Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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. She is often hailed as "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever" [1] and "the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco dance."
José Greco (né Costanzo Greco; December 23, 1918 – December 31, 2000) was an Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer known for popularizing Spanish dance on the stage and screen in America mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Romani dance in Slovenia. This is a list of dances of the Romani people. Among the many styles of Gypsy dance, the most famous is the flamenco dance, the traditional dance from Andalusia in Southern Spain. Other Romani dance styles are Ghawazee (Egyptian Gypsies), Rom (Eastern European Gypsies) and Tsjengui (Turkish Gypsies).
Aug. 23—"La Emi" returns to Heritage Hotels & Resorts with a new flamenco show on three stages in northern and southern New Mexico. Emmy Grimm, who goes by "La Emi," is a renowned flamenco ...
Lyrics to Romani songs are often sung in one or more dialects of the Romani language, and dance frequently accompanies Romani music performance. [9] The quintessentially Spanish flamenco is to a very large extent the music (and dance, or indeed the culture) of the Romani people of Andalusia. [10] Romani people sometimes also perform Hip hop. [11]
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.
In their primitive stages, soléa, as well as jaleo, seem to have been linked to Gypsy environments in several towns of the provinces of Cádiz and Seville. The golden age of the soleá is considered to be the last quarter of the 19th century, at the time when the "café cantante" (musical café) was the preferential venue for flamenco artists.
Aniya la Gitana (Aniya the Gypsy) was the stage name used by Ana Amaya Molina also known as Anilla la de Ronda (1855-1933). She was a Spanish flamenco guitarist, singer and dancer. She was a Spanish flamenco guitarist, singer and dancer.