What is Flamenco?
[[File:Grupo Texera de Musica espanola en Maracaibo.JPG|thumb|right|220px|A flamenco group. Singer sits on hollow box (''cajón'') which he taps with his hands.]] [[File:Wuppertal - Aue 09 ies.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Gives quite a good idea of the man's costume.]] [[File:Belen maya.jpg|220px|thumb|Belén Maya - Famous dancer]] '''Flamenco''' is a style of baile. It is a form of [[entertainment]] with song, music and dance. It is very popular in Spain and is known worldwide. Its foundation is in [[Andalusia]] in [[Spain]]. In its evolution [[Romani people in Spain|Andalusian gypsies]] played an important part.<ref>See the 3rd definition of the term flamenco in the Dictionary of Real Academia Española.</ref> The term 'flamenco' was first recorded in the late 18th century but many believe the art form is much older. Flamenco has acoustic [[guitar]] music, singing, hand claps, heel [[wikt:stamp|stamps]], [[castanet]]s. It is danced by a man and a woman in traditional Spanish costumes. The dance has no set tempo. It may have both fast and slow passages, rising to a climax near the end. Flamenco performance has evolved during the history of this musical genre. In the beginning (the 18th century at the latest), songs were sung without any guitar accompaniment. During the 19th century, the guitar was used to accompany songs. Since the second half of the 19th century, the solo guitar is played in flamenco concerts. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Claus|first1=Madeleine|editor-last1=Schreiner|editor-first1=Claus |editor-last2=Pauly|editor-first2=Reinhard G. |others= trans. Molly Comerford Peters |title= Flamenco: Gypsy Dance and Music from Andalusia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCsYQfhrKu8C|year=1996 |publisher= Amadeus Press |location= Portland, OR |page=124|isbn=9781574670134}}</ref> On November 16, 2010, [[UNESCO]] declared Flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.<ref>Flamenco: Inscribed in 2010 on the UNESCO Representative List of the [[wikt:intangible|Intangible]] Cultural