Flamenco music and dance

Flamenco Dance or Music!

Many of us think that flamenco is a dance but this is wrong Flamenco is a style of music and dance of southern Spain. This is famous because all the focusing is on the music and the music is only from a guitar. In old days Flamenco was only guitar music but in these days new generation has combined the Flamenco music with dance. Flamenco is a southern Spain dance with heart and mind touching rhythms. This dance is in three essential divisions of the art of music and dance. Flamenco is famous Spanish music which has been taken from Moorish and Jewish culture. Only the main instrument for Flamenco music and dance is Guitar itself. This is called also a traditional music of Spain. This stylish music is 18th century old; there are also flamenco schools in Spain from years. Flamenco is a stylish dance of Spain and it is in soul of every Spanish person. To know more aboput Spanin and its languge you can also refer to Rocket Spanish program

Flamenco Music

The best and important part of flamenco music is singing, and original flamenco was "Cante".which is a combination of a guitar and handclapping and flamenco dancers snap their fingers during dance and typically flamenco is a feminine dance. Also there is a variety of guitar as Oud (old type of guitar) which resembles Arab's culture either.

Dance resemblance

Very few researches have been done on Flamenco music and dance. But frankly speaking we can have a huge look on the dancing festival of Spain where Spanish people use only the flamenco dance to rate their festivals and make money. Flamenco is also called as an Indian dance, as flamenco resembles Indian traditional dances such as Kathat and nateyam which is also called bharatnateyam. (Long breathing and legs moving) etc. Whether it is similar with Indian dance moves but having its own recognition.

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Posted by Someone on dec 10, 2010