The Flamenco

By: Santos, Alejandro, Tomás, Pepe, Jesus, y Rudy5-6

Vocab

Los bailores- Flamenco dancers El cantante- the singer El canto- the song Las castañuelas- the castanets Las palmas- handclapping El zapateo- footwork; dance

performed with high heels.

Origin/ Time Period

The Flamenco originated in Andalusia, Spain

In general, it originated in the late 18th or early 19th century.

Traditional Dress

MEN’S Tight, black pants. A shirt with a vest or

jacket. Have nails in the

shoes for tapping- women too.

Both have castanets in their hands.

WOMEN’S

The skirt is very heavy- 10 lb

Has many ruffles Similar to dresses in

bullfights. V pattern shawl-

called a matan.

Occasions

La Feria de Abril en Sevilla. New York Flamenco Festival. Many other festivals around the world.

A video of the flamenco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OQ-ie12Eqck

Instruments

Guitar Flamenco Guitae Cajon Palillos Palmas

Classical (Spanish) Guitar

•Used to play the cords and melody

Flamenco Guitar

•Higher pitched and more percussive than the classical guitar

Cajon

•produces percussive sounds

Palillos

•creates a high pitched and sharply contrasting clicking sound•Usually two pairs of palillos are used at the same time, with one sized and pitched differently than the other

Palmas

•used to accentuate the important beats of the song or to keep the fast tempo•Softer claps are used during guitar or vocal solos, and harder claps are used during the more intense parts of songs, such as when dancers are stomping their feet or when the music gets particularly loud and feverishly fast

Vocabulario

Los bailaores ~ Flamenco dancers el cantante ~ Singer el canto ~ song las castañuelas ~ castanets las palmas ~ handclapping el zapateo ~ footwork; dance

performed with high heels

Please turn to pages C9- C10