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Flamenco Dance Performance in Spain: Mind those steps
Slowly, the lights overhead dim. The tapping on the wooden stage, known as the tablao, grows louder. The metal strum of the guitar builds up the mood. The singer picks up the higher pitches and, in his shrill voice, syncs the lyrics effortlessly in the leaps and dips of the musical notes. The entourage claps hard in rhythmic intervals. A woman graces the foreground. Dressed in black and red Sevillana outfit, she taps her feet in rapid motions and rotates with simultaneous hand movements. In Madrid’s Café de Chinitas, a flamenco dance performance is in progress. In popular opinion, Flamenco is mistakenly considered just a Spanish dance form. While dance…