Sevillanas By Hailey Dolcini Ten Facts about Sevillana

Sevillanas By: Hailey Dolcini

Ten Facts about Sevillana - It is sung and danced across the Andalusian region Originated in the 15 th century Developed from Castillan version, Seguidillas Made it into Spanish Dictionary in 1884 First music records of Sevillana released in 1950 Most popular and well-known folk dance from Spain Four movements in the dance (paseillos, pasadas, careos, and remate) Dancers normally accompanied by guitarists Similar to the style of Flamenco Music is in ¾ metre

Facts about Salsa New York -Cuban music influenced NY music scene -After Fidel came to power, U. S cuban musicians couldn’t travel to U. S -New York salsa has a Puerto-Rican sound Los Angeles -LA doesn’t have distinctive salsa music style -Local bands adopt Puerto Rican classics -LA style has their roots in Latin Ballroom Cuba -Contemporary salsa sound coming out of Cuba called timba -Cubans call salsa dance ‘casino’ -Often blends with other rhythms

Facts about Salsa Columbia -Hot salsa sound known as Salsa Dura -Fast footwork and tight spins -Dance floors so crowded, dancers close together West Africa -Popular among Wellington salsa dancers -Salsa West African style is called salsa mbalax -Voices in Spanish sometimes, but mainly tribal languages History of Salsa and Timba -Salsa is most dynamic music phenom of 1900 s -Roots of salsa originated in Eastern Cuba -Cowbell is played on core beats of Salsa

Facts about Salsa What is Salsa? -Combination of multiple roots and cultures -Evolved as a distillation of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances -Very diverse and complex music