I know the following photo is pretty blurry, but it's the only one I got of all of us, with a dancer in there as a bonus. From the left it's Hirono, John, me, Marc, Hirono's friend Akiko, and the dancer.
Lee Gravagno and Carole Haas Gravagno got there after we did, and somehow had a better table. They must have known a guy. But they left pretty early and we got to take over their good seats after they left.
So the show started around 12:30 (midnight, Spain time). The term flamenco refers to not only the loud, vivacious dance, but also the particular kind of song and guitar that accompany it. The tradition grew out of a mesh of cultures, as gypsies mingled with other minorities of the time, so the style is very unique. The song is considered the heart of flamenco, while the guitar and dance are ornamental. But the dancers are pretty amazing to watch!
The dancers also sang and played castanets.
Dancer taking a smoke break.
And here's our main singer guy:
He put on a sombrero and started singing some Mexican tunes. A lot of people knew the words to some of the songs and sang along.
John had a little conversation with our tango singer, who I think is also a proprieter of El Toro y La Luna. He was impressed that we played with the orchestra, and showed us all the photos on the wall of him with Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, and numerous other famous people.
Members of the audience were participating more and more throughout the night--they'd hop on stage and dance for a tune, and some of them were really good! By the time we left it was practically a dance party in there.
We left the club around 3:45 and they were still going strong. Spaniards really know how to party!
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