Ball de bastons
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Ball de bastons (Catalan for "stick dance") is the name of a folk dance native to the Catalonia region of Spain. Various different traditions are encompassed in the phrase, but normally the dancers will all carry one or two sticks (bastons) traditionally of holm oak, about 40-50 cm long and 5 cm thick. The dances often include elaborate patterns of stick-clashing.