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Flamenco
Terms 
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Alegrias
- joy or happiness,
a popular form in A or E major.
Braceo -
the arm movements
of a flamenco dancers
Baile - dance
Calo - language
of Spanish Gypsies
Cante - song
Cante Chico
- light style
of flamenco song
Cante Jondo
- deep and
solemn style of flamenco song
Compas -
meter, the
rythmic feel of a song or
dance form
Contra-tiempo
- counter-rythm
Copla - the
set melodic pattern of a song
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A-F
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Cuadro
flamenco - a
unit of flamenco singers, dancers
and guitarists
Desplante
- portion of a dance and the
accompanying music marking the
end of a phrase with heelwork
Duende
- soul or spirit
Escobilla
- a dance step which resembles
the sweeping motion of a brrom.
A section of dance, most common
in Alegrias
Falseta
- a melodic variation on the
flamenco guitar
Fandango
- a popular song and dance form
related to Sevillanas
Farruca
- flamenco dance form in 4/4
time
Floreo
- hand movements of dancers
Gitano- gypsy
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