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A 4 page paper that looks at the influence of Carmen Amaya in the history of flamenco dance. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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that seems to have traveled throughout the world and seemingly become part of many different cultures. It is often noted that it began with the gypsies. "Until the late eighteenth
and nineteenth century, Flamenco dance, music and song was widely considered to belong to the Gypsies, whose customs, beliefs and way of life were disdained and even hated by Spanish
society" (The History of Flamenco, 2009). It is noted that even some Jews adopted flamenco as their form of dance and musical expression (The History of Flamenco, 2009). One of
the most famous dancers in the flamenco realm was Carmen Amaya. She was a woman who took risks, traveled the world, and even danced for world leaders. She was very
much an integral part of flamenco dance in the first half of the 20th century and clearly an influence. The following paper examines her life and influence.
Carmen Amaya: Flamenco Dance According to one author Amaya is considered to be one of the greatest flamenco dancers of all time: "During
the peak of her career in the 40s and 50s, 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" (Omayra Amaya, Flamenco Dance Company, 2009). It seems that her career in dancing started
at a very early age, at the age of four, and she continued performing with her father in various music halls and taverns (Omayra Amaya, Flamenco Dance Company, 2009). When
the Spanish Civil War came into play, in the 1930s, she chose to travel around the world performing, and clearly bringing flamenco dance to parts of the world that were
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