Mariana Palacios

Music & Dance

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The world of dance needs more musicians like Mariana Palacios.

– David Yoken, composer & musician

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😝 One of the greatest things about freelancing

😝 One of the greatest things about freelancing is the fact of having time to travel and to meet people 👥🌍
🤳🏻 Social media has helped me a lot to meet dance musicians around the world and I love how little by little I meet them in person and I even listen to them in dance classes 🤩🎶 So yes, a lot of time in the phone but it’s worth it! 😅
These pictures are from my visit in Sevilla to @cpdanzasevilla with @manuelmunoz.garcia and @danieldiazpiano and in Lisbon to @esc.dancaconservatorionacional with @mercedescabanach @diogo_vida @eleni.pianist and @andrecosta2345
🇪🇸🚐🇵🇹 Sooo nice to meet all of you and to discover your talent 🌟🎹
I always feel very happy when I see dance musicians taking care of this special profession and when they create a good collaboration in the dance studio 😍
Let’s create more contacts and community 🙏🏼👥🎹😎 And let’s have fun 🥳
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🌟 Dreams doesn’t come true, you make your dre

🌟 Dreams doesn’t come true, you make your dreams become a reality because you built them with a lot of planing, effort and overcoming fears 💪🏼
Do you have a dream to come true? Do you have a plan for it? 🤔📝📒💡🔑
#dreamcometrue #makeaplan #planyourlife #buildyourlife #buildyourbrand #nomadlifestyle #nomadmusic #nomadpianist #freelancemusician #vanlifewomen #femalevanlife #camperbuild #pampavans #camperlife🚐 #pianistlife #empoweryourself #fightforfreedom #fightforyourworld #vanlifeexplorers #vanlifediaries #furgocamper

🎶🙏🏼🎹 My small tribute to KIM HELWEG, a

🎶🙏🏼🎹 My small tribute to KIM HELWEG, a great person, musician and pianist who has shared so much with me and has inspired me to continue enjoying and improving in the accompanying pianist profession for ballet classes 💙💙💙
I was very lucky to meet him in 2014 at the program that he organized in Copenhagen some years ago and that, sadly, doesn’t exist anymore. Then, I’ve been meeting him at many different places and, every time, I learn so much from him. The analysis and intelligence with which he approaches the music for the ballet class are at an incredibly inspiring level 🤩🙏🏼🌟
👉🏼 This is a excerpt of the beautiful video that @kglteater made for the “World Ballet Day” 2022 following @tobiaspraetorius and the great team at the Royal Danish Ballet (the ballet teacher is @petrusjkabroholm 😍). You can watch the full video in their YouTube channel 😉
#kimhelweg #royaldanishballet #balletpianist #balletpianistlife #balletpianists #balletclassmusic #balletclass #companyballetclass #pianotalents #musicforballetclass #pianistaacompañante #pianistadanza #clasedeballet #pianomusician #kglteater #instapianist

🍹🪘☀️ Calypso rhythm is great for small j

🍹🪘☀️ Calypso rhythm is great for small jumps. Instead of a common polka, you can use these kind of Caribbean rhythm 🎶 I also mixed with the Argentinian milonga 🇦🇷 and sometimes with “Super Mario Bros” 🍄👨🏻
Playing at @johaningeryouthproject with @zoranmarkovic74 ☺️
Thanks for the video @asasara 😉
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🩰 Happy World Ballet Day 🌟 … and a very go

🩰 Happy World Ballet Day 🌟 … and a very good excuse to share these amazing picture by @almas_by_susan_labich with my gorgeous friend @loressara 😍
Feeling very thankful and happy to work everyday hand by hand with the dance world 💞💃🏻🩰
#worldballetday2022 #balletclasses #clasedeballet #pianistaacompañante #balletpianistlife #balletpianist #classicaldancer #classicalballet #pianodance #accompanyingpianist #dancestudio #estudiodedanza #estudiodanza #musicanddance #danceandmusic #keyboard🎹 #ballerina #portdebras #balletexercise

💃🏻🌟 Playing South American waltzes in the

💃🏻🌟 Playing South American waltzes in the ballet class 🥭🥥🌶
Finally discovering some of the “Canción Criolla” by @josugallasteguiballetmusic @josugallastegui If you don’t know Josu Gallastegui music listen to his fantastic albums for the ballet class 😍🎹🔥
Playing at @johaningeryouthproject with @zoranmarkovic74 🤩
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☀️ Happy Sunday from my amazing van 🚐 Feel

☀️ Happy Sunday from my amazing van 🚐
Feeling so grateful and happy every day for having arrived to this moment in my life 😌 A life in movement with my gorgeous apartment on wheels 🌎💫
😍📷 All these pictures by @almas_by_susan_labich
😍🏡 @pampa_vans did the magic of converting a van into a house
For which things you feel grateful in your life? 🙏🏼
#vanlife #vanlifeexplorers #vanlifewoman #solofemalevanlife #vangirl #vanlifediaries #homeonwheels #vanlifecommunity #vanlifediaries #vanlifemoments #vantrips #furgonetascamper #furgotime #furgoesfera #viajarsola #vivirviajando #vivirenruta #adventuregirls #vanlifestyle #cambiodevida #changelifestyle #girltravellife #vanlifegirls #travelaloneisfun #freelancelifestyle #freelancemusician #pianistlife #nomadpianist #nomadmusician #pampavans #vanphotography

🎹 PLIÉS improvisation based in 6 chords 💫

🎹 PLIÉS improvisation based in 6 chords 💫
I know that many classical pianists feel that improvisation is very difficult. And it was for me too 😵‍💫 After playing for many years for ballet classes, I’ve learnt to improvise beautiful tunes and I even get compliments with my impros 🤩
So, I’m going to share with you some tips:
🔸Have easy harmonic progressions that help you to keep the 8 dancers’ counts and their phrasings in 8 + 8 + 8 + 8
🔸Think about the question & answer melodic motives
🔸 Create a simple main theme (here, I keep the repetition of one note and I go up) and keep it until the end. This will give coherence in your melody
🔸 If you play a motive that sounds weird, repeat it. It’ll not sound anymore weird, and actually, you’ll maybe find another motive that you wouldn’t have imagined
🔸 Keep as much as possible the notes of the chords and add the 7th or the 9th to give it more tension and beauty
📝 The harmonic progression that I use here is:
▫️First position:
D D D D Em Em Em Em
D D D D Em Em A7 A7
▫️ Second position:
Idem 😋
▫️ Fourth position:
F#m F#m F#m F#m D D D D
F#m F#m F#m F#m G G A7 A7
▫️ Fifth position:
Bm Bm Bm Bm G G G G
Em Em Em Em A7 A7 A7 A7
▫️ Balance:
Em Em Em Em A7 A7 A7 A7 ➰ D 💫
In my upcoming ONLINE COURSE there will be plenty of tips about all of this 😎👩🏻‍🏫🩰🎹
Playing at @johaningeryouthproject with @zoranmarkovic74 👍🏼
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Just sharing this picture today because I love it

Just sharing this picture today because I love it 😍 It was taken this summer close to where I’m from in Spain by @almas_by_susan_labich who has such a beautiful eye and sensitivity for the 📸 Qué lindo haberte encontrado en mi camino Susan ❤️
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