Florence sips champagne from the dance of Spain

I have tasted Spain. I have experienced the passion, the sound and the dance of Spain.
Last night I was given an appetizer....... it was titillating and I was left wanting.....
I have seen Carmen as opera, and I have seen Carmen as ballet .....
Now I have seen Carmen as flamenco with the full force of a Spanish world...
The color,
The rhythm
The sound
Women in full dress and mantilla
Flounces
Men in high waisted pants
Bolero
And heels
Tapping
Pounding out the sensuality and emotion
Of the story of Carmen
I listened to the music from two 12 stringed guitars
A flute
A percussion drum
One man beating the rhythm with his hands
And the dancers telling the story of sad love.
I came out of the theatre with no words
Into a massive crowd of thousands in the square.... thousands
Which one is Spain?
I think this night
I found what I wanted
And it is not the buildings, though they are beautiful
It is not the streets
I saw it in the countryside through which I walked and I saw it again tonight.
Viva España!!!!!!!!