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Bienvenido a Espana !! Welcome to Spain.
Bienvenido a Espana !! Welcome to Spain.
There are so many different styles of past and present music. Here is the complete list:
There are so many different styles of past and present music. Here is the complete list:
Jota: The fast tempo jota originally hails from Aragón but is popular - with minor modifications - throughout the rest of Spain. With probable Moorish influences, the jota is typically danced in two's as couples raise their hands above their heads playing castanets.
Jota: The fast tempo jota originally hails from Aragón but is popular - with minor modifications - throughout the rest of Spain. With probable Moorish influences, the jota is typically danced in two's as couples raise their hands above their heads playing castanets.
Fandango: Until flamenco came along, the fandango was Spain's most famous dance. Lively, energetic and happy, it's a traditional Spanish dance performed in couples.
Fandango: Until flamenco came along, the fandango was Spain's most famous dance. Lively, energetic and happy, it's a traditional Spanish dance performed in couples.
Flamenco: Attributed to Andalucía's persecuted gypsy culture, flamenco is a passionate form of music and dance combining Jewish, Moorish and Andalucían influences.
Flamenco: Attributed to Andalucía's persecuted gypsy culture, flamenco is a passionate form of music and dance combining Jewish, Moorish and Andalucían influences.
Paso Doble: The paso doble is a quick and lively one-step traditional Spanish dance.
Paso Doble: The paso doble is a quick and lively one-step traditional Spanish dance.
Sardana: Danced in a closed circle by several couples joined at the hands, the sardana is a popular form of traditional Spanish music and dance from Cataluña.
Sardana: Danced in a closed circle by several couples joined at the hands, the sardana is a popular form of traditional Spanish music and dance from Cataluña.
Muñeira: Whether alone or in two's, the muñeira - or "Miller's Dance" - is a typical dance in Galicia and Asturias accompanied by soulful bagpipe music.
Muñeira: Whether alone or in two's, the muñeira - or "Miller's Dance" - is a typical dance in Galicia and Asturias accompanied by soulful bagpipe music.
Bolero: A fast and spirited dance, the bolero - featuring unexpected pauses and sharp turns - is one of the oldest and most traditional Spanish dances.
Bolero: A fast and spirited dance, the bolero - featuring unexpected pauses and sharp turns - is one of the oldest and most traditional Spanish dances.
Sevillanas: Sevillanas are, in many ways, reminiscent of flamenco. Joyful and undeniably happy, a sevillana is a four-part music with an accompanying four-part dance.
Sevillanas: Sevillanas are, in many ways, reminiscent of flamenco. Joyful and undeniably happy, a sevillana is a four-part music with an accompanying four-part dance.
Zambra: The zambra actually got its start as a Moorish dance. While Moorish and Jewish music and dance were banned following the Reconquest, the Moors managed to conserve this particular dance by adapting it to traditional Spanish music and dance trends.
Zambra: The zambra actually got its start as a Moorish dance. While Moorish and Jewish music and dance were banned following the Reconquest, the Moors managed to conserve this particular dance by adapting it to traditional Spanish music and dance trends.
- Flamenco: Music and dance involving heavy footwork, intricate hand gestures and castanet playing.
Flamenco dancing with Castanets
Flamenco dancing with Castanets
Famous Flamenco dancer Sara Baras performing:
Famous Flamenco dancer Sara Baras performing:
El Albacin - Iberia
El Albacin - Iberia
Check Sara Baras out here...she's amazing!
Check Sara Baras out here...she's amazing!
*you can try this at home. make up a simple foot movement with a group of friends or family and dance in a cirlce repeating the movement! Click below and dance to this sardana song!
Here are the dance steps we made up in class:
1. Right foot tap forward 2 times
2. Right foot tap backwards 2 times
3. Right foot tap forward 1 time
4. Right foot cross over left and tap once
5. Feet together
6. SWITCH AND REPEAT WITH LEFT FOOT
7. Take 4 steps to the right
8. Repeat entire dance
Bolero: A fast and spirited dance, the bolero - featuring unexpected pauses and sharp turns - is one of the oldest and most traditional Spanish dances.
The Bolero is also a piece of music composed by French composer, Maurice Ravel which premiered in a ballet in 1928.
Potpourri!
This week we will be finishing up our hispanic heritage unit with a mixture of countries, music and dance. Check 'em out below!
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
MERENGUE DANCING: The merengue actually was created by slave worked in the sugar beet fields who were chained together. In the past, it has been performed on the guitar and accordion, but nowadays it is danced in night clubs with energetic high paced music
BACHATA: Romantic style of dancing that has a very basic and repetitive movement pattern.
CUBA:
Mambo: Invented in the 1930's by native Cuban musician and composer Arsenio Rodriguez
Fast paced rhythms, use of the brass section and piano are used in addition to the large percussion section.
Chachacha: It's rhythms sound just like it's name - "1, 2, cha cha cha".
ARGENTINA:
Tango: A partner dance that originated in the late 1880's along the River Plate. the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay.
Sardana Dance: Traditional Circle dance in large groups. Often performed to classical/orchestral music.
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