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In Spain, the pandemic is killing the nation’s most iconic artform — flamenco – ABC News
It’s a dance synonymous with Spain, but as the coronavirus pandemic drags on into another year, can flamenco survive?
Sweat pours from the lead dancer’s long, flowing hair as his feet pound the wooden platform in the small cafe.
Next to him, a guitarist strums furiously with his bare fingers while another dancer claps and cries: “Asi se baila!” (That’s the way to dance!) .
The room seems to shake as the performance builds to its blood-tingling climax.
It’s a rare night of flamenco in one of Barcelona’s last functioning tablaos, the venues that once showcased Spain’s emblematic dance of love, loss and pain.
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