Flamenco The Dance and the History

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FlamencoThe Dance and the History

• Spanish Class
• Sr. Hernandez

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The Elements of Flamenco

• The guitar, the song and the dance became one to
  make an expectacular show.
• The sound created for the hands and feet during
  the dance.
• The tragic lyrics that symbolize the duel of
  life.

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More Elements

• The Clothes
• Women A colorful
• dress.
• Men Black pants with
• one color shirt and a vest.

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• The dance tells a story or experience of the
  cantador.
• The lyrics symbolizes an important aspect of the
  life of the cantador.
• The movements and gestures of the hands are very
  important because tells the story, and express
  the feelings.

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Origins of Flamenco

• Their origins came from Andalusia, Spain.
• It was originally the dance of the gypsies.
• Flamenco was consider a estrange and extravagant
  dance.
• The Flamenco was accepted very fast in Spain

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The Meaning of the Word

• The word Flamenco it doesnt have a meaning
• Is believed that is a bad pronunciation
• of two Arabs words felag farmer and
• mengu fugitive

FLAMENCO
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The History of the Gypsies and their influence

• The dance origins with the arrive of the Gypsies
  to Spain.
• They arrive in 1447 for first time.
• The Gypsies came from Morocco, Egypt, India,
  Pakistan, Greece and other countries.

• They called their selves Rum Calk the runner
  from the prairies.
• They spoke the language calo from the Indian
  dialect maharata.
• These words are used today in Andalusia.

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How everything started

• It started as a casual reunion in the streets.
• One person began to play the guitar.
• More people started to get together, they used
  their feet and hands to make noise.
• The noise kept the rhythm.
• Somebody started to sing and someone else started
  to dance.
• This reunion transformed in a fiesta of songs
  and dance.

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The Golden Age

• Started in 1869.
• Before the golden age the flamenco wasnt
  popular.
• It started in the streets, in peñas a flamenco
  club and in the taverns.
• It finish in 1910.
• Today you find it everywhere in Spain and around
  the world.

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The Flamenco is Important.

• for the people of Spain because
• It is not used to gain the respect of other
  people.
• It is used to tell experiences and feelings as a
  form of art.

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The Importance in Andalusia

• Flamenco makes the people of Andalusia feel very
  proud.
• This tradition is a legacy from Andalusia to the
  world.

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Indianas Academic Standards

• Level 1
• Cultures
• Standard 4 Students demonstrate an understanding
  of the relationship between the practices and
  perspectives of the culture.
• 1.4.5 Recognize cultural differences, e.g.,
  dress, foods, dwellings, gestures, concept of
  time, holiday celebrations.
• Example Identify major holidays and
  celebrations unique to the foreign culture.
• Example Identify similarities and differences
  in the foreign culture and students own culture.
• Example Describe what is occurring in a video
  of a cultural celebration.

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Resources

• lthttp\\www.andalucia.com/flamencogt
• http//www.flamencoworld.com/flamenco.htm
• http//flamencodance.com/history.htmlhttp
• //www.sevillaweb.info/ocio/flamenco/