Thursday 7 May 2009
Sardana
The Sardana is a traditional Catalan dance where the dancers stand in a circle by the hand, accompanied by music from an instrumental ensemble called Cobla.
The Greek geographer Strabo (first century) cites a round dance , dance as an offering to the Moon, performed by the Iberians who occupied the western part of the Roussillon coast.
From the sixteenth century, the Catalans in the «contrapàs», similar with short steps or/and long steps for sardana current.
The modern sardana falls of short sardana which it differs not only by increasing the number of measurements and the presence of a greater number of instruments in the cobla. This would be a modern sardana successful fusion between contrapàs sardana long and short.It was born in the mid-nineteenth century, under the impetus of a musician named Figueres Pep Ventura.
The Sardana is danced in closed circle, alternately a man and a woman, the woman to the right of her partner.
It was banned in Spain during the Franco era .
Contrary to folk dances, the Sardana dance is a vibrant and evolving. In fact there are currently over 20,000 different sardana, and this number is constantly increasing.
La Santa Espina is the most symbolic sardana , and is a patriotic anthem by catalans.
From the sixteenth century, the Catalans in the «contrapàs», similar with short steps or/and long steps for sardana current.
The modern sardana falls of short sardana which it differs not only by increasing the number of measurements and the presence of a greater number of instruments in the cobla. This would be a modern sardana successful fusion between contrapàs sardana long and short.It was born in the mid-nineteenth century, under the impetus of a musician named Figueres Pep Ventura.
The Sardana is danced in closed circle, alternately a man and a woman, the woman to the right of her partner.
It was banned in Spain during the Franco era .
Contrary to folk dances, the Sardana dance is a vibrant and evolving. In fact there are currently over 20,000 different sardana, and this number is constantly increasing.
La Santa Espina is the most symbolic sardana , and is a patriotic anthem by catalans.
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