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Adam -> RE: Palmas participation of audience members (Nov. 11 2010 19:03:23)
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Ahh, the Chien Andalous ALWAYS had tourists palmas! And they always sat way up front next to the stage because tourists take the 10 PM start time to mean arrive at 9:45, and the locals take it to mean arrive at 10:30, lol.
The impression I got is that if you're at a juerga or some other SOF (Spontaneous Occurance of Flamenco), like Kate said people might start doing palmas, otherwise keep quiet. Though I thought I remember some of the local flamencos at smaller bars like the Chien Andalous and even the Eshavira chiming in too. I definitely remember one gitano at the Eshavira showing his girlfriend and then me some compás patterns during one of the shows [:D]
I think the deal is, if you're a tourist, don't do it because you'll be terrible, and if you're outside of Spain, don't do it because it's not part of the culture and you're likely in more of a concert environment anyway. I think, within reason, it's more or less kosher if you're in Spain and know what you're doing (and it's not an actual concert), but I definitely don't know for sure what the rules are.
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