fandango
Lively Iberian dance
A fandango is a lively Spanish dance for two, performed with castanets and guitar accompaniment.
The word extends to any elaborate or complicated proceeding: The whole fandango took three hours.
In casual use, fandango can mean a foolish or useless activity: I'm not interested in that fandango.
Skilled lower-limb movement
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- castanetsHandheld clicking percussion
- zapateadoRhythmic stamping dance technique
- partnerOne who shares activity
choreography · tarantella · pasodoble · bolero · baile · clapping · paso · courting
Spain's southernmost autonomous community
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
- castanetsHandheld clicking percussion
- fiestaFestive public celebration
duende · Carmen · habanera · Iberian · mantilla · corrida · toreador · Cervantes
Fretted stringed instrument
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tempoRate of musical performance
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
serenade · accompaniment · acoustic · tune · harmony · cadence · syncopation · beat
Festive event marking occasion
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
jubilee · gala · party · convivial · joyous · exuberant · lively · spirited
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- castanetsHandheld clicking percussion
- zapateadoRhythmic stamping dance technique
partner · choreography · tarantella · pasodoble · bolero · baile · clapping · paso · courting · lively
Andalusia
Spain's southernmost autonomous community
fiesta · duende · Carmen · habanera · Iberian · mantilla · corrida · toreador · Cervantes · Don Quixote
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tempoRate of musical performance
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
composition · serenade · accompaniment · acoustic · tune · harmony · cadence · syncopation · beat · Spanish guitar
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
carnival · jubilee · gala · party · convivial · joyous · exuberant · lively · spirited · pageantry
tomfoolery
Foolish or silly behavior
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- rigmaroleTedious, overcomplicated procedure
- hullabalooNoisy uproar or fuss
shenanigans · runaround · kerfuffle · brouhaha · hoopla · escapade · caper · mischief · ado · fuss
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- dancesballet, waltz, salsa, hula, polka
- Spanish Culturepaella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting, fiesta
- Latin Europesiesta, tapas, paella, fiesta, fado
- AndalusiaSeville, Sevilla, Granada, Malaga, Cadiz
- Brazilian Musicsamba, bossa nova, axe, maracatu, carnival music
fandangodirge
Mournful commemorative music
funeral march · lament · adagio · requiem · pavane
fandangominuet
Formal 18th-century dance
waltz · cotillion · quadrille · country dance · folk dance