farrucan.
/fəˈruːkə/, U.S. /fəˈrukə/ A local Spanish dance.
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canary1592
zambra1672
seguidilla1763
bolero1787
folia1790
malagueña1810
guaracha1828
polo?1830
cachucha1841
romalis1841
ole1845
zapateado1845
jota1846
rondeña1853
jaleo1865
flamenco1896
tango1896
bulerias1918
paso doble1919
farruca1931
seguiriyas1967
1914 T. Kinney & M. W. Kinney Dance vi. 127 La Farruca, el Tango, and el Garrotin, the most popular Flamenco dances at present, preserve to admiration the Gipsy qualites.
1914 T. Kinney & M. W. Kinney Dance vi. 130 La Farruca probably exploits more completely than any of its fellows the varied resources of the Flamenco.]
1931 C. Rice Dancing in Spain i. 28 The three dances which constitute the nucleus of the modern flamenco school are the Tango, the Garrotín, and the Farruca.
1931 C. Rice Dancing in Spain ii. 52 Of all the dances of Spain it is the Farruca which provides a man with the fullest opportunity of displaying his powers.
1958 Times 8 Oct. 6/3 This [sc. a suite of songs and dances] was rather too long, but it included a Farruca from Mr. Paco Ruiz.
1967 ‘La Meri’ Spanish Dancing (ed. 2) ix. 121 Forty years ago I danced farruca and bulerias with the gitanas and was taken for one of them.
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