Colourful Castanets Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Castanets are often played by singers or dancers. Castanets are commonly used in the flamenco dance. In fact, Spanish folk dance `Sevillanas` is the style typically performed using castanet. Escuela bolera, a balletic dance form, is also accompanied by castanets. The name Spanish: castañuelas is derived from the diminutive form of castaña, the Spanish word for chestnut, which they resemble. In Andalusia they are usually referred to as palillos little sticks instead, and this is the name by which they are known in flamenco. Colourful castanets photographed in one of the shops in the city of Seville.