirt firmly in your hand when you bring your knee up. Use your whole hand and grab the skirt from your kneecap. If you pick your skirt up between your fingers instead of with your whole hand, you lose the aura of power that you need to present in flamenco and you also look like you don’t
