Spain: The most popular dance in Spain is the flamenco. The flamenco is the traditional dance in Spain and it includes a singer,a guitar player, dancing, hand clapping and finger snapping. It is strongly associated with Romani people in Spain. In the recent years the flamenco has become much popular around the world and is now taught as an activity in non- Hispanic countries most likely in the United States of America and japan. Flamenco music was recorded in the beginning of the 18th centaury. the flamenco is a mixer of different dances such as Gypsy, Arabic and Sephardic. The dance is suppose to express the feeling of happiness and this is why it is performed in happy and nice occasions.

Lebanon : the most popular dance in Lebanon is called the Dabke, it is a form of a circle and line dancing. The line forms from right to left and it's mostly preformed in weddings and happy occasions. There are many instruments used to play the beat of the song that is used in the dance.(The Oud, The mijwiz, The tablah, The daff, The arghul). This dance was used to scare away evil forces to protect there security.

Hello, my name is Lara Assaf and for my environmental studies project I am doing a blog about the geography of dance around the world. dance is a form of entertainment, I always had an interest in dancing from when I was little and that's why I chose to do a blog about this topic. I hope you learn something and enjoy reading about the geography of dance from different countries.