Flamenco Dance

Flamenco Music When hearing the world flamenco one might picture anything in the world. I heard this word and thought of a colorful bird; however I soon realized that I was wrong when I began to do a little research. The word flamenco came to be known to mean the same thing as a gypsy. (#1) Between 800 and 900 A.D. people began to dance as entertainment, this was known as a flamenco dance. (#2) Flamenco dance was first performed by the Untouchables. The Untouchables were a group within the Indian caste system. This group was combined by acrobats, dancers, musicians, palmists, metalworkers, and animal traders. It wasn’t too long before others realized that they wanted to perform these kinds of dances as well. (#2) Flamenco dance was performed in Andalusa. Andalusa is in the southern region of Spain. (#2) This art of these dances were formed over several centuries from different people that may be a Gypsy, Moorish, Andalusian and other roots. It became very popular in the early 19th century. Flamenco dance was great for café entertainment. It was known that many people would gather in and eat a meal or sip on their favorite drink while watching these very talented performers perform. (#3) For a performer it’s not an easy task to jump up on stage, and perform a dance like so with that much passion and fire. Performers had to first learn the steps to the dance that they were going to perform that night. Getting ready before the performances women had to squeeze their self into a long frilly dress, which is called bata de cola. Women also wore a shawl with these dresses to cover their shoulders, sometimes even a fan were a part of the outfit to make it complete. Men on the other hand had a very different costume. Men typically wore a flat Cordonban hat, and tight black pants. It was believed that men wore these tight pants to show off their figures a little more. (#3) When people think about the everyday life of a performer they might first think, well they