A baile (which means 'dance' in Spanish) or baile entremesado is a short theatrical piece in the

Spanish Golden Age The Spanish Golden Age (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Siglo de Oro'', , "Golden Century"; 1492 – 1681) was a period of literature and the The arts, arts in Spain that coincided with the political rise of the Spanish Empire under the Catholic M ...

(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. Baile is closely related to ''

entremés In 16th- and 17th-century Spanish drama, an entremés (plural entremeses) was a short, comedy, comic theatrical performance of one act (drama), act, usually played during the interlude of a performance of a long dramatic work. The ''entremés'' form ...

'' and '' mojiganga''.

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