http://dressforflamenco.com/2009/02/castanets/ All about Flamenco Costume Mon, 07 May 2012 01:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dressforflamenco.com/2009/02/castanets/#comment-52974 Marisa Mon, 07 May 2012 01:06:11 +0000 http://dressforflamenco.com/?p=196#comment-52974 Hi Stephen The debate about what's "pure" and not will probably rage forever. The truth is, nobody knows what flamenco dancing was like in its "original" form, because there's no written records of it anywhere until the 19th century. Castanets must have come from somewhere! Hi Stephen
The debate about what’s “pure” and not will probably rage forever. The truth is, nobody knows what flamenco dancing was like in its “original” form, because there’s no written records of it anywhere until the 19th century. Castanets must have come from somewhere!

]]> http://dressforflamenco.com/2009/02/castanets/#comment-1214 Stephen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:28:06 +0000 http://dressforflamenco.com/?p=196#comment-1214 Hi, I was interested in your comment about castanets not being 'purist'. When I was in Seville we avoided the shows they do for tourists and went to a 'back street' club (we managed to extract directions from the tourist information office there) which did flamenco - and yep, there wasn't a castanet in site! And much the better for it. Just a shame that people are paying 30 euros or more to see an unauthentic show in unauthentic surroundings. Guess that's what 'tourism' is all about. Just my thoughts Stephen. Hi,
I was interested in your comment about castanets not being ‘purist’. When I was in Seville we avoided the shows they do for tourists and went to a ‘back street’ club (we managed to extract directions from the tourist information office there) which did flamenco – and yep, there wasn’t a castanet in site! And much the better for it. Just a shame that people are paying 30 euros or more to see an unauthentic show in unauthentic surroundings. Guess that’s what ‘tourism’ is all about.
Just my thoughts
Stephen.

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