Flamenco Ballet Visits GNA High School

Flamenco Ballet, a professional production group entertained approx. 900 students and teachers at the Greater Nanticoke High School  on Friday December 2nd.Visiting schools from around the region came from as far as Susquehanna Common. The show exhibited cultural dances from Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Columbia and other Spanish speaking countries and cultures. The music was superb, the dancing amazing, the costumes spectacular.  Narration was given in English and Spanish stories of the origin of dance such as the Rumba, Flamenco and Tango were explained. The Jota, a Spanish folk dance was performed and it's origins explained.  The show primarily intended for the Spanish students was mostly done in Spanish.  Simple exercises like counting to 20 in Spanish entertained the students as many already were beyond the fundamental basics.  Different countries brought to the culture the variety of dance and music.  They showed how music and dance could act as a conduit for knowledge and understanding of  other people's history and background. They showed students the many countries that speak the Spanish language, their differences and similarities, folklore, history and traditions .The experience was entertaining and educational. For More visit: Nanticokehistoryonline.org