![]() It started getting interesting for me when someone linked to a comparison of what is considered ‘race’ in different countries – something that is white in the US is non-white elsewhere, and something that is white elsewhere becomes non-white in the US and gets all the privilege that come with it or loses the privilege it had (+ there was a bit about what was considered non-white earlier in the US history vs. Lola Flores is worth you gals having look at too if your interested in great women along these lines. Flamenco is one of the Highest art achievements of human potential and she was the undisputed Queen. Magnificent people as reflected in their art. It’s also probably more polite to them the Cale peoples (with a dash over the E like in cafe) as its more polite than Rom and not as general. The offender would get lynched in Catalonia. The person calling the her “a dude” got under my skin a little, sorry. She’s “the” Bailaora (same root as the word Ballet) of the 20 century. And yes Carmen was wonderful and a living legend. So if “you” feel it, no one can really argue with you, but it is a kind majority rules shared experience kind of deal if you get me LOL. Paola is right on it of course, but Duende’s closest English translation is the magical spirit or atmosphere an event or performance can evoke, and can be tempered by its own descriptive adverbs Alegrias Joyful, or Hondo (Jondo) Deep or non existent for instance. Patrick Bensard, director and founder of the Cinémathèque of Dance in the French Cinémathèque It is a dance that is marked by fire, whose thirst could only be quenched through death”. “She was from the race of the rebels, of those people who stray from the beaten track and ordinary rules, who only show that there is suffering in their dancing, like there is suffering in existence, and a rage for living. Her lightning footwork, faster than the eye could comprehend, made audiences dizzy”. Alternately appearing in flamboyant gowns and her preferred tight matador pants, she exuded the pansexual, virtually demonic charisma of a rock star. Serious, sultry and unpredictable, she commanded instant attention. “Rhythm, sensuality, drama were part of her arsenal of magic. She made shockwaves with her unusually passionate and fiery dance while wearing traditionally masculine clothing, but today these styles are taken for granted in flamenco. She often danced in matador pants- in fact, she preferred the pants and jacket to a dress. Her heavy, stomping, lightning-fast footwork had been reserved for male flamenco dancers before, but she combined her intricate footwork with a feminine grace and style. ![]() She was invited by Franklin Roosevelt to dance in the White House in 1944, and also by Harry Truman in 1953.Ī pioneer in flamenco, Carmen combined traditionally feminine and masculine flamenco dance into her own unique style. In the 1930s, Carmen began to travel the world, and became famous especially in the Americas, mesmerizing audiences from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, to Mexico and the United States, where she danced in several films. By her teens she was known around Spain and as far as Paris. Though she never studied dance formally, she started dancing at a very young age, travelling around to taverns and halls and performing with her father. She also often joines her dance passion with her study at the department of anthropology in Ljubljana, where she researched history, dance and culture.Carmen forever changed the art of flamenco with her dancing. ![]() Manca is the artistic director and choreographer of the Amaya Dance Company which last toured Europe with the Infusion Project show and the director of Tribal Bliss festival in Ljubljana. In fall 2009 she joined the Bellydance Superstars as a guest Tribal dancer on their European tour of England, France and Morocco. After a decade of practice, she also became a certified yoga teacher in 2015. In San Francisco, where she trained extensively, she got certified in Suhaila Salimpour Level 2, in American Tribal Style® (ATS®) and also deeply nurtured her love of yoga. ![]() Manca credits Rachel as the most important influence on her own teaching techniques and dance style. She is based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she also runs her own dance and yoga school and directs her dance company.įor many years, Manca was the teaching assistant of Rachel Brice at the annual Belly Dance Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica. ![]() An international dance artist – Manca Pavli is constantly touring the world, teaching and performing Tribal style belly dance. ![]()
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