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unusual facts about flamenco dancer



Greenwich Village Chatter

It included profiles of notable artists, such as wood carver John Lacey, who specialized in carving and painting images of birds, and flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya in the October 1946 issue.


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Carmen on Ice

During the rehearsals the skaters were also coached by flamenco dancer Cristina Hoyos.

Dos guitarras flamencas

The two had met while working for José Greco, a talent agent and flamenco dancer, and had composed most of the pieces while touring around the world with him.

Eva Yerbabuena

Again, in 2001 she featured in Mike Figgis' film, Hotel, as a Flamenco dancer.

Considered to be a prominent Flamenco dancer of our time, many prestigious awards have honored her work, including Premio Nacional de Danza in 2001 (National Dance Award in Spain.) Among dancers, Eva Yerbabuena has collaborated with Manolete, Merche Esmeralda, Javier Latorre, Joaquín Cortés, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Pina Bausch.

Isabel Bacardit

On request of the cultural centre Las Condes of Santiago de Chile she builds a large scale sculpture out of papier-mache and acrylics: "Bird Woman" which is dedicated to the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya.

Jewish dance

In 2010, Silvia Duran, an Israeli flamenco dancer, was honored by King Juan Carlos I of Spain for training generations of flamenco dancers at her studio in Tel Aviv, The citation was awarded for her "contribution to the culture of Spain and the Spanish people.

La Chunga

Micaela Flores Amaya, La Chunga (The Difficult Woman), (Marseille, ~ 1938) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and painter of naïf art.

Laura del Sol

Laura del Sol (born 27 November 1961) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and film actress, specially well known for her titular role in Carlos Saura's 1983 film Carmen.

Rafael de Utrera

Rafael became more well known in the world of flamenco in the year 1997 when famous Spanish flamenco dancer Cristina Hoyos invited him to join her cast on her world tour.

Roberto Noble

He and the 25-year old Flamenco dancer, who had little in common, soon developed a relationship.

Soledad Miranda

The first child of Portuguese parents, Soledad (whose name translates as solitude or loneliness) was the niece of the famous Spanish singer-actress-flamenco dancer Paquita Rico.