The performance of two typical Spanish dances presented by Compania Flamenca Victor Rojas and two dances from Mexico from the Sima Ballet team amazed the audience at the Opening Ceremony of the Sriwijaya Festival 2024. Thousands of spectators were amazed by the rhythm and dance that were rarely witnessed live in the city of Palembang, Friday (6/21/2024)
The first dance from the Spanish delegation was danced by senior dancers who were so graceful and energetic. There were five dancers wearing colorful scarves and black dress costumes, swaying gracefully playing their scarves and graceful movements.
Meanwhile, the second dance from the Spanish delegation with flamenco movements which are famous for their rhythmic pattern movements that come from the stomping of the dancers’ feet, such as the heels, toes, and the entire soles of the feet. This time it was danced by five female dancers and two male dancers. The male dance movements also look like the Matador movements with a red cloth that is waved as if to ward off the bull’s movements in the Spanish Matador culture.