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The Impact of Traditional Dance on Physical Fitness and Coordination in Spain

Ana María García

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Besides being a cultural phenomenon, traditional Spanish dancing effectively improves coordination and physical fitness. The research investigates the complex effects of ancient Spanish dance styles, including jota, flamenco, and sevillanas, on the physical health of its practitioners in Spain. By analyzing the expressive gestures, rhythmic footwork, and cultural importance of these dances, we find the many ways that these dances improve cardiovascular health, muscular strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination. We also explore traditional Spanish dance's social and emotional dimensions, emphasizing how it may support mental health and participants' feelings of cultural identification and belonging. Moreover, the social dimension of traditional Spanish dance cultivates a feeling of unity and inclusion among participants, establishing a nurturing atmosphere where people may strive towards their health objectives while relishing the delight of dancing. Dancers create connections via group courses, rehearsals, and performances that cut over cultural divides and bring people from all walks of life together through a common love of movement and expression. To sum up, traditional Spanish dance integrates creative expression, cultural legacy, and physical well-being in a comprehensive physical training and coordination approach. From its beginnings in the many areas of Spain to its widespread appeal on the international scene, traditional dance is a living example of the timeless power of music and movement. This study illuminates the transformational potential of traditional Spanish dancing as an art form and a way to improve physical fitness and coordination by referencing historical perspectives, cultural context, and scientific research.

Keywords: Traditional Dance (TD); Spanish Dancing (SD); Physical Fitness (PF); Coordination (CC); Cultural Legacy (CL).,.

María Dolores Molina Poveda, Eduardo Galak

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The advent of cinema brought with it its use as a propaganda device with which to transmit ideals and doctrines. As a result, newsreels and cinema documentaries were born with the aim of showing the «most relevant» news of the country and abroad, the former with a shorter duration. In this study, the Spanish NO-DO and «Sucesos Argentinos» are used as primary sources to interpret the images and imaginaries that were projected between 1943 and 1955 on female physical culture. The intention is to understand the official discourse of both political regimes on what Argentinean and Spanish society should be like, especially by questioning those meanings about women. In total, 69 issues of NO-DO and 14 editions of «Sucesos Argentinos» have been found which aim to show female physical culture in this period. The female physical culture shown in both newsreels was aimed at strengthening women’s bodies so that they could carry out their «natural functions» (mother, wife, housewife), as well as highlighting their «inferiority» in relation to men through lower impact activities and the homogenization of bodies through clothing, and the performance of the same exercises in synchrony. And all this in countries with different regimes, but which, in the end, coincided.

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female physical culture, NO-DO, Sucesos Argentinos, propaganda, audio-visual images

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