Bolero (Spanish dance)

Bolero is a Spanish dance in 3/4 time popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

[3][4] Bolero was performed as a solo or partner dance with a moderately slow tempo, accompanied by guitar and castanets, and with lyrics in the form of the seguidilla.

In the 20th century, flamenco's popularity led to the almost extinction of the escuela bolera, which continues to exist in Seville.

The genre's legacy also lives in the works of many classical composers such as Maurice Ravel, whose most famous piece is named after the dance, Boléro.

Over time, many classical composers wrote pieces inspired in the genre: Some art music boleros are actually based on the habanera, a Cuban adaptation of the French contredanse which was often featured in French opera and Spanish zarzuela.