In an essay on play and theory, Federico Garcia Lorca pointed to this form of art as embodying irrationality, earthiness, and a heightened awareness of death.
In an essay on play and theory, Federico Garcia Lorca pointed to this form of art as embodying irrationality, earthiness, and a heightened awareness of death. That authenticity of expression is duende. Hand claps, finger snaps, and taconeo, or heel stamps, are all used to keep compas, the rhythm of this dance. It's not traditional, but certain styles of this dance utilize a pair of clicking chestnut shells called castanets, and female dancers bun their hair and wear shawls over ankle-length ruffled red dresses. Shoes for this dance are embedded with nails to sharpen the sound of toe- and heel-clicking. For 10 points, name this Spanish dance from the Roma that involves circular twists of the wrists. 
In an essay on play and theory, Federico Garcia Lorca pointed to this form of art as embodying irrationality, earthiness, and a heightened awareness of death.
flamenco [prompt on dance before "rhythm of this dance"] 