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Habanera ("music or dance of Havana") is the popular name for "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (French pronunciation: [lamuʁ ɛt‿œ̃n‿wazo ʁəbɛl]; "Love is a rebellious bird"), an aria from Georges Bizet's 1875 opéra comique Carmen. It is the entrance aria of the title character, a mezzo-soprano role, in scene 5 of the first act.
Contradanza (also called contradanza criolla, danza, danza criolla, or habanera) is the Spanish and Spanish-American version of the contradanse, which was an internationally popular style of music and dance in the 18th century, derived from the English country dance and adopted at the court of France.
Habanera, composition for flute or violin & piano by Maurice Ravel; Habanera, composition for cello and piano by Ernesto Halffter; Habanera, guitar composition by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza; Habanera, guitar composition by Xavier Montsalvatge "Habanera" (aria), popular name of an aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Bizet's opera Carmen
The habanera was the first of many Cuban music genres which enjoyed periods of popularity in the United States, and reinforced and inspired the use of tresillo-based rhythms in African American music. [b] From the perspective of African American music, the habanera rhythm can be thought of as a combination of tresillo and the backbeat. [19]
Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba. [1] It is also an active musical form in Mexico and Puerto Rico.Written in 2 4 time, the danzón is a slow, formal partner dance, requiring set footwork around syncopated beats, and incorporating elegant pauses while the couples stand listening to virtuoso instrumental passages, as characteristically played by a charanga or típica ensemble.
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.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os.This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively.
Origin Tribe Purpose Kuntaw: T’boli The Kuntaw, which originates from the Malay word meaning “fist”, is one of Mindanao's best-kept secrets. It is a martial arts dance that includes gestures of the fist, accompanied by other actions like jumps, kicks, and knee bends. [7] Kadal Taho Lake Sebu, South Cotabato T’boli