FlamencoFlamenco

OriginOrigin

Flamenco originated in the Spanish Flamenco originated in the Spanish region of Andalusia, Spain in the region of Andalusia, Spain in the sixteenth century. It involves the sixteenth century. It involves the merging of the cultures of the Roma, the merging of the cultures of the Roma, the Arabs, the Jews, and indiginous Arabs, the Jews, and indiginous Andalusions. Historically, it was known Andalusions. Historically, it was known as the musical outlet for the poor and as the musical outlet for the poor and oppressed. Today it is an energetic and oppressed. Today it is an energetic and staccato style of music and dance.staccato style of music and dance.

Where?Where? The dance of Flamenco is most popular in The dance of Flamenco is most popular in

countries such as:countries such as: SpainSpain JapanJapan ArgentinaArgentina BrazilBrazil ChileChile ColombiaColombia MexicoMexico Puerto RicoPuerto Rico CubaCuba Dominican RepublicDominican Republic VenezuelaVenezuela

Music StyleMusic Style

Flamenco music styles are called palos. Songs are classified into palos based on basic rhythmic pattern, mode, chord progression, form of the stanza, and geographic origin. There are over 50 different palos flamenco, but some are rarely performed.

Originally, flamenco consisted of unaccompanied singing. Later the songs were accompanied by flamenco guitar, rhythmic hand clapping, rhythmic feet stamping and dance.

Flamenco Hand ClappersFlamenco Guitar

Typical ClothingTypical Clothing The woman's flamenco costume is The woman's flamenco costume is

extravagant and styled for the expressive extravagant and styled for the expressive rhythmic dance steps. The largest element rhythmic dance steps. The largest element of the costume is the bata de cola, which is of the costume is the bata de cola, which is a long skirt that weighs 10 pounds, trails 5 a long skirt that weighs 10 pounds, trails 5 feet behind the dancer and is full of feet behind the dancer and is full of flowing, colorful ruffles. A fringed, colorful, flowing, colorful ruffles. A fringed, colorful, V-pattern shawl, called a mantan, is tied V-pattern shawl, called a mantan, is tied around the waist to give color to the rest around the waist to give color to the rest of outfit. Shawls are often silk, and the of outfit. Shawls are often silk, and the dresses are designed in a colorful gypsy dresses are designed in a colorful gypsy style.style.

The flamenco costume for a man The flamenco costume for a man traditionally requires black, tight-fitting traditionally requires black, tight-fitting pants and shirt worn beneath a short jacket pants and shirt worn beneath a short jacket or vest. Male flamenco dancers are also or vest. Male flamenco dancers are also seen wearing straw hats.seen wearing straw hats.

Flamenco requires shoes that have been Flamenco requires shoes that have been enhanced for sound. Traditional flamenco enhanced for sound. Traditional flamenco shoes have nails driven into the soles on shoes have nails driven into the soles on the toe, the ball of the foot, flat area of the the toe, the ball of the foot, flat area of the foot, and heel.foot, and heel.

Flamenco Dance VideoFlamenco Dance Video

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