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Dancing To The Tune
By Anil Gupta
When one thinks of Spain, one of the most typical images is that of the Flamenco dancers with their passion and fire. This art form is unique to the Spanish culture, in both song and dance. Flamenco has a commanding individuality that bewitches everyone .It is great to experience the passion of Flamenco music.
Enjoy an authentic Flamenco show with some of Spain's greatest artists. This thrilling experience offers one a night of southern Spanish expression and artistry right in the centre of Barcelona. The flamenco dinner dance is a great way to join corporate entertainment with the Spanish culture. Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art more associated with the south of Spain and of course the gypsies of this region, who are very often named as its fathers, as they played an important role in its creation. It exists in three forms the first being the Cante, the song, the second the Baile, the dance, and the third Guitarra, guitar playing. During the meal one will experience all three of these forms conducted by professional flamenco dancers.
Flamenco is an art form that originated in Andalucia. Among the gypsies of Andalucía it was used as an expression of poverty, oppression and personal grief. Over time, Flamenco has also become a means of expressing happiness as it incorporated elements of Spanish music in lighter forms (alegrias, bulerias, and fandangos). Contemporary Spaniards have re-established an interest in Flamenco as a commercial form of music so it has undoubtedly opened up the art to a wider audience. "Fusion Flamenco" has resulted from the influence of Madrid over the otherwise uniquely Andalusian genre.
The flamenco dinner dance takes place inside the Poble Espanyol, in the tourist area of Montjuic which is one of the most beautiful and characteristic areas of Barcelona. The place is tastefully decorated in the typical Andalusian style.
Flamenco is a living art embedded in a tradition of song and dance that goes back into the ancient past of its birthplace in southern Spain, in Andalucia. Highly creative, breathtakingly dynamic, flamenco, in common with all art forms, is no more or less than an expression of its practitioners at any one moment in time, all striving to express their passion, their cry of joy and anguish, in a remarkable coming together of singer, dancer and guitarist.
Flamenco in its essence has therefore retained its integrity. And, even though its derivation can be clearly perceived from the musical tradition of its native Andalucía and even further a field, flamenco can be clearly distinguished as an art form in its own right Andalucian region of Malaga.
A Spanish art form that typifies the south of Spain is Flamenco which consists of dancing, guitar playing, singing and hand clapping. Flamenco originated in the 1760's and is thought to be influenced by the Gypsies (Gitanos) in Andalucia, in addition to the Muslims who occupied Spain throughout several centuries. Great traditional Spanish flamenco artists include Carmen Amaya and Tio Gregorio. A Catalan version of Flamenco named Rumba Catalana was initiated by Catalan Gypsies in Gracia and can be appreciated in artists such as Peret and El Pescailla.
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