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Carmen Amaya - The Queen of the Gypsies

submitted by batmanuel

1 decade 7 years 9 months 1 week ago

Carmen Amaya dancing in the movie "Maria de la O", 1939

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Carmen Amaya is considered by many to be one of the greatest flamenco dancers who ever lived. During the peak of her career in the 40's and 50's, she was an international cultural icon who combined fury with tenderness—a wild, exotic woman with the fierce pride of Spain and the uncontrolled vagrancy of the Gypsy spirit. Flamenco today is deeply indebted to Carmen Amaya. Through her artistry and virtuosity, she effectively altered the history of flamenco dance forever. She crossed the traditional boundaries of flamenco by teaching herself the fast and furious footwork usually reserved for the male dancer.

Expired in Queue - 4 day limit.

Pretty shocking this was allowed to die in the Queue. Shows that even with all the collectives and stuff, great stuff still gets lost.

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Saving this video from queue deletion, sending it to the top of the queue for one more try. Originally submitted on Tuesday 20th February 2007 (save called by gold star member farhad2000)

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