flamenco

a style of dancing; a style of vocal or instrumental music originating in southern Spain
Not to be confused with:flamingo – aquatic bird with long legs and neck, webbed feet, and pinkish to scarlet plumage

fla·men·co

F0163400 (flə-mĕng′kō)n. pl. fla·men·cos 1. a. A dance style of the Andalusian Romani people, characterized by forceful, often improvised rhythms.b. A dance in this style.2. The guitar music that usually accompanies a dance in this style.

[Spanish, Flemish, from Middle Dutch Vlāming, Fleming.]

flamenco

(fləˈmɛŋkəʊ) n, pl -cos1. (Music, other) a type of dance music for vocal soloist and guitar, characterized by elaborate melody and sad mood2. (Dancing) the dance performed to such music[from Spanish: like a gipsy, literally: Fleming, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc Fleming]

fla•men•co

(flɑˈmɛŋ koʊ, flə-)

n., pl. -cos,
adj. n. 1. a. a dance style characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies that is marked by clapping and stamping of the feet. b. a dance in this style. 2. music suitable for accompanying flamenco. [1895–1900; < Sp: literally, Fleming¹]

flamenco

Often accompanied by strident guitar brushstrokes, rhythmic hand-clapping and singing, flamenco, a gypsy dance from the south of Spain, is characterized by a high-arched back and rhythmic footwork. The dancers, who should be completely masculine if men and ultrafeminine if female, should epitomize poise, pride and controlled sensuality.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flamenco - guitar music composed for dancing the flamencodance music - music to dance to
	2.	flamenco - a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feetgypsy dancingsocial dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion

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flamenco,

Spanish music and dance typical of the RomaniRomani
or Romany
, people known historically in English as Gypsies and their language.

1 A traditionally nomadic people with particular folkways and a unique language, found on every continent; they are sometimes also called Roma, from the name of a major
..... Click the link for more information. (Gypsy), or gitano. Flamenco dancing is characterized by colorful costumes, intense and erotic movements, stamping of the feet (zapateado), and clapping of the hands (palmada); its execution is brilliant, noisy, and passionate. Flamenco music is believed to have originated in the early 19th cent. from the canto hondo [Sp.,=deep song] of Andalusia, a highly emotional and tragic type of song accompanied by a guitar. By the mid-19th cent. flamenco had become a generally popular entertainment form, and it subsequently flourished, both in its pure form and with the addition of elements from ballet, folk music, jazz, and other forms. Among the most notable flamenco dancers have been La Argentina (Antonia Mercé y Luque, 1890–1936), Vicente Escudero (1892–1980), La Argentinita (Encarnación López Júlvez, 1898–1945), Carmen Amaya (1913–63), José GrecoGreco, José
, 1918–2001, Spanish-American dancer and choreographer, b. Italy. Greco emigrated to the United States as a child. He first appeared as a professional dancer in New York in Carmen
..... Click the link for more information. , El Bailarín (Antonio Ruiz Soler, 1921–96), El Farruco (Antonio Montoya Flores, 1936–97) and his grandson, Farruquito (Juan Manuel Fernández, 1982–), and Jesús Carmona (1986–).

Bibliography

See D. E. Pohren, Lives and Legends of Flamenco: A Biographical History (1964) and The Art of Flamenco (1971); J. Serrano, Flamenco, Body and Soul: An Aficionado's Introduction (1990); T. Mitchell, Flamenco Deep Song (1994); Flamenco (film, 1995), dir. by Carlos Saura.

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1. a type of dance music for vocal soloist and guitar, characterized by elaborate melody and sad mood 2. the dance performed to such music

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noun guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco

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noun a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies

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