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What is desplante?
Desplante is, in baile flamenco, a means of rounding off a series of 'escobillas',
or of signaling the end of a 'falseta', where the body displays an expression
of arrogance or acrimony.
Andrea Pirela, Venezuela
Desplante is a sudden movement of the body which is not guided by the harmony
of the sequence - quite the opposite; it makes a definitive break, catching the
body itself and the audience by surprise.
Lucero, Mexico
The desplante is a break in the dance that begins with a pre-arranged step,
to signal to the guitarist that the dancer's improvisational sequence will follow.
The desplante gives way fully to the dancer's inspiration, imagination and creativity
before returning to the set rhythm.
Tova, Rumanía
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