Sardana - a two-step and certainly much quicker to grasp than Flamenco, has its origins in Empordà, Catalunya. It is not a typical Mediterranean folks dance it might be comparable to the Greek Siataki, as it is also a dance danced in a circle. The participants hold their hands above their heads and a band of about a dozen people starts to play the wooden flute and step by step other instruments join in. You may also join the
people dancing Sardana. If you have a
downtown Barcelona accommodation, you may join them on a sunday at noon in front of the cathedral, or saturday late afternoon, at 7pm and wednesday at 6:30 pm. also in front of the cathedral. Of course, you are not obliged to join in, you may also watch them from the street or your
Barcelona holiday apartment close to the cathedral.
Let's dance!
