Experience Spanish Folk music and dance – Flamenco!

Exactly a year before on a beautiful evening of 10th Aug, I celebrated my marriage anniversary with Spanish Folk music and dance – Flamenco!. A musical evening that shines bright in my memory.

Flamenco

Guitar, hand-clapping, storytelling through songs and dance are the basic components of Flamenco. Exquisite footwork and intricate hand and body movements of the dancers are unique. The dancers change their expressions and rhythms of footwork many times during a single performance depending on the emotion of the story being told. Flamenco has its origins in Andalucia, an autonomous region in southern Spain. Andalucia is culturally very rich and diverse and has amalgamated influences from Romans, Moors, and Castilians over thousands of years.

A group performing Flamenco in Madrid, Spain.

I loved her performance!

I was mesmerized by her performance!

Expressions in Flamenco

Sometimes the expressions are firm, and sometimes the dancers get engrossed with the rhythm so much that they spread joy and instill energy inside the viewer’s mind. At some point or the other all of the viewers were tapping their feet. Even I tried their steps, but it was a futile try. Typically Flamenco is divided into two groups. One group of singers and another group of dancers. During the group dances, it was an amazing experience to see the way each of the dancers moved their feet all together. The sound of the shoes has the same rhythm as the music. The group of dancers is usually formed of women. It’s also common to see a couple of dancers-one girl and one boy.

Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls. ~ Shah Asad Rizvi

Dance is the timeless interpretation of life.

Flamenco dresses

Another attribute which I liked very much about Flamenco is its special dresses. They are colorful, flowing and feminine. The colored flower clips which the dancers wear on their hair are charming.

Show me a person who found love in his life and did not celebrate it with a dance ~ Shah Asad Rizvi

Undoubtedly Flamenco is a wonderful art which transmits a positive feeling, energy and happiness to its viewers.

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Flamenco Videos

The performance of the couple -a boy and a girl was lovely. I enjoyed this performance the most.

Travel Realizations

We spent a beautiful evening amidst music, dance, wine and traditional Spanish food. I loved the emotions and the energy in all the performances. Now, it’s your turn.  Tell me,  what do you like the most in the performances?

Siddhartha, music, dance, and poetry are my favorite companions!

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Chirasree Banerjee

Hello. My name is Chirasree. I have been traveling for almost 11 years to places all over the world. I enter into a separate reality during my travels and enjoy the allure of escape from the mundane. I seek beauty through nature and human-made creations. Because beauty is powerful. I seek knowledge. I observe, absorb, and write about the places I visit and the profound realizations and inspirations that each place has to offer.