My two favorite sections from the ballet video for Blood Wedding are "Ay, Sombrero" and the final duel between Leonardo and the bridegroom. The "Ay, Sombrero" was my favorite piece all together because of the presence of technigues and traditions from flamenco dancing and musicianship. The music was provided by the guitars which were played with the typical flamenco style. They used many of the fast strumming and quick solo lines to comp with the dancing and singing. Describing the dancing you could say that they kept the tall posture form and used many gender related dancing techniques. Both gender parties complimented each other with different things that they did. What I like the most was how they danced together and incorporated the stomping and rythmic clapping.
My favorite passage of the ballet for dancing was the last duel. At first it was kinda awkward to watch with them doing the slow motion but as the movement went on it became very beautiful and unique. It really showed the intensity and art form of this dance. You were able to see alot more expressions because of them going slow and the effect of no sound really focused your attention on Leonardo and the Bridegroom.
Overall I really liked how the muisc and dancing went together. The fact that there were alot of moments with only dancing really was something special. Plus the use of only a few instruments such as the two guitars and played with the flamenco technigue only helped to make this ballet special. This play of Blood Wedding showed the origins, styles and dancing that were present during this time.
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