(noticia) Flamenco show electrifies audience

Troupe performs Spanish dance routine
By James Klaunig Jr. | Indiana Daily Student | Monday, October 24, 2005
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Lead dancer and artistic director José Porcel used his troupe of four women and four men -- including himself -- to present the percussive multicultural spectacle of flamenco dance Saturday at the IU Auditorium.

Dancers performed 10 pieces, stomping their thick-heeled shoes while twisting and spinning their arms, legs and torsos. This created an overall interesting visual interpretation of the music played by a line of musicians behind them.

The style of dance, like the music itself, incorporates various cultural influences that all congealed in the gypsy culture of 15th-century Andalucia, Spain. Flamenco is reputed to be the fusion of several styles of dance and music, including Indian, Jewish and Arabic.

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