Sevillana is a tipical traditional and
characteristic dance from the South of Spain.
Sevillanas
Sevillana, is the tipical singing and dancing of the south of
Spain, sung and written in Sevilla. Generally speaking, a
sevillana is very light and happy music.). Sevillanas can be
heard in southern Spain, mainly, in fairs and festivals,
including the famous Sevilla Fair, La Feria de Sevilla. The
Sevillana did not originate in Seville. It is an old folk dance,
danced by couples of all ages and sexes during celebrations
(fiestas or ferias), often by whole families and pueblos.
Sevillanas choreography is very stable, and knowing it is very
useful, since it is a fiesta dance. This is why learning flamenco
usually starts with this particular dance: it is easier to reach a
particular level and there are more occasions for practice and
training (even for men).
Sevillanes
The DANCING OF
the SEGUILLIDES
Maria C.
Omar
SEGUIDILLES
The seguidilla is a quick, triple-time old
Castillian folksong and dance form. In general,
seguidilla folksongs begin with a brief
instrumental introduction, often played on guitar,
followed by a salida, which is a small portion of
the song text acting as a false start. The remaining
sections are free and varied, consisting of
instrumental interludios and the vocal sections
called coplas. The dance is performed in pairs
with animated footwork reflecting the rhythm of
the guitar and percussion, yet restrained upper
body movement. One technique characteristic of
the dance is known as bien parado, wherein the
dancers stop motion at the end of a section of the
music or stanza of text while the instruments
continue playing into the next section.
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TAJARASTE
Tajaraste is combined music and dance
typical of the Canary Islands (Spain). It is
specific to the islands of Tenerife and La
Gomera Esentially an upbeat, happy and
syncopated rhythm, danced in pairs
accompanied by tambourines, drums and
small castanet-like instruments called
characas.
The dance is collective in nature and its
choreography changes from island to island.
The differences arise from the originating
island.
Tajarastes arrived in the European courts in
the 16th century. Its songs are from ancient
romances that were revived after the
conquest of the Canary Islands. They
describe stories, miracles and forbidden
loves.
Muñeira
Muñeira is a tipical popular dance from some parts of spain: Galicia,
León and Asturias. Ists a dance to be singed and danced. There are
some tipical musical instruments as: la gaita, el tamborí o redoblant,
la pandereta (pandeireta), tambor, panderó (pandeiro), bombó,
jarrascó and sometimes castañuelas (cunchas ou vieiras).
The first news about it’s dance came from XVI Century.
Pictures of muñeiras
The jota is a genre of music and the associated dance
known throughout Spain, most likely originating in
Aragón. the jota is danced and sung accompanied by
castanets, and the interpreters tend to wear regional
costumes. In Valencia, the jota was once danced
during interments ceremonies.
FLAMENCO
Flamenco is a style of music and
dance which is native to several
regions of southern Spain. The
origins of the word flamenco
are unclear. It was not
recorded until the late 18th
century. Flamenco is popularly
depicted as being the music of
Andulusian gitanos (gypsies) but
historically its roots are in
mainstream Andalusian society,
in the latter half of the 18th
century. Other regions, notably
Extremadura and Murcia, have
also contributed to the
development of flamenco, and
many flamenco artists have
been born outside the gitano
community.
On November 16, 2010,
UNESCO declared Flamenco one
of the Masterpieces of the Oral
and Intangible Heritage of
Humanity.
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Fandango is a lively folk
and Andalusian (flamenco)
couple-dance usually in
triple metre, traditionally
accompanied by guitars
and castanets or handclapping. The earliest
fandango melody is found
in the anonymous "Libro
de diferentes cifras de
guitarra" in 1705), and the
earliest description of the
dance itself is found in a
1712 letter by Martín
Martí, a Spanish priest.
The form of Fandango
have been used by many
European composers, and
often included in stage
and instrumental works.
Fandango’s dress