VALENCIAN DANCES

                                VALENCIAN DANCES

Popular Valencian dances were seen  in the 17^th  century and they have been passed on from generation to generation.

There are many different styles of dance but the most well known is “la jota” or “los boleros”.

Now there are more groups of Valencian dancers but there was a period why the almost disappeared.

The different styles are:

·        Las seguidillas:  17^th century

·        El fandango: 18^th century

·        El bolero: 1780

·        La jota: 18^th century

Valencian dances are not complicated but there are many turns and some people seem to find these very difficult.