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Muixeranga of Algemesi. The Muixeranga ([mujʃeˈɾaŋɡa] ⓘ) is the collective name given to the performance of ancient street dances and human pyramids or castells, originating in the ancient Kingdom of Valencia (currently the Land of Valencia), which are still preserved in the town of Algemesí, 30 km (19 mi) southwest from Valencia, and certain other Valencian towns.
Francisco Miralles Arnau (Valencia, August 2, 1871 - Paris, May 9, 1932) was a dancer, choreographer and Spanish and classical dance teacher. [1] His solid training allowed him to develop a successful international career in which he emphasized playing the Bolero.On July 29, 2022, the Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana approved the declaration of the day of his birth, August 2, as the Day of ...
Traditional Valencian dances. A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose.
Valencia also shares some traditional dances with other Iberian areas, like for instance, the ball de bastons (stick-dances). The group Al Tall is also well-known, experimenting with the Berber band Muluk El Hwa , and revitalizing traditional Valencian music, following the Riproposta Italian musical movement.
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A woman who saved years' worth of daily text messages from her dad turned them into a sentimental Christmas gift that left her dad in tears. Leah Doherty of Ohio told "Good Morning America" that ...
Little is known about Valencian music in ancient times, with some prehistoric pictorial remains of Valencia and Alicante as only testimonies of musical activity. [1] With the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, and since the 9th century, the Córdoba musical tradition spread to Valencia and Xàtiva. [1]
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