PALMAS
Palmas
In Flamenco, Palmas is an essential form of percussion to help punctuate and accentuate the song and dance. Good palmas can be a substitute for music, certainly in the corrillo at the end of a show. Good palmistas can assist the musicians by keeping a strong tempo, or the dancer by accentuating the end or beginning of a phrase. In any case, an understanding of palos is essential.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Palmas (music)
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.