Flamenco of dress worn for the Sevillanas at the annual Feria in Seville. In traditional flamenco, young people are not considered to have the emotional maturity to adequately convey the "duende" (soul) of the genre. Therefore, unlike other dance forms, where dancers turn professional early to take advantage of youth and strength, many flamenco dancers do not hit their peak until their thirties and will continue to perform into their fifties and beyond. Flamenco Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is a professionalized art-form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain in the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Extremadura
Andalusian Spanish general Spanish may be "cantante", "músico", and "bailarín". Note that, when referring to the flamenco terms, the correct spelling drops the "d"; a flamenco "cantaor" is written this way, not "cantador". In other cases, the dropped "d" may be used in standard Spanish for terms closely associated with Andalusian culture. For example, "pescaíto frito" ("little fried fish") is a popular dish in Andalusia, and this spelling is used in many parts of Spain when referring to this dish. For general usage, the spelling would be "pescadito frito". Llanito, the vernacular of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, is based on