Fairmount Spanish Dancers at the Cleveland Museum of Art's International Cleveland Community Day
The Fairmount Spanish Dancers dance is based on classical, folk and flamenco style with emphasis on castaneting, heelwork, traditional movement and style. They are the only company in Ohio dedicated to performing the infinite variety of Spanish Dance.
They performed at the 2017 Cleveland Museum of Art's International Cleveland Community Day.
A highlight of the 6th annual Holiday Celebration of Cleveland's Diversity held in the atrium of the Global Center for Health Innovation in the Cleveland Convention Center by the International Community Council-Worldwide Intercultural Network (ICC-WIN) was the multicultural fashion show.
Models Marian Anzalone, Mary Courtney and Saundra Bohl wearing regional costumes of Galatia Spain, Aragon, and Andalusia.
The Fairmount Spanish Dancers dance is based on classical, folk and flamenco style with emphasis on castaneting, heelwork, traditional movement and style. They are the only company in Ohio dedicated to performing the infinite variety of Spanish Dance.
Fairmount Spanish Dancers
This video is one of their performances at the ICC-WIN party.
Fairmount Spanish Dancers from the Fairmount Center for the Arts performed at the Cleveland Museum of Art's International Cleveland Community Day on October 4, 2015.
Spanish dance is based on classical, folk and flamenco style with emphasis on castaneting, heelwork, traditional movement and style. Advanced levels include development of choreography and improvisation.
Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power.
Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights.
The government continues to battle the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist organization, but its major focus for the immediate future will be on measures to reverse the severe economic recession that started in mid-2008.