(noticia) Gala de Andalucia's Fluid Flamenco Footwork

Monday, February 20, 2006; Page C04

Merche Esmeralda, above, and Manolo Marin were exuberant and vivacious performers. (Photos By Flamenco Festival Usa)

Flamenco doesn't get any better than Friday's Gala de Andalucia that closed the Sixth Annual Flamenco Festival in Lisner Auditorium. Festival fans have come to expect all-star lineups, but the five Gala artists, headlined by Merche Esmeralda and Manolo Marin, were more like a mini hall of fame.

Backed by a superb musical ensemble, they pulled off one tour de force after another.


The youngest dancers, Adela and Rafael Campallo, opened with the lyrical "Paso a Dos," crafting a filigree of sinuous torsos and circling arms.

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