Sevillanas is a joyful and lively couples dance performed at the Ferias in the South of Spain characterised by its gracefulness, liveliness, nimble dynamism and its flexibility. A type of Castilian folk dance, it is not truly a form of Flamenco, but one can consider it a close relative.
EsFlamenco.com writes that Sevillanas are a "traditional folk song proceeding from the seguidilla manchega (from La Mancha), which has taken on some features of flamenco. It was born to accompany the dance that is performed in pairs, in series of four sevillanas. It is the Andalusian dance that has become most popular and, at present, even people in nightclubs dance to it. Once it used to be danced in patios or houses used for neighbourhood gatherings, also known as corrales, and people have always danced to them in romerias and other Andalusian feasts, Increasingly more people know their steps, as a result of the proliferation of academies."
A wonderful video of a couple dancing Sevillanas can be found on YouTube here: Sevillanas Video
More of the topic of Sevillanas can be read here at Flamenco World .
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