(noticia) The mother of New Mexico flamenco

Soledad Santiago Vural I The New Mexican
July 29, 2005

When the flamenco dancer kicks up her skirt and grasps its frills to her waist, it's so you can see the fire of her footwork. If you know the compás -- the time or rhythm she is stomping -- you know whether she is dancing a bulería, a fandango, a soleá, an alegría, or a rumba. Flamenco is a precise language spoken by the body to articulate the soul. And sometimes flamenco is a way of life from which there is no escape.

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