(artículo) Flamenco dancer footloose in Israel

Jun. 2, 2004 22:19
Flamenco dancer footloose in Israel
By TIA GOLDENBERG

An Israeli dancer graciously donated her own dancing shoes to a member of a Spanish flamenco troupe performing in the Israel Festival, after the dancer's suitcase – and in it, her dancing shoes – was lost on the trip here.

The Paco Pena Flamenco Dance Company arrived in the country on Sunday from Spain only to find that two suitcases, belonging to a dancer and a singer, were missing. One suitcase carried a pair of dancing shoes.

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"They are very personal things, dancing shoes," said Pilar Ortega, the dancer who was forced to improvise and use another pair.
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