fandango
noun
fan·dan·go
fan-ˈdaŋ-(ˌ)gō 
plural fandangos
1
: a lively Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time that is usually performed by a man and a woman to the accompaniment of guitar and castanets
also
: music for this dance
2
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This summer, for instance, the Fourth of July fandango will take place in Camden, New Jersey, not all that far from where the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Apr. 2024
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass The best free music fandango in — well, arguably — the entire world returns to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Lia Cirio as street dancer Mercedes and Tigran Mkrtchyan as matador Espada smoldered in the fandango.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
En Garde Arts’ bilingual and interactive play with music about a group of Latin American immigrants gathered to share their stories at a fandango event in the U.S.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
For fans of Latin jazz and socially stirring music of any kind, this fandango should be hard to match.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022
In the play, a group of these immigrants gather at a community center for a fandango, which is a festive celebration where stories are brought to life through live performance, music and dance.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2021
The festivities include a barbecue, hay rides, fandango dancing, a roping demonstration, music and both a live and silent auction.
—Steven Wayne Yvaska, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
At the same time, musicians from Veracruz began accepting invitations to travel to California to hold fandango workshops, amid a new wave of interest in roots music among American listeners.
—Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Apr. 2024
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass The best free music fandango in — well, arguably — the entire world returns to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
Lia Cirio as street dancer Mercedes and Tigran Mkrtchyan as matador Espada smoldered in the fandango.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
En Garde Arts’ bilingual and interactive play with music about a group of Latin American immigrants gathered to share their stories at a fandango event in the U.S.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
For fans of Latin jazz and socially stirring music of any kind, this fandango should be hard to match.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022
In the play, a group of these immigrants gather at a community center for a fandango, which is a festive celebration where stories are brought to life through live performance, music and dance.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2021
The festivities include a barbecue, hay rides, fandango dancing, a roping demonstration, music and both a live and silent auction.
—Steven Wayne Yvaska, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
At the same time, musicians from Veracruz began accepting invitations to travel to California to hold fandango workshops, amid a new wave of interest in roots music among American listeners.
—Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
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fandango
noun
fan·dan·go
fan-ˈdaŋ-gō
plural fandangos
: a lively Spanish or Spanish-American dance
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