Flamenco dance is a highly-expressive dance form, originated from the Southern regions of Spain. At its most basic level, flamenco is made up of three parts: cante (singing), baile (dancing) and toque (guitar). The dance is characterized by hand clapping, percussive footwork, and emotional intensity. Through flamenco, dancers transmit their feelings through their facial expressions and body movements and it can encompass passion, anger, sadness, pain, fear and joy. The dancer’s dress is typically black or red and the outfit is completed with a shawl, worn over the shoulders. Nowadays, flamenco has been brought to the world stage, but it will always remain an intimate art, with nothing else but the voice, the guitar and the body of a passionate dancer. ¡Ole!