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"El baile del gorila" (English translation: "Gorilla Dance") is the debut single by Spanish singer Melody, taken from her debut album De pata negra. She released it in 2001, at the age of 10. The song debuted at number 2 in Spain for the week of 7 July 2001, climbing to number one two weeks later. [1] It was the dance hit of that summer in ...
The song was written around 1923 and first recorded in 1926. In English it is also known as the Spanish Gypsy Dance. [1] Its main refrain (eight bars of arpeggiated chords that go from E major to F major (with added 4 instead of 5) to G major and back) is arguably the best known snippet of Spanish music and is popular worldwide. [citation needed]
The Mexican hat dance, also known as Jarabe Tapatío, is the national dance of Mexico. [1] It originated as a courtship dance in Guadalajara , Jalisco , during the 19th century, although its elements can be traced back to the Spanish zambra and jarabe gitano , which were popular during the times of the viceroyalty . [ 2 ]
Ballet folklórico at the Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010. Baile folklórico, "folkloric dance" in Spanish, also known as ballet folklórico, is a collective term for traditional cultural dances that emphasize local folk culture with ballet characteristics – pointed toes, exaggerated movements, highly choreographed.
Born in Seville in 1909, it is commonly believed that his ancestral lineage included both El Planeta and El Fillo. Caracol won the prestigious first prize at the Cante Jondo Competition (in 1922) at the age of only 13. During the Spanish Civil War he worked in theaters to survive. Caracol claimed his style of singing was unique.
Bolero is a Spanish dance in 3/4 time popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It originated from the seguidilla sometime between 1750 and 1772, [ 2 ] and it became very popular in Madrid, La Mancha, Andalusia and Murcia in the 1780s.
The quebradita (Spanish: "Little break", referring to the breaking of a wild horse and a female dancer's back bends) is a Mexican dance style. It is usually performed to a Regional Mexican song, specifically a lyrical charanga or instrumental mambo. The dance style was made especially famous by the Regional Mexican subgenre of Technobanda. [1]
Paraguayan bottle dance performance in Fuengirola, Spain The Paraguayan bottle dance ( Spanish : Danza de la Botella ) is a traditional folk dance from Paraguay in which performers dance with glass bottles balanced on their heads.