The Sevillanas

Getting to know the Sevillanas’ Group (11 girls and 1 boy), with and without castanets, and it’s always fun to film Anais.
Sabrina was teaching while Linda looked on and said “ok, so we need to start working on arms.”

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Danced during fiestas by couples of all ages (and often by whole families and pueblos), the Sevillana or Baile por Sevillanas is a popular flamenco-style dance. Its rhythm is 3/4 or better 6/8.

Since it’s a fiesta dance, Sevillanas choreography is very stable and knowing it is very useful. This is why learning flamenco usually starts with this particular dance: it’s easier to reach a particular level and there are more occasions for practice and training.

Each Sevillana is composed of 4 parts (paseíllos, pasadas, careos y remate), with each part divided into 3 coplas and each copla made up of 6 movements.