flamenco
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- noun
- /fləˈmɛŋkoʊ/
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flamenco
- The performance of flamenco captured everyone's attention with its intense passion and rhythm.
- flamenco aficionados
- flamenco tradition
- flamenco dance
And a lot of the movements comes from that technique instead of flamenco.
- And a lot of the movements comes from that technique instead of flamenco.
Examples
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The basic rhythms and melodic lines to fifteen flamenco dances are included as well.
Academic text (2015) -
The flamenco dancers could perform during the drama club's intermission.
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How did you know I love flamenco?
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For example, the American Flamenco Company was just featured there.
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By searching the site for flamenco, one can find out about companies that are currently dancing flamenco.
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If this is what they call "real" flamenco, then it is something very moving, both personally and emotionally.
Academic text (1998) -
I always had a fantasy of being a flamenco dancer.
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Someone's playing a flamenco guitar and the gang is singing a Spanish song.
Fiction book (1994) -
If you've ever seen a flamenco guitarist use all their fingers, this should remind you of this.
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Such widespread popularity of flamenco, however, elicits a local reaction in Andalusia.
Academic text (1998)
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word flamenco has an uncertain past; one common idea is that it came from the Spanish word flamenco meaning 'Flemish'. A helpful way to remember flamenco is to think of flame, because the dance and music are like a 'fire' of strong feeling, which explains its passionate style.