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Carmen Amaya (2 November 1918 – 19 November 1963) occasionally known by the stage name La Capitana, was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Additionally, she is the sister of flamenco dancer Lorenza "La Chunguita" Flores Amaya, and cousin of famed flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya. La Chunga started dancing when she was six years-old in the "Ca La Rosita", a well-known bodega for the Romanì community in El Poble-Sec. It was at this time she was discovered by painter Francisco "Paco ...
The livelier speeds are chosen for dancing, while quieter rhythms are preferred for the song alone. One of the structurally strictest forms of flamenco, a traditional dance in alegrías must contain each of the following sections: a salida (entrance), paseo (walkaround), silencio (similar to an adagio in ballet), castellana (upbeat section ...
It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style. It is the first part of Saura's 1980s flamenco trilogy, and is followed by Carmen (1983) and El amor brujo (1986). The film depicts Antonio Gades and his dance company performing a flamenco adaptation of Federico García Lorca's play Blood Wedding. As with all Saura's flamenco films, the ...
Woman dancing in a traditionally-styled flamenco dress with ruffles and polka dots, holding a manila shawl A matador's elaborately decorated chaquetilla, part of the traditional bullfighting costume. The Dance of the Twisted Bull (Spring/Summer 2002) is the nineteenth collection by British designer Alexander McQueen for his eponymous fashion house.
Fellow flamenco dancer Pablo Rodarte, now a Cedar Crest resident, said he first encountered Benítez 59 years ago, when at the age of 19 he left the U.S. to study in Spain.
Ana Morales started her professional career in the Teatro de La Maestranza during the Bienal de Sevilla 2000 with the show Puntales, directed by Antonio “El Pipa”.In 2001 she joined the Compañía Andaluza de Danza (CAD) and toured national and international theaters and festivals for four years with the following shows: Encuentros, Picasso, Paisajes, José Antonio Ruiz's La Leyenda ...
Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]) is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Murcia.