Flamenco goddess Carmen Amaya.My father was from Spain, so even though I was born and mostly raised in the U.S., the music of my childhood was solely European classical and flamenco. That’s why my upcoming novel is named, “Flamenco & the Sitting Cat,” and here flamenco my marvelous visit to Madrid merits a post of its own.
When it comes to flamenco, Seville gets all of the attention. Madrid’s Casa Patas, however, was amazing!!! My photos turned out awful — instead, here’s someone else’s video from another show. Each night features different performers. As terrific as these young girls are — the adult performers were even better!!!
How I wish young girls everywhere knew that beauty has little to do with popularity, wealth, youth, and plastic surgery. If only every single one of them was encouraged to artistically express unrestrained exuberance, anger, strength, fury, humor, and passion. The beauty of flamenco is very different from that of Hollywood…
All-time flamenco goddess, Carmen Amaya…
Flamenco star of today, Sara Baras…
Next, in Part 4, Madrid hostess par excellence Henrietta Fielden, her home, and her pets — all delightful enough to merit a separate post and a video!
Other posts about our memorable vacation:
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
French Basque Country: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bayonne, and Biarritz
Madrid, Spain — Part 1 — Part 2 — this post (Part 3) — Part 4
Have you ever been enchanted by a country’s special dance?
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That first video with the girls dancing Flamenco was fabulous. I have never seen kids dance it, only adults. Loved it!
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Thank you for sharing your adventures, can see the world through your eyes!… I am afraid that this is one dance I will have to decline, but I still dance to the music of life… 😉
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover, acquire new friends and gain knowledge of yourself and the world.” Samual Clemens aka Mark Twain
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It’s true, Dutch, that we can’t do everything — so in those cases we’re fortunate to occassionally live vicariously 🙂
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Great post, da-AL. My youngest daughter is into dance, but she’s never tried the flamenco.
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Hopefully some day she’ll get a chance to try it 🙂
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Fabulous .. I love Spain 🙂
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It is truly a fun visit 🙂
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I haven’t been out of my country actually. But I would love to see other cultures and the dance which comes along with it.
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I am sending you good thoughts that someday you’ll have visited all the places you’d like to see 🙂
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Wow 😍 thank you for that. It really mean a lot to me.
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