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Among COVID's Victims in Spain: Flamenco

Graham'¯Keeley'¯

   MADRID - Flamenco, the plaintive music of Spain, faces the worst crisis
   since the Civil War.

   The'¯thundering stomp of the dancers -- called zapateando -- has been
   silenced across the nation, another casualty of the pandemic.

   Although Spain has been open for tourists since June, only a trickle of
   foreign visitors have arrived during what is normally the busiest
   season.

   Their absence is a death knell for flamenco halls -- called'¯tablaos --
   which depend on holidaymakers who provide 90% of their income.

   The tablaos, which take their name from the raised wooden floor on
   which dancers stamp their feet, remain closed.

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