Music+&+Dance-Spain

=**Music and Dance of Spain **=

Music and Dance is an important part of every day life in Spain. In Spain the "national" favorites of music and dance change as you travel from region to region. Some traditional Spain dances include, the Jota, which is fast tempo danced with couples. Next there is the Fandango, until the Flamenco came along, it was Spain's most famous and popular dance.The Flamenco is a passionate form of dance, and Spain's favorite. There are many more including the Paso Doble, Sardana, Muneira, Bolreo, Sevillanas, and Zambra.

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 * Curious to learn the Paso Doble? Click the play button on the video below!**

**__The History of Spanish Dancing__ **
For as long that man kind has been on planet earth, dance has always been around as a fun form of comunication and expressing feelings. This applies to the country of Music and Dance, Spain! During the Renaissance period, folk dancing was the base of Spainish dancing and the most popular in that period. In different regions of Spain, different dances became more popular than others. In one region of Spain, Catalonia there were more than 200 dances, imagine how many were through out the whole country! Next came the Barouqe period, this is when gypsies spread over the country. They introduced new music and dance forms, even the famous flamenco. It has changed some what from over the many years, but has the same basis. When the music and dance of gypsies was really becoming a hit sensation in Spain, a man named Fransisco Franco banned all things music and dance from the country! Luckily today that does NOT apply to the current situation of Spain, as you know dance continues to be a HUGE part of the Spainards culture, today, and forever on!

__Music of Spain__
In Spain their are many old composers including, Alfonso The Wise, Zarzuela, and Andres Segoria. A popular type of music in Spain is Flamenco. Flamenco music was introduced 7 centuries ago. The gypsies introduced the music and dance to Spain, it still is popular to this day. Also, did you know that Flamenco means Flemish? Guitar is an important musical instrument in Spanish music. Some classical guitar players include, Andres Segovia, Jaquin Rodrigo, and Narciso Yepes. The guitar is a common instrument used in Spainish music. Some other main instruments include tambourine and qautias, or spanish bagpipes.

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 * Here's a video of a man playing some spanish guitar!**

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** __ Songs __ **
Here's a list of songs written by some of the composers we mentioned earlier:
 * Liberia** by Isaac Albeniz
 * Goyescas** by Enrique Granados
 * Seville Syphony** by Joaquin Turina
 * Nights in the Gardens of Spain, El Amor Brujo** and **The Three Cornered Hat by Manuel** de Falla


 * HOPE YOU LEARNED ALOT ABOUT SPANISH MUSIC AND DANCE! **