West of Great hall of the people
Beijing, Beijing

Time: 2008/4/11-2008/4/12
Venue: The National Centre for the Performing Arts-Opera House
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Flamenco dancing, and the accompanying flamenco music, combines to form the uniquely Spanish art form, flamenco.

Flamenco is a typical dance and music in the south of Spain, concretely in the Andalusian region. It was brought to Spain by gypsy people coming from Eastern Europe in the 15th century.

The roots of Flamenco come from different cultures and countries such as Morocco, Egypt, and India; but the first traces of flamenco in Spain date to 1760. Among the Spanish cities with more tradition in Flamenco are Cadiz, Granada, and Sevilla.

Thethree principle things needed to do flamenco are a good singer, aSpanish guitar, and a good dancer. Normally, the scene of a flamencoshow is a plank floor (tablao flamenco), and it can be in any theateror bar...but for something different in Granada, you can see Flamenco in typical caves where families of gypsy people lived in ancient times.

Flamencois divided into two groups, the group of singers and the group ofdancers. The group of singers is normally formed of men who sing andplay the Spanish guitar.

The women help them by clapping their hands. The men usually wear black suits, and the soles of their shoes are metal.

Thegroup of dancers is usually formed of women; they wear beautiful andcolorful flounce dresses. The most beautiful thing in this part is howfast they can move their feet and the sound you can listen to. Thesound of the shoes has the same rhythm as the music. It's wonderful!It's common, too, to see a couple of dancers—a girl and a boy dancingtogether.

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Added by One Night in Beijing on February 28, 2008