Origins of Flamenco Flamenco art, traditional music, songs and lyrics of the gypsies from Andalusia in southern Spain. It Developed over several centuries from Indian, Gypsy, Moorish, Andalusian and other roots. Flamenco music and dance entered polite society in the early 19th Century as " cafe entertainment ." Cante (song) is the core of Flamenco and like "baile" (dance) it has three different forms; first is Grande or Jondo (deep or profound), intense, profound songs, tragic in tone, and imbued with "duende" (soul) , the transformation of the musician by the depth of the emotion; second is Intermedio (intermediate), moderately serious, the music sometimes oriental- sounding, and third is Cante Chico (small) light songs of exuberance, love and nature. Flamenco individual genres includes Bulerias (make fun) the more serious  Soleares and its lighter descendant : the Alegrias, the Fandangos grandes or serious adaptation of a lighter non Romani genre, the Malagueñas, an offshoot of the Fandango, and  cante grande, such as the Seguiriyas, Gitanas and Saetas. Both: text and melody of these songs, like Flamenco dance, are improvised within traditional structures such as characteristic rhythms and chords. The  Zapateado, intricate toe and heel clicking steps, characterizes the male dance.The traditional female dance is based more on grace of body and hand movement. The Castañuelas found in Andalusia Dance, are not traditional to Flamenco. Song and Dance may be accompanied by jaleo, rhythmic finger snapping, hand clapping and shouting.