Seguidilla

SEGUIDILLA (sometimes written Siguidilla), a popular national dance of Spain. The origin of both name and dance are uncertain; it existed in La Mancha in the time of Cervantes (see Don Quixote, Part II, chap. 38), but there is no evidence to show whether it is indigenous, or introduced into Spain by the Moors. It is however certain that from La Mancha it spread all over Spain, and it is still danced in both town and country. Seguidillas are divided into...