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DictionaryflamencoAndalusian performance style
noun / adjective

flamenco

fluh-MENG-koh/fləˈmeŋkəʊ/

An expressive Andalusian style of music and dance.

The flamenco dancer stamps his heel while the guitarist accompanies him.

An Andalusian flamenco dancer performs a forceful heel stamp while a seated guitarist accompanies him, conveying the intensity of both dance and music in a spare performance setting.
Etymology
flamencoSpanishFlemish; Roma dancing

Spanish flamenco meant “Flemish” and was also applied to Roma people and their Andalusian dancing. How the Flemish label acquired this use is uncertain.

In context

Town Meeting TV45:56
it comes to Italy as a dance that's that is danced with castanets and strumming guitars a little bit like flamenco
Baroque Dance Rhythms - Music that Moves the Heart and the Feet - 10/12/2018

More examples

  • She studied flamenco singing in Andalusia.
  • The performance combined flamenco rhythms with modern choreography.
  • A sharp heel strike marked the flamenco sequence.

Forms

flamenco