A baile (which means 'dance' in Spanish) or baile entremesado is a short theatrical piece in the
Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) tradition.
It consists of an elaborate production number with singing and dancing, and is used between the acts of a
''comedia''. Bailes were humorous performances featuring elaborate choreography and acrobatics. Their themes were usually unrelated to the main performance during whose intermission they occurred.
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Baile is closely related to '']entremés Entremés, is a short, comic theatrical performance of one act, usually played during the interlude of a performance of a long dramatic work, in the 16th and 17th centuries in Spain. Later it became the sainete.
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References
Theatrical genres
Spanish Golden Age literary genres
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