The ball de bastons is a very popular dance in Catalonia and other parts of Europe. English and Welsh Morris dances are similar to these traditional Catalan dances.

3. The ball de bastons is a
very popular dance in
Catalonia and other
parts of Europe.
English and Welsh
Morris dances are
similar to these
traditional Catalan
dances.

4. Main Structure
two rows of eight dancers
Other structures
a circle
row of six or more dancers

5. The main elements are the sticks, which
dancers crash.
The dancers lead two holm oak home-made
sticks, about 40-50cm long and 5cm thick.

6. They change depending on the town but there
are some common clothes:
- “Espardenyes”, a kind of sandals made of straw.

7. - small bells in their
ankles to make
noise when they
jump and dance.

10. Basic structure:
a double row of eight dancers which may
add additional groups of four dancers.
The central element
are the strokes with
the other dancers.

11. 1.The sound is something particularly
important in the stick dance, generated
mainly by the strokes of the cane and musical
instruments (drum, flute, bagpipe, violin), the
bells, and even the cries of the dancers.