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Armstrong, Lucile. Dances of Spain II - North-East and East. David Leonard, 2021.
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Lucile Armstrong

Dances of Spain II

North-East and East
  • David Leonard
  • 2021
  • Gebunden
  • 42 Seiten
  • ISBN 9781914311147

'There are other dances in Aragon,' says the author of this delightful book, 'but when the province is mentioned every Spaniard I have ever met preens himself and remarks, "Ah! La Jota".' There are indeed other dances. Mrs. Armstrong, a widely known authority on Spanish Dances and author of 'Dances of Spain: vol. I', in this series, takes us through the great province of Aragon, from the Pyrenees to the borders of Valencia, to busy Catalonia, and to Valencia itself, where Catalan and southern influences meet, Catalan delicacy softening the rigid grace of Andalusia. Everywhere she shows us the dances of the people: the famed Jota, the Sardana - of which, as she says, much has been written, and a great deal of it nonsense - and less-known dances such as the Dance

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