Flamenco originated in Andalusia, Spain in the late 18th or early 19th century. It involves dancers, a singer, castanets, hand clapping, and footwork performed by dancers in heels. Traditional Flamenco costumes for men include tight black pants, a shirt and vest or jacket with nails in the shoes, while women wear heavy ruffled skirts and shawls. Major Flamenco festivals still take place today in Spain and other parts of the world. Musical instruments used include the guitar, cajon, and palillos for clicking sounds, while palmas involves hand clapping to keep rhythm.

1. By: Santos, Alejandro, Tomás, Pepe, Jesus, y Rudy
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2.  Los bailores- Flamenco dancers
 El cantante- the singer
 El canto- the song
 Las castañuelas- the castanets
 Las palmas- handclapping
 El zapateo- footwork; dance performed with
high heels.

3.  The Flamenco originated in Andalusia, Spain
 In general, it originated in the late 18th or
early 19th century.

4. MEN’S WOMEN’S
 Tight, black pants.
 A shirt with a vest or jacket.  The skirt is very heavy- 10
 Have nails in the shoes for lb
tapping- women too.  Has many ruffles
 Both have castanets in their  Similar to dresses in
hands. bullfights.
 V pattern shawl- called a
matan.

5.  La Feria de Abril en Sevilla.
 New York Flamenco Festival.
 Many other festivals around the world.

6.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OQ-ie12Eqck

7.  Guitar
 Flamenco Guitae
 Cajon
 Palillos
 Palmas

8. •Used to play the cords and
melody

9. •Higher pitched and more
percussive than the classical guitar

10. •produces percussive sounds

11. •creates a high pitched and
sharply contrasting clicking
sound
•Usually two pairs of palillos are
used at the same time, with one
sized and pitched differently than
the other

12. •used to accentuate the important
beats of the song or to keep the fast
tempo
•Softer claps are used during guitar
or vocal solos, and harder claps are
used during the more intense parts
of songs, such as when dancers are
stomping their feet or when the
music gets particularly loud and
feverishly fast

13.  Los bailaores ~ Flamenco dancers
 el cantante ~ Singer
 el canto ~ song
 lascastañuelas~ castanets
 laspalmas ~ handclapping
 el zapateo~ footwork; dance performed with
high heels