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flamenco dance; other (non-flamenco) types are referred to as 'danza' baile de mantón a dance with a shawl balanceo y vaivén swaying of the body and hips. Balanceo is gentle; vaiven is violent bamberas song form for swings bata de cola dress with a train (literally: "gown [of/with] a tail") bonito "pretty"; in other words, not good flamenco ...
Castanets are also used by singers and dancers in the flamenco genre, especially in some subgenres of it (Siguiriya, and Fandango-influenced ones), and in other dances in Andalusia/South Spain, such as the Sevillanas folk dance and escuela bolera, a balletic dance form. The name (Spanish: castañuelas) is derived from the diminutive form of ...
Palmas is a handclapping style which plays an essential role in flamenco music. It used to help punctuate and accentuate the song and dance.Palmas can be a substitute for music, such as in the corrillo at the end of a show, and palmistas can assist the musicians by keeping a strong tempo, or the dancer by accentuating the end or beginning of a phrase.
In this style, the dance is often performed solo, and is based on signals and calls of structural improvisation rather than choreographed. In the improvisational style, castanets are not often used. "Classical flamenco" is the style most frequently performed by Spanish flamenco dance companies. It is danced largely in a proud and upright style.
The University of New Mexico's Theater and Dance Department opened the nation's only degree-granting dance program with a flamenco concentration in 1995, another testament to Benítez's influence.
Pages in category "Spanish dances" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of dance categories, different types, styles, or genres of dance. For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin .
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.