LL-L "Etymology" 2008.03.02 (06) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.03.01 (03) [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Etymology

> My theory is that sometime around then the dance came to be renamed
> flamenco ("Flemish," much like other dance forms came to be known as
> "Schottisch," "Allemande," "Polka" (Polish), etc.). Some people claim
> that the roots of the name existed before the Reconquest, that it is
> merely a reinterpretation of Arabic-derived Andalusian *fela(h) mengu
> 'singing peasant'. Note also that flamenco was at one point in time
> used interchangeably with gitano 'gypsy'.

Yes, that theory seems much more sound. But more importantly, the
connection with Fleming still holds, so I can use this new theory to
harangue my father about it even more  :)

I don't remember clog dancing having that sort of stamping, I'll have to
look out for it again. I used to be somewhat into flamenco as spectator,
though I could play a decent flamenco guitar (once again in the face of
parental protests who insisted I must be doing it all wrong, which of
course was because I was doing it right!), so hopefully I could make an
informed comparison if I saw the clog dance.

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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