Basque dance
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Basque dance is the
History
From one part of the
Some, the more ancient
Generally the space in which they are carried out is open, although a few were originally danced in closed quarters. The vast majority are danced only by men, some only by women and others by both sexes. The basic characteristics of Basque dance are seen in the
Early observations
Voltaire noted in his observations
- "The basque, this people who sings and dances on his mountains"
Strabo's observation in the first century B.C.
- "(Basques) danced after drinking, alone or in groups, competing...as to who should leap the highest and fall on his knees with the most grace"
Types of dance
Sorgin Dantza from Oria (Gipuzkoa) is a comical or a burlesque dance that reach their peak in the Sorgin Dantza, or dance of the witches. These dances, a combination of wild and sometimes a bit obscene body movements, have managed to remain alive over time in certain towns. The best known of these dances can be seen in the town of Lasarte-Oria. As the story goes, this dance simulates a group of workers who moved here from the town of Bergara. Today this dance is also danced in the town of Antzuola during Carnival, although here, along with the dantzaris and musicians, there are also people dressed up as bears and monkeys.
Mutxikoak is a popular dance of Basque Ancestors, which comes back stronger these days[citation needed], as if the tradition could never be forgotten. Mutxikoak which in Basque means that at first "a young boy's dance", although women dance it more now than young boys. It is danced in circle as around a sun, where the individuality of each other fuse together with the universality of an illimited circle, where each person is unique even if everybody dances the same dance.
Weapon dances
Some of the Basque dances feature weapons.
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In the
See also
Notes and references
- JSTOR 1477953.
- ISBN 1-886609-03-9. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ dantza: ezpatadantza and ezpatadantza in the Spanish-language Auñamendi Encyclopedia.
- ^ Bordon-dantza in the Spanish-language Auñamendi Encyclopedia.
- ^ Aramberri, Josu (November 2, 1999). "Folklore in the province of Gizpukoa". Maquetas colaborativas. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
External links
- Euskal Dantzarien Biltzarra
- http://perso.orange.fr/errobat/ballets-a.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061209170718/http://www.nvbooks.nevada.edu/books.asp?ID=2104
- Studying Basque Dance, Dance Research Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1/2 (1981–1982), pp. 55–59
- Basque Sword Dancing