Word: flamenco
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...what about Spain? The toreros came to Korea to win the Cup and, as usual, went back home singing piercing, lamenting flamenco songs of despair, squandered chances and conspiracies. In short, after struggling past Ireland and failing to bump Korea in traditional fashion, they resorted to the national pastimes of making excuses. They may have somewhat of a point this time, but what about the other 16? The truth is that Spain plays with the flair of the promising matador that always fails to insert the sword in the neck of the bull in the first try, which...
...audience raucously applauded the evening’s varied entertainment, which ranged from flamenco-inspired Spanish dance and a Tae Kwon Do combat scene to an interpretative painting with roller skates, among many other humorous and unusual segments...
...KELLY, 72, engineer who designed NASA's historic, insect-like lunar module that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin to the moon on July 20, 1969; of pulmonary fibrosis; in Cutchogue, N.Y. DIED. GONZALO DURAN, 78, Mexican immigrant whose handcrafted leather shoes softened the steps of many flamenco and folklorico performers; of heart failure; in Los Angeles. Duran, who counted Michael Flatley (Lord of the Dance) among his customers, started his business after a shoe clerk treated him rudely...
...told him my wig was glued to my head. Then he pulled out a bottle of vodka from his oversized Starter jacket to help me “chill.” I told him I was an advocate of prohibition. He called me a bitch. Luckily, the flamenco dancer on stage completed her routine, and I eagerly passed through the door with my raincoat and umbrella to start twirling batons to “It’s Raining...
...audience raucously applauded the evening’s varied entertainment, which ranged from flamenco-inspired Spanish dance and a Tae Kwon Do combat scene to an interpretative painting with roller skates, among many other humorous and unusual segments...