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Dancing To The Tune



W


hen one thinks of Spain,       the song, the second the Baile,   
one of the most typical       the dance, and the third          
images is that of the         Guitarra, guitar playing. During  
Flamenco dancers with their           the meal one will experience all  
passion and fire. This art form       three of these forms conducted by 
is unique to the Spanish culture,     professional flamenco dancers.    
in both song and dance. Flamenco                                        
has a commanding individuality        Flamenco is an art form that      
that bewitches everyone .It is        originated in Andalucia. Among    
great to experience the passion       the gypsies of Andalucía it was   
of Flamenco music.                    used as an expression of poverty, 
                                      oppression and personal grief.    
Enjoy an authentic Flamenco show      Over time, Flamenco has also      
with some of Spain’s greatest         become a means of expressing      
artists. This thrilling               happiness as it incorporated      
experience offers one a night of      elements of Spanish music in      
southern Spanish expression and       lighter forms (alegrias,          
artistry right in the centre of       bulerias, and fandangos).         
Barcelona. The flamenco dinner        Contemporary Spaniards have       
dance is a great way to join          re-established an interest in     
corporate entertainment with the      Flamenco as a commercial form of  
Spanish culture. Flamenco is a        music so it has undoubtedly       
genuine Spanish art more              opened up the art to a wider      
associated with the south of          audience. “Fusion Flamenco” has   
Spain and of course the gypsies       resulted from the influence of    
of this region, who are very          Madrid over the otherwise         
often named as its fathers, as        uniquely Andalusian genre.        
they played an important role in                                        
its creation. It exists in three      The flamenco dinner dance takes   
forms the first being the Cante,      place inside the Poble Espanyol,  



in the tourist area of Montjuic       can be clearly perceived from the 
which is one of the most              musical tradition of its native   
beautiful and characteristic          Andalucía and even further a      
areas of Barcelona. The place is      field, flamenco can be clearly    
tastefully decorated in the           distinguished as an art form in   
typical Andalusian style.             its own right Andalucian region   
                                      of Malaga.                        
Flamenco is a living art embedded                                       
in a tradition of song and dance       A Spanish art form that typifies 
that goes back into the ancient       the south of Spain is Flamenco    
past of its birthplace in             which consists of dancing, guitar 
southern Spain, in Andalucia.         playing, singing and hand         
Highly creative, breathtakingly       clapping. Flamenco originated in  
dynamic, flamenco, in common with     the 1760's and is thought to be   
all art forms, is no more or less     influenced by the Gypsies         
than an expression of its             (Gitanos) in Andalucia, in        
practitioners at any one moment       addition to the Muslims who       
in time, all striving to express      occupied Spain throughout several 
their passion, their cry of joy       centuries. Great traditional      
and anguish, in a remarkable          Spanish flamenco artists include  
coming together of singer, dancer     Carmen Amaya and Tio Gregorio. A  
and guitarist.                        Catalan version of Flamenco named 
                                     Rumba Catalana was initiated by   
Flamenco in its essence has           Catalan Gypsies in Gracia and can 
therefore retained its integrity.     be appreciated in artists such as 
And, even though its derivation       Peret and El Pescailla.           




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