Even the lines created by the body in both bullfighting and flamenco have certain similarities.
Barcelona has a large Cuban population, and as a result, the salsa is even more popular than the flamenco in certain parts of the city.
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"At a certain point, there was a lesbian flamenco dancer teaching in Reykjavik, and actually she made a pass at my girlfriend at the time.
On certain nights you'll find jazz, guitar, flamenco or other groups giving concerts.
At certain times of day the tour concentrates on the flamenco, equestrian or viticultural heritage of Jerez.
That's at the heart of flamenco -- the idea that at a certain moment, things impose themselves as an imperious, absolute, personal necessity".
And a kind of image problem: "Young people associate flamenco with the old days, with the dictatorship and a certain kind of politics," the dancer and choreographer Olga Pericet said, as she prepared for the opening night of the Flamenco Festival at City Center.
ARTE Y PUREZA For a flamenco troupe to name itself "Art and Purity" gives off certain signals.
"This is unlike flamenco, which cannot be judged simply as 'music,' since it values certain qualities above others: rhythm over voice, feeling over technique.
