Sardana

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Sardana is a traditional Catalan circle dance, often performed in public squares to the accompaniment of a cobla band and regarded as a symbol of Catalan identity and unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catalan folk dance
circle dance
traditional dance
accompaniedBy cobla band
associatedInstrument double bass
fiscorn
flabiol NERFINISHED
tamborí
tenora
tible
trombone
trumpet
associatedWith Catalan culture NERFINISHED
codifiedBy Josep Maria Ventura i Casas NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Catalonia NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Northeastern Spain NERFINISHED
danceDirection counterclockwise
danceFormation circle
joined hands
genre folk dance
social dance
historicalCenter Barcelona NERFINISHED
Empordà region NERFINISHED
historicalDevelopment modern form codified in the 19th century
languageContext Catalan language NERFINISHED
musicEnsembleType cobla
participants men and women together
variable number of dancers
performedIn public squares
performedOn festivals
local celebrations
national day of Catalonia NERFINISHED
recognizedAs emblematic dance of Catalonia
relatedTo Sardana curta
Sardana llarga
requires coordination among dancers
counting of steps
socialFunction community gathering
expression of collective identity
stepType long steps
short steps
structure alternation of short and long sections
symbolOf Catalan identity
Catalan unity
tempo moderate
timeSignature 2/4 time
typicalLocation Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona NERFINISHED
Plaça de la Catedral, Barcelona NERFINISHED

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