Fandango
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Fandango is a lively partner dance originating in Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, tambourine or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Su
Eighteenth century Castilian fandango dancers (by Pierre Chasselat) (1753–1814)
The Fandango (1873; Charles Christian Nahl) depicts a fiesta of Californios dancing the fandango in Mexican California.
C. F. Martin Spanish style guitar, Martin Style 3 17 C.F. Martin Guitar Factory 2012 08 06 011
Pandanggo
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Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has become popular in the rural areas of the Philippines. The dance evolved from Fandango, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the
Fandango
…first popularized by the upper class Illustrados and was later adapted by the local masses, becoming a staple of rural Filipino folk dances. Spelled as "Pandanggo" in Filipino languages, the dance branched into different local variations. One of the most well-known Filipino adaption is the Pandanggo sa Ilaw from…
A performance of Pandanggo sa Ilaw in New Zealand
A woman performing the Pandanggo sa Ilaw
A depiction of Pandanggo sa Ilaw ("Dance of Lights") by Nestor Leynes (1966)