Is it a snap or a dip? My recollection of these sorts of stylised performances is that they have dips in them but I don't recall a snap and I have not got youtube here to check. Head snaps in flamenco? I have never done a flamenco lesson as such, but it's the national dance of half my family, so I have been exposed to a fair bit of it over the years. I recall a lot of clapping, castanets, hand twisting, lifting of skirts, stamping of feet and men twisting at their waist, but nothing like a head snap. I don't know what sort of flamenco has head snaps in it, but I don't think it is the sort danced by ordinary people in Spain. No doubt someone will set me straight by sending me a youtube clip ;-).
Victor Bennetts Astrid >What you call "the silly headsnap" also exists in flamenco, one of >the roots of tango. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
