And they all danced a fandango on the points of their toes.
Presently she heard the music of the fandango.
The use of the pebbles after the manner of castanets, the division of the dancers into two sets, their advance and retreat toward and away from each other are all suggestive of the Spanish bolero or fandango.
They have also two favourite dances, called a fandango, and a bolero, both extremely lively and graceful.
Who is that man, off to the right, dancing a fandango? asked Johnson.
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It offers a welcome reprieve from the two steps forward, one step backfandangothat has exasperatingly characterised the process over the past two years.
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Therefore, there is nothing of merit in thisfandangoof indignation about lack of consultation.
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The "fandanguillos" (little fandangos) are livelier, more festive derivations of fandangos.
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The meter offandangois similar to that of the bolero and seguidilla.
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Sungfandangois usually bipartite: it has an instrumental introduction followed by variaciones.
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In extreme situations, "fandangoon core" may lead to the overwriting of operating system code, possibly causing data loss or system crashes.
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Anyfandangowhich is not traditional by a creation of a more recent singer.
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However, in fandangos andfandango-derived styles, fourths and sixths can often be found, especially at the beginning of each line of verse.
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Sungfandangousually follows the structure of cante that consist of four or five octosyllabic verses (coplas) or musical phrases (tercios).
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This style, along with his rasping singing voice, propelled him to become one of the most respectedfandangosingers of his generation.
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As the rest of the songs in this category, it derives from older folkloricfandangostyles.
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Many musicians and dancers frequently perform in the center in the nights, especially on special occasions and events of celebration or commemoration, notably thefandango.
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He was also an extraordinary interpreter of fandangos....
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Fandangoreportedly gave access to their customers' credit cards to the third party.
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Finally, any hints of regular rhythm were dropped and singers started creating personal forms or variations from traditional fandangos with no time signature at all.
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