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Desplante is, in baile flamenco, a means of rounding off a series of 'escobillas', or of signaling the end of a 'falseta', where the body displays an expression of arrogance or acrimony.
Andrea Pirela, Venezuela

Desplante is a sudden movement of the body which is not guided by the harmony of the sequence - quite the opposite; it makes a definitive break, catching the body itself and the audience by surprise.
Lucero, Mexico

The desplante is a break in the dance that begins with a pre-arranged step, to signal to the guitarist that the dancer's improvisational sequence will follow. The desplante gives way fully to the dancer's inspiration, imagination and creativity before returning to the set rhythm.
Tova, Rumanía

Desplante is a dance step which indicates an approaching break in the dance. A climactic point in the dance.
Liora Inozemtsev, Israel

A desplante is a stop, marking the point where cante or guitar cuts in.
Ana Otero, Australia

Desplante is a forceful cut in the bailaor's activity.
Maria Fernanda Menendez Acuña, Costa Rica

A desplante is a stop marked strongly with the dancer's foot.
Myriam Leonard, Belgium

Desplante is the transmission of energy from one foot to the other. One foot stamps hard, normally with the sole, and the other foot follows through with the force of the first, moving in the opposite direction. It is a brusque movement of both feet at once. It shows the power with which one shoe hits the floor, and at the same time the gentleness with which the other accompanies it, brushing across the floor so discreetly.
Amalia Megías, Spain

Desplante in baile flamenco is the point where the bailaor(a) makes a type of announcement, captivating the audience under his or her spell, transmitting a powerful sensation.
Julio César Jiménez, Mexico

Desplante in baile flamenco is a series of energetic foot-stomping movements, used to round off a sequence of different steps.
Antonio Lucena, Spain

To demonstrate the skill of the dancer, the desplante is often placed at the end of the cante and provides a climax and a closing.
Sheba Bergman, Israel

Desplante is a step consisting of three or four stamps, used to round off phrases.
Olga Berrio, Colombia

Desplante is a brief inspirational passage in the dance, where the dancer and the dance become indistinguishable from one another.
David Burroughs, USA

Desplante is where we end or begin a step with forcefulness, with 'poderío', with 'arte'.
Carmen, Spain

The desplante is a display of defiance toward others, in flamenco dance it can be witnessed when the bailaor challenges another dancer or musician, and also challenges the audience.
Rebecca Estrada, Mexico

The desplante is a flamenco dance step. The bailaor(a)'s torso is held rigid while one of the feet stamps firmly and the other is stretched out diagonally at floor level.
Nuria Lanzagorta, Mexico

Desplante in baile flamenco are forceful stamps on the floor used as a 'remate' to round off other steps. On guitar this corresponds to the simple strumming movements which come at the end of the melody. It is used to give bravado and 'duende' to the dance.
Juan José Revidiego, Spain

Desplante is the precise and unexpected cut in an accomplished dancer's routine.
María Fernanda Menéndez, Costa Rica

Desplante is a series of sharp stamping movements used to round off other steps, executed during the strumming of the guitar at the end of the melody.
Gianni Sinigaglia, Italy

Desplante is a means of expressing what the soul feels; we can find it in the expression, in the posture and in the euphoria of the artist.
Anabel, Spain

Desplante is a climatic point in a dance which is usually preceded by a 'llamada'.
Roger Scannura, Canada