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¡Ole! or ¡olé! is a Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance, especially associated with the audience of bullfighting and flamenco dance. The word is also commonly used in many other contexts in Spain, and has become closely associated with the country; therefore it is often used outside Spain in cultural representation ...
The men that perform this dance are known as Danzantes or "Dancers." This dance was performed by four men that represent fire, water, earth, and air. Four dancers are also believed to be the correct number to dance in this traditional performance because there are four colors that make corn which is red, yellow, white, and blue. [1]
Ballet folklórico at the Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010. Baile folklórico, "folkloric dance" in Spanish, also known as ballet folklórico, is a collective term for traditional cultural dances that emphasize local folk culture with ballet characteristics – pointed toes, exaggerated movements, highly choreographed.
Fandango is a lively partner dance originating in Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, tambourine or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced.
a graceful and balletic form of the old bolero; dance in 3/4 time popular in the last century estampa look, appearance by the stance, positioning, form, and dress estribillo short phrases sung repeatedly at the end of a song; the last section of a dance done with singing, where the cantaor/a sings while the baile is danced; see 'coletilla' [2]
"Perreo," the name of the dance performed to the rhythm of the widely popular Latin urban genre reggaeton, which has deep roots in Puerto Rico, is officially a Spanish word.
Aragonese jota dancers. The jota (pronounced [1]) is a genre of music and the associated dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon.It varies by region, having a characteristic form in Aragon (where it is the most important [1]), Mallorca, Catalonia, León, Castile, Navarre, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia and Eastern Andalusia.
The Sarabande evolved from a Spanish dance with Arab influences, danced by a lively double line of couples with castanets. [1] [2] A dance called zarabanda is first mentioned in 1539 in Central America in the poem Vida y tiempo de Maricastaña, written in Panama by Fernando de Guzmán Mejía.