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16th and 17th Century Spanish Dance Treatises: Do they fill the gap between Renaissance and Baroque?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLjsXJDqs2I&t=15s

2022 Early Dance Circle Annual Lecture
Presented by Carlos Blanco

There is an important historical point here: Spanish dance sources do help illuminate the transition, but they don’t simply represent a neat “missing link” between Renaissance and Baroque dance.
The fascinating Spanish Situation:
The earliest known published Spanish Dance Treatise was not until 1642:
• Juan de Esquivel Navarro, Discursos sobre el arte del Dançado.
• Published in Seville in 1642
• It gives information about steps and technique and event uses of footprint diagrams to show movement.
That is significant because Italy already had major late-Renaissance dance manuals in the late 1500’s and early 1600’s, such as the works of Fabritio Caroso, and Cesare Negri.

So Spain appears to have a document gap, rather than necessarily a gap in actual dancing.
And this especially interesting for Flamenco.
Spanish dance was undergoing major changes during precisely this period. Dances such as the Villano, for example, appear in Spanish sources throughout the 16th 17th, and even 18th Centuries, crossing social and theatrical contexts.
That makes the period very important if you’re trying to understand the ancestry of later Spanish dance traditions. We have to be careful, thought: it would be too simplistic to say Renaissance Spanish dance / Baroque Spanish Dance / Flamenco. The historical relationship is much more complicated.

16th & 17th Century Spanish Dance Treatises: Do they fill a gap between the Renaissance and Baroque? The EDC Annual Lecture for 2022 by Carlos Blanco.We just have fiv...

See you there!

⚔️ A day on Aviles Street might include a sword duel or two.

The 3rd Annual Aviles Street Festival fills the nation’s oldest street with live music, flamenco dancing, sword-dueling demonstrations and plein air artists on September 5.

Visitors can wander through historic sites, admire new heritage plaques, and explore courtyards and renovated spaces that aren't always open to the public.

⚔️🇪🇸 Join this celebration of St. Augustine history and heritage: https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com/events/aviles-street-festival/

📸 Totally St. Augustine

So you think you know Flamenco? Check this out....

RASGUEADO
(raz-kaye-ah-doe)

Rasgueado is a signature fiery and percussive flamenco guitar strumming technique. It uses rapid, sequential finger rolls—striking the strings with the fingernails on the way out and the flesh on the way back—to create a cascading, rolling sound that drives the rhythm of flamenco.
Watch this video for a demonstration of basic finger-flicking and hand mechanics:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upKXE-1m3ys

Core Mechanics
Fingernail and Flesh: Unlike folk or pop guitar strums that use a pick or a flat bundle of fingers, rasgueado uses the back of the fingernails for sharp downward outstrokes and the flesh of the index finger for upward instrokes.
The "Flick": Fingers are cocked tightly inward toward the palm like a loose fist and snapped outward in rapid succession (typically starting from the pinky or ring finger down to the index).
Thumb Anchor: The thumb usually anchors securely on the bass strings (like the 6th string) with a bent joint, providing stability and leverage for the hand to whip the other fingers across the treble strings.
Common Variations
Three-Finger / Four-Beat Roll: The classic pattern where the ring (a), middle (m), and index (i) fingers strike down consecutively, followed by an index upstroke (a-m-i-i or similar variations).
Two-Finger / Triplet Pattern: A tighter, three-movement cycle using just the ring and index fingers to create a driving triplet feel
Five-Finger Downward Roll: A dense cascade rolling from the little finger down to the index and thumb (c-a-m-i-p), creating a full, rich wash of sound. Musical Function
Rhythmic Drive: It acts as the heartbeat for various flamenco forms (palos), marking accents, punctuating chord changes, and building dramatic tension behind singers and dancers.
Percussive Accent: It mimics the stamping feet of dancers or the clatter of castanets, transforming a harmonic instrument into a rhythmic percussion powerhouse.

The Secrets to Rasgueados | Flamenco Guitar Fundamentals with Kai Narezo Rasgueados are possibly the most distinctive technique in Flamenco....

We’ll be there!

The Aviles Street Festival is right around the corner, and we are thrilled to share the schedule of events for this exciting celebration on Saturday, September 5th!

Join us on Historic Aviles Street for a day filled with live music, flamenco dancing, historical demonstrations, local art, boutique shopping, delicious food, and fun for all ages. As we celebrate Spanish Heritage Month and the rich history of St. Augustine, we invite you to explore one of the nation's most historic streets and enjoy everything this special festival has to offer.

Be sure to plan your day using the schedule below. We hope you will join us!

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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin