Flamenco Dance "jota"

This Claims to be a flamenco....But you all be the judge...it's not my favorate flamenco show...but interesting..according to a viewer, the dance is called "jota"

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Entertainment

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• Flamenco
• Dance
• Seville
• Catalan
• Spain

[SeniorLengua]

Flamenco? LOL! This is a well-known jota from Aragon (North-Eastern Spain), nothing to do with flamenco! Jota is a completely different Spanish folk dance, associated to Aragon like flamenco is associated to Andalusia (South of Spain). There are many distinct dances all over Spain (muñeiras, sardanas, isas, stick dances...) This one, jota, is probably the most 'Spanish', as it's widespread in the country with regional variations, even if flamenco is the famous one at international level.

[y2takerredmachine]

i saw this in sevilla at a flamenco show....but you're right it's CLEARLY NOT flamenco :)

[InsaneBailarina]

Hi! the noame os this dance is Jota...its a spanish folk dance :)

[y2takerredmachine]

thank you for the information..i will change it :)

[aaronDG23]

tenemos nuestra celebración de la ONU y vamos a representar a España. lo que la danza folklórica española podría sugerir?

[starlightshimmers]

@theintelligent1973 And for your information, as much as I love the Spanish-Filipino dances, nothing can beat our Islamic dances, which are way more complex and advanced. Way before the Spaniards came, the Philippines was part, at certain periods in time, of the Sri Vijayan and Majahpit Empires in Southeast Asia, and we were already rich in gold and pearl. Before we encountered the "Spanish language" we already knew Classical Sanskrit and Old Malay.

[starlightshimmers]

@theintelligent1973 What...? The same can be said for the Latin Americans, yet no one are calling them monkeys. Philippine folk dance is unique because you have everything from Islamic royal dances such as Singkil, to Spanish dances such as the Jota.

[starlightshimmers]

@theintelligent1973 What...? The same can be said for the Latin Americans, yet no one are calling them monkeys. Philippine folk dance is unique because you have everything from Islamic royal dances such as Singkil, to Spanish dances such as the Jota.

[theintelligent1973]

Get a load of the primitive filipinos imitating their masters the Spaniards. Gee, just one look at those monkeys and I'm reminded of Darwin.

[sam74]

There are many versions of the Jota dance from Spain and all the her former colonies. Jota Aragonesa, Jota Manileña, Jota Caviteña, etc. Spain has many folk dances as well. It's not just flamenco, although it's marketed that way.

[BelegAlastor]

VAYA JOTA MAS TRISTE!!! El baile de la dolores es de mas rasmia. hay que brincar mas... y el vocalista...... ejem.. mejor no comento

[Darchdemon]

does any one know the name of the music ???? 

[Mesanchel]

This is the "Jota de la Dolores", and has absolutely nothing to do with flamenco.

It is a "Jota Aragonesa" (northern Spain), and flamenco dance it just in Andalusia (Southern Spain).

In Spain there are many more dances flamenco.