The "Flamenco Experience"

Ok, and now the "Flamenco Experience". Its really curious to see the interest this dance provoke specially to the non spanish people... Is because of the typical spanish topic, or is it because of a secret human force? I leave you to decide the answer and while thinking of it you can watch the two videos at the end of the post, that are based on the flamenco and sign language day of the ATHENS Workshop Working WIth Hands.

In the first one we practice the basic hand´s movements on flamenco like wrist rotations, extension, flexion and movement of the five fingers... we also moved the shoulders and it was really funny....

The second one is an improvisation participants made just taking their previous sign language conversation and repeat it adding the flamenco movements they just learned...  

It’s interesting to observe that participants’ body attitude turned out to be more relaxed, open and spontaneous than it was before. Their facial expression showed what was also confirmed verbally; they were confident and satisfied...

Special thanks to Tania for offering us this special session of flamenco dance!

 

Poker´s Body Language

First we´ll try to make an introduction on poker´s vocabulary.

Hand: One round of play or the player's cards

Tell: A conscious or unconscious signal, for instance, a gesture or the way someone looks, that reveals some information about the opponent's hand.

The uncounscious tells: An unconscious tell is the one that somebody makes when he feels unobserved, or does not know he is doing it. An example is covering the mouth with his hand, particularly if done frequently. This can be an indication that he does not have a strong hand.

The  deliberate tell: Is where somebody intentionally tries to convey something. He may tell you a story, so to speak, and you must figure out whether what he is saying is true or not.

In this blog we are interesting on hands(literary) so, what does a hand in front of the mouth means?

The experts say:  If someone has concealed his mouth with his hand, he often holds a weak hand - he wants to hide his emotions. In a sense, he does not want his expression to betray his hand.

Ok, now you can watch the video, and if you want to know more about Poker´s body language this is our source.