A series of posts on unique dance styles.
FLAMENCO – professionalised Spanish art-form based on folkloric music traditions in communities of Andalusia, Extremadura, Murcia (Southern Spain). Roots in India, Arabia, Spain. Flamenco is marked by incredibly elegant, energetic self-expressions, sweeping arm movements, rhythmic feet stomping.
Flamenco dancer – “we dance to seduce ourselves!”
Intricate blend of cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalisations, chorus clapping), palmas (handclapping), pitos (finger snapping).