This woman is dancing
Flamenco
This bird is called a
Flamingo
FLAMENCO IS AN ART FORM...NOT A BIRD*
Two very different things.
mistaking the two words is very common
People are more aware of the flightless pink birds that stand on one leg
than they are of the dynamic and expressive art form that comes from the South of Spain.
than they are of the dynamic and expressive art form that comes from the South of Spain.
Below are two videos, see if you can tell which one is flamenco and which is a flamingo.
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Did you guess the first one is flamenco?
CORRECT!
So when someone says they flamenco dance, you won't be the one to say,
"Oh, you flamingo dance?!"
Because you know the difference.
"Oh, you flamingo dance?!"
Because you know the difference.
*There is one exception. The Spanish word for the flamingo is 'flamenco'. So sometimes people who speak Spanish do mean the bird when they say flamenco but the word flamingo is never used to describe the art form.