2002 World Equestrian Games

Opening Ceremony, Royal Andalusian Extravaganza

Flamenco Dancing and Sky Action

The middle piece of the opening ceremony was reserved for the Flamemco dancers. It started with children volunteers making circles, in which dancers represented abstract horses. The horses' movements were a rhythmic dance with strings on the beats of the music. Afterwards a famous Spanish flamenco singer overpowered and oversang the enterance of a colorful batch of young Flamenco chiquitas who turned the arena into a dancing colorful sea of movement.

Before every new show segment, the crowd was dazzled by the maneuvers of the Spanish air force who did some scary loops while fuming out red and yelloz smoke, which represent the colors of the Spanish flags. A B 52 style plane cruised the sky and was a predicator for more air action. Within a few minutes ten parachutists came falling from the sky. One of them had the Spanish flag attached to his feet.