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Flamenco


Flamenco - a cultural phenomenon, related to the folklore of Andalusian Gypsies, that includes music, songs, dance, costumes and behavior. It's tradition comes from Andalusia, and it's performence can be seen there even today. In 2010 flamenco was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. 

What's flamenco about? By dancing, a performer tells a story. In flamenco, body movements and gestures express certain emotional states of the dancer or emphasize the meaning of the words and character of the melody that accompanies them. It is a dance performed solo, in a duet, in a group or consists of subsequent "solos" performed by individual dancers. Music is mainly performed on the guitar. From the point of view of the nature of performed music, we can distinguish the following types of flamenco: cante jondo, cante intermedio, cante chico. 

Have you ever seen this type of dancing? Do you like it?



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