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Escobilla is the footwork section of a dance such as alegrías.
Krystyna Gunderman, U.K.
Escobilla is the whole section of footwork in dance. This section is like a
composition where the dancer composes music with continuous footwork to the repetitious
rhthym of the guitar (for example in palos such as alegrías or soleares).
Pinar Dinlemez, Turkey
Escobilla is a part of the alegrías where there is footwork that sounds
like a tandem machine, or the roaring of a train. This part is accompanied by
guitar playing and palmas, and the rhythm gradually increases until the end of
this portion.
Sheba Bergman, Israel
Escobilla is the part of alegrías que where the bailaora has a chance
to show off her 'taconeo'; it's like a solo performed by the bailaora. It usually
comes after a silencio.
Errol Putigna, U.S.A
Escobilla is when the dancer is sweeping the floor with rhythmical-repetitive
footwork.
Virginia Vega, U.S.A
Escobilla can mean a section of dance in alegrías or soleares, in which
the dancer improvises around a repetitious musical phrase.
Liora Inozemtsev, Israel
Escobilla is used to describe the rhythm section of a dance, referring to dance
steps. Most common in alegrías, it usually includes both zapateado and
redoble.
Joaquim, France
The escobilla is the clack of the dancer's heels, the falseta of the guitar
and the cantaor's 'silencio' passage, which make up the footwork percussion of
flamenco.
Nuria Lanzagorta Piñol, Mexico
Escobilla is the phase of a flamenco dance where the bailaor shows off with
a foot-stomping zapateado solo.
Gianni Sinigaglia, Italy
In flamenco dance, escobilla generally refers to a long section of footwork.
On flamenco guitar, the footwork is accompanied by a melodic part.
Kourosh Saysan, Canada
Escobilla is the featured footwork of the dancer, found in alegrías.
Hugo Aguayo, United States
Escobilla is a section of dance in the middle of alegrías, soleares
or seguiriyas, in which the dancer improvises around a repetitious musical phrase.
Voitek, Poland
Escobilla is a zapateado where the performing bailaora gives her own personal
touch, moving her arms and body together in harmony, and with the most intense
flamenco expression on her face. In general, it is performed shortly before the
close of the piece.
Jennifer, Costa Rica
Escobilla is a zapateado which is extremely precise in terms of sounds and
details.
Emanuel Blanca, Costa Rica
Escobilla is an intermediate passage, within alegrías, where there is
no cante.
Karlos Vega, Peru
Escobilla: a part of flamenco dance where the feet are the only sound to be
heard.
Ana Isabel Ranchal, Spain
Escobilla is a very important and emotional part of flamenco dance with rhythmic
emphasis on the footwork technique. Zapateado and redoble are the components of
escobilla.
It requires a lot of dance practice and enthusiasm, inspiration and exciting rapidity.
Nadja Merker, Germany
Escobilla means zapateado. Bailaores demonstrate their talent and good taste
through the use of this technique.
Andrea Dilorenzo, Italy
The escobilla is a zapateado sequence within flamenco palos such as alegrías.
It is introduced in time with the compás or on the off beats, making a
perfect musical complement.
Mariela, Mexico
Escobilla is all the footwork in baile flamenco which can be accompanied by
a shift to a quicker tempo, and which may be interspersed with the lyrics of the
cante.
Ricardo Alvarado, Chile
Escobilla is an extended sequence of footwork combinations designed to demonstrate
the proficiency of the dancer.
Bob LaSalle, United States
Escobilla is the part of flamenco dance where the bailaor's footwork takes
center stage.
Nuria Cazorla, Spain
Escobilla is the part of a dance performance where the bailaor uses his zapateado
techniques as a form of interlude for the cantaor.
Waléria Toledo, Brazil
Escobilla is the very soul of the bailaor transported to his feet, transforming
all of life's joys and suffering into flair and energy.
Carmen, Brazil
Escobilla is the part of a dance where bailaores or bailaoras perform a tap-dance;
the focus of this part of the dance is on the feet.
Juliana Helena Pamplona, Brazil
Escobilla is the part of the music which is used for a display of footwork.
Alejandra, Argentina
Escobilla is the step most common in alegrías or soleá in the
'solo de pies' section.
Roger Scannura, Canada
Escobilla is the part of a dance performance when the bailaor discharges all
of his energy through rapid steps, or through steps which gradually build up speed
until they reach the point where the bailaor can go no faster. One of the steps
that can be used in an escobilla is called the 'carretilla'.
Constanza, Chile
Escobilla is the part of a dance performance por alegrías or por soleá,
where all eyes are on the zapateado.
It does not accompany cante; it can be performed with guitar, with percussion
or with no accompaniment.
Cristina, Spain
Escobilla is the part of a flamenco dance where the focus is on the footwork,
the zapateado. It can be accompanied or unaccompanied by guitar or percussion,
but it is where the footwork takes the lead.
David Burroughs, United States
Escobilla is the part of the dance in which the dancer does a unique piece
of footwork, accompanied with special music on the guitar. The footwork of the
escobilla starts off slow and rises to a rapid rhythm.
El Nino, Israel
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