Apart from ”Sevillanas”, there are more folk dances in Spain, for example:

“Jotas Aragonesas” or ”Extremeñas”

”Muñeiras” from Galicia

“Isas” from The Canary Islands.

But we are going to speak about the most famous one:

“Sevillanas”.

Spanish Folk Dances

ISA from The Canary Islands

Sevillanas are a traditional folk dance from Seville, Andalusia (Spain). They came up around the time of the Catholic Monarchs. They developed from “seguidillas castellanas”, and in the XVII century they started to be called “sevillanas”. It is typical to dance them in different fairs and pilgrimages for example in the April Fair in Seville, in the Rocío…

Sevillanas: A popular Sevillanas: A popular

dancedance

This dance is included in “palos del flamenco” (flamenco varieties) with other folk dances. Nowadays “sevillanas” are the most popular dance in Spain, and also in other countries in the word. That is because lots of professional sevillanas dancers go abroad on tours.

In woman:

1. The typical dress

2. High Heel shoes.

Accesories:

1. Castanets

2. Necklace

3. Brazalets

4. Combs

5. Pending

6. Shawl

CLOTHES AND ACCESORIES

For men: 1. Shirt 2. Trousers 3. Sash with braces 4. Jacket Accesories: 1. Castanets.

CLOTHES AND ACCESORIES

The music for “Sevillanas” is played by Spanish

guitars, castanets and it is sung by one or several

voices. In addition, the rhythm is accompanied with

palms that follow the compass.

The April Fair in Seville is a very important social meeting in Spain.

People from all over the country and all over the world meet around a bottle of “fino wine” and delicious Andalusian tapas.

Local people enjoy themselves dancing Sevillanas dressed in the beautiful traditional dresses.

HORSE CARRIAGES

The famous Seville April Fair Main Entrance

SEVILLE

Presentation:

Teresa Pérez 2ºB

Paola Moreta 2ºB

Paula Díaz 2ºC

Elisabeth Matesanz 2ºC

Laura Gómez 2ºC

Workshop:

Teresa Pérez 2GB

Sofía Kellmann 2ºB

Paola Moreta 2ºB

Paula Díaz 2ºC

Elisabeth Matesanz 2ºC

Laura Gómez 2ºC

The name comes

from the word

‘butcher’

The dance originated

in the Middle Ages as

a battle mime with

swords performed by

the butchers guild

During the byzantine times it

was called ‘makellarikos horos’

Hasapiko served as a base

for the syrtaki dance

HASAPIKO DANCE VIDEO

Syrtaki is a popular

dance of greek origin

choreographed by

G.Provias for the

1964 movie

“ZORBA THE

GREEK”

It is a mixture of the

slow and the fast

versions of the

hasapiko dance

Syrtaki is danced in

line or circle

formation with hands

held on neighbours’

shoulders

Line formation is

more traditional

The name syrtaki

comes from the greek

word ‘syrtos’, a

common name for a

group of traditional

Cretan dances

Traditional dance

from Thrace

It is danced in

variations all over

Greece

Zonaradiko is

danced in circle

formation with hands

held on neighbours’

zonaria (belts)

ZONARADIKO DANCE VIDEO

The ‘Ballos’ name

perhaps comes from

the Italian ballo

dance and it is one

of the best known

island dances in

Greece.

Its origin is in the

island culture. Men

could not approach

women easily, so

they created this

dance in order to

"flirt" with them.

The melody of

a ballos is generally

joyous and lyrical

which is typical of the

music of the Aegean

Islands.

This couples' dance

incorporates all the

elements of

courtship: attraction,

flirtation, display of

masculine prowess

and feminine virtue.

CONSISTS OF

VELVET

WAISTCOAT AND

SKIRT, WAISTBAND

NECKLACE AND

SCARF

CONSISTS OF

VEST, SHIRT,

WAISTBAND-

ZONARI AND

VRAKA TROUSERS

Lyra

Klarineto

Tambouras

Laouto

Violin

Toumpeleki

Tambourine

Gaida

BALLOS DANCE VIDEO

SO….

LET’S DANCE!!!!!!

KrakowiakKrakowiak

KrakowiakKrakowiak comes from Cracowcomes from Cracow-- the third of the biggest the third of the biggest

Polish citiesPolish cities-- and it’s one of theand it’s one of the most vital national most vital national

dances in Poland. The style is very popular, especially in dances in Poland. The style is very popular, especially in

southern Poland. southern Poland. This type of dance in Poland is like a This type of dance in Poland is like a

Salsa in Spain or Tango in Argentina. Salsa in Spain or Tango in Argentina.

Women wear long skirts

with colourful

belts, white blouses

and waistcoats. A couple-

a man and a woman is

necessary to dance

Krakowiak.

The first figure: Gallop

/ seven steps and the eighth one is

a landing.

The second figure: Hołubce

/ Hołubce is more difficult..

right foot goes sideway

and up and next, foot

goes down. We do that

two times with both feet..

Right foot:

And foot up

one foot down

and foot up

two foot down

Left foot:

And foot up

Three foot down

And foot up

Four foot down

The third figure.The third figure.

/ march with taps / march with taps

6 steps , 3 taps6 steps , 3 taps

2 steps , 3 taps2 steps , 3 taps

2 steps , 3 taps2 steps , 3 taps

While doing the last While doing the last

3 taps, we must turn 3 taps, we must turn

right.right.

Characteristic features of this dance are: jumping, Characteristic features of this dance are: jumping,

springing, lightness.springing, lightness.

Polka podlaskaPolka podlaska

Polka comes from Czech Republic. The name is very Polka comes from Czech Republic. The name is very meanningful. It is gaining popularity all around meanningful. It is gaining popularity all around the world but especially in Poland, Germany and the world but especially in Poland, Germany and Italy.Italy.

Polka is a very dynamic,

pretty and simple dance.

Partners must be in

a good shape,

quite fit, because it

involves fast motion

and a lot of effort..

Gallop 6 steps, 3 taps

turn round

6 steps, 3 taps

Mijanka (pair step around them by 6 steps and 3

taps keeping them arms on them huckles)

Windwill (it relies about claping and tapping)

A married couple

often performs

Polka Podlaska

on their wedding.

However these

traditional dances not

commonly performed as

they are rather

old-fashined

Dance is a word

known almost in the

smallest nook of the

world, in every country. It

is an irrevocable part of

culture so care and get to

know differents dances.

This work tries to give only an idea of the variety of

the Portugese Folklore. It is not our intention to deal

exaustively with it but only to focus our attention on

the following regions :

Each region of Portugal has its own style of

dance and songs with the most traditional

tunes.

Some of the best examples of the regional

dances are the vira, chula, corridinho,

tirana and fandango, where couples

perform a lively dance usually to a fast beat

of hand-clapping, guitars and accordions.

Dress varies depending on the kind of dance.

Sometimes, the dancers' clothing is uniform and

traditional, but in a few cases, the dress is

informal, evidencing class difference and social

status.

Another way to dance the Vira is:

Embraced pairs form a big

circle that evolves inverse

clockwise. At a certain time the

boys leave their pairs in the

circle and go to the centre,

where they hit the floor with their

right foot, and return backing to

their respective pairs. The circle

starts to rotate again, and the

next time the circle stops it will

be the girls that will go to the

centre. They do this alternately.

Although Vira is a traditional dance from the Region of Minho,

it is also presented in other Portugal’s regions. It has a 3 step

rhythm very similar to waltz, but it is faster and the couples

dance front-to-front without holding hands.

This dance is done in male pairs by stomping and

tapping in a sort of dance off between each pair.

Traditionally, one dancer challenges the other with

difficult steps, and the other dancer responds by

repeating those steps and adding his own on, so

that the person who forgets the steps first “loses”

the dance off.

Dancers will whirl, waggle their fingers and stomp their

feet in a multicolored whirlwind of traditional rhythms.

They dance to the accompaniment of short wooden

sticks called paulitos, which clack together, producing

intricate rhythmic patterns.

Pauliteiros are the dancers of a

Portuguese folklore dance, the

warrior dance of Terras de Miranda,

called “dança dos paus” (“the stick

dance”), which represents local

historical moments. It uses bagpipes,

a snare drum and a bass drum, and

it’s traditionally danced by eight men

that wear a skirt and a linen shirt, a

brown vest, leather boots, whool

socks, a hat that can be decorated

with flowers and finally, a pair of

sticks that they use in a diverse series

of steps and coordenated movements

that simulate a fight.

Snare drum

Bass drum

Paulitos

castanets

vest coloured

kerchiefs hat boots

shirt skirt

socks sticks

Fish marketer

Costume Working

Costume

Póvoa de

Varzim

Pilgrimage

costume

Sunday Costume

Farmer

Costume

Peasant Worker Costume

A traditional Portuguese

dance is 'Fandango.' This

music and dance are not

credited as having Celtic

roots, but originally was

played in the same 6/8

tempo. Fandango includes

stationary arms, rapid leg

movement and a lineup of

steppers.

Two male dancers face each other, dancing and

tap-dancing one at each time, showing which one

has the most lightness and repertoire of feet

changes in the tap-dancing. The dancers can be

boy and girl, boy and boy (most frequent) or rarely

two girls. While one of the dancers dances, the

other just "goes along". Afterwards, they "both drag

their feet for a while" until the other one takes his

turn. They stay there, disputing, seeing which one of

them makes the feet transitions more eye-catching.

The corridinho is a form of Portuguese

dance, namely in the Algarve. It is

danced with the pairs always

embraced, forming a circle, girls

inside and the boys outside the circle.

By rotating the circle the pairs evolve

side by side. At a certain time, when the

music as a stronger beat, their feet hit the

floor more intensely, stopping the

rotation, to resume afterwards. Further

away in the dance, the pairs embraced

waltz by spinning in the same place. Next

the circle starts rotating again always for

the right side.

The dance, reflects the burdens of rural patterns of work, the carrier’s dance. The dancers bend beneath the weight of imaginary stacks of sugar cane, or baskets of bananas, carried along the islands steep paths, or the rhythmic stamping of the dancers feet reflects the custom of crushing grapes for wine with bare feet.

The tammurriata, also known as “dance and singing on the drum”, is an ancient form of choral-music still widespread in some areas of the Campania.

It takes place primarily during seasonal celebrations of collective ritual associated with the popular religion.

The "dance on the drum" is the direct expression of oral country culture and it’s linked up to beliefs and ancient archaic cults of pre-Christian origin.

The tammurriata is couple dance, which runs within "circle" made up of musicians,"singers" and all those present that they are equal to a substantial part of the dancers.

As the couple dance tammurriata not be understood solely as a courtship dance, in fact it also makes same-sex and can still express different values, depending on the type of communication that is to be determined between the two dancers.

The tammurriata takes its name from the drum that beats the rhythm, known as "tammorra" or "tammurro“, consisting of a skin stretched over a circle of wood on which set of rattles are called "e cicere" or "e cimbale"

castanets, carved in wood and

consist of two parts joined together by

a cord.

To tammorra and castanets can be added:

the putipù or Caccavella (friction drum made of a

clay pot or tin covered with a skin, which is fixed a rod)

the triccheballacche or scetavajasse (compound three wooden hammers in the middle fixed, hammers which

can be applied also rattles).