flamenco - baila!

Flamenco is a form of art that ​ (a)   in the south of Spain, made ​ (b)   of three parts: guitar playing ("guitarra"), song ("cante"), and dance ("baile").

• originated
• up
• came
• from

Choose the most detailed description:

• the dancer is wearing a dotted dress

• the dancer is wearing a long red dress

• the dancer is wearing a colourful, patterned dress

• the dancer is wearing a long, red, polka-dotted, sleeveless dress

The dance is characterized by graceful, but fast, often ​ ​ (a)   hand movements. Dancers also ​ (b)   their feet a lot. It all ​ (c)   passion and a lot of emotion.

• abrupt
• stomp
• conveys
• brings about
• swirls
• jump

'abrupt' means:

• fast but gentle

• fast and sudden

• slow and delicate

• no idea

charactacterized by sorrow:

• sorrowed

• sorrowy

• sorrowless

• sorrowful

sorrow means

(mark all the correct answers)

• sadness

• pleasure

• passion

• melancholy

Match the following

• a hair-pinned flower

• 
• shawl

• 
• castanets

• 
• ruffled dress

• 
• frills

• 

mark all that is true about a flamenco dress:

• it can be short and tight-fitting all along

• it was first worn by Gypsy women

• it's ruffled, often patterned

• it used to be terribly heavy in the past

Only women can dance flamenco.

• yes

• no

Here the dancer is holding a ___, another popular flamenco ___.

• fun, prep

• fun, item

• fan, prop

• funny, accessory