Coges la manzana...

While exploring Plaza Mayor and the surrounding area, we happened upon a free walking tour of Madrid with Mark (which was great).  At the end of the tour he told us about a flamenco show where we could get a deal.

With their coupon, we would receive a 10 Euro discount each and a free beverage - which ended up being a great deal because a bottle of Aqua Panna sin gas was 6 Euro(!).  

Never having seen a flamenco show before and having nothing to compare it to, it was pretty entertaining.  Lots of good music and interesting dancing.  All of the dancers sang and clapped along with the two guitarists and two male singers.

There were three women and one man that danced.  The man seemed a little to obsessed with showing off his booty bounce for my taste.  And he kept opening up his jacket...as if he was trying to sell us some knock-off Rolexes or something.  

When we were planning the trip, Lynda said she wanted to just happen upon some flamenco dancing as we walked the streets of Madrid.  I laughed and laughed and laughed.   First of all, flamenco is from the south of Spain, not Madrid.  And second, expecting people to be dancing flamenco on the street corners in Spain is like coming to the western US and expecting to see people  riding around on horses and buggies.  Sure you can see it if there is a parade or some sort of holiday but not just...casually...I mean, seriously.  :)  

I told my friend, Juan Antonio, about her desire to see street flamenco and he helped her create her own.  Such a great guy!