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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.
“Els Tornejants” (the younger generations of men perform a stylised traditional dance). "Gigantes y cabezudos" “Giants and Big-Heads”, in Valencian, gegants i cabuts “Els Dolçainers” and “Tabaleters de l’Escola de tabal i dolçaina d’Algemesí” (men and women of all ages play a traditional Valencian reed instrument, the ...
3. The traditional sash with the colours of the Spanish flag is the distinctive attribute of the Falleres Majors and the Falleres Majors Infaltils, both those of the entire Falles festivity and those of each of the commissions. The members of their "courts of honour" wear a sash with the colours of the Valencian flag, with the badge and the ...
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.
Women politicians from the Valencian Community (5 P) This page was last edited on 8 August 2024, at 12:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Lola Ochoa (born 1978), wheelchair tennis player; Juanma Ortiz (born 1982), football player; Julio Palau Lozano (1925–2015), pilotari; Arantxa Parra Santonja (born 1982), tennis player; Susana Pareja (born 1973), handball player; Mercedes Peris (born 1985), swimmer; Mónica Pont (born 1969), long-distance runner; Anabel Medina Garrigues (born ...
Joan Denise Moriarty (c. 1912–1992), ballerina, choreographer, traditional Irish dancer, founder of professional ballet in Ireland Gillian Norris (born 1978), show dancer Ninette de Valois (1898–2001), ballerina, choreographer, director, founded Vic-Wells Ballet which became the Royal Ballet
Although based on the earlier traditional Muixeranga of Algemesí in Valencia, the tradition of castells within Catalonia originated in the Ball dels Valencians (Valencian Dance) in the town of Valls, [2] near the city of Tarragona, first documented in 1712. [3]