13 September 2024: Day 7, on the Strait of Gibraltar, Tarifa, WINGS Spain in Autumn
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In Spanish the phrase “flamenco” is each a male adjective which means “Flemish” and the identify of the chicken “flamingo.”
A number of hundred years in the past the time period Flamenco was additionally used to establish the Romani individuals (Gitanos) of Spain, mistakenly figuring out them as German/Flemish.
Within the late seventeenth century the Gitanos in Andalusia developed a music and dance artwork type based mostly on the folkloric music traditions of southern Spain. When this artwork type turned well-known it was referred to as Flamenco.
So now we’re in Andalusia, residence of the actual Flamenco. Video is from the 2016 Flamenco Pageant at New York Metropolis Heart.
We received’t see a flamenco efficiency on our birding journey however we’ve got seen better flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus). A lot of them! They stay 12 months spherical in southern Spain.
Discover the strikes these flamingos make throughout their courtship dance. (Click on right here to see on YouTube.)
The flamingo strikes are defined within the video beneath. I’m particularly keen on the Wing Factor. (Click on right here to see on YouTube.)
The truth that the identical phrase is used for each the chicken and the dance makes me surprise: The place did the human dance strikes come from? Did we undertake them by watching flamingos?
