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	Carmen Amaya Video Flamenco Dancing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Queen of the Gypsies, A Portrait of Carmen Amaya (1913-1963).
		Carmen Amaya brought the fury and grit of Flamenco "puro" to the international stage.
		Born in abject poverty, Carmen Amaya began to dance at the age of four on the streets of her native Barcelona.
	www2.cecomet.net /oconnell/CarmenAmaya (279 words)

	biografia
		The character of Carmen Amaya, artist that enjoyed in life the general and enthusiastic admiration of all her art colleagues, has been described by several critics, flamenco students and writers, as well as exalted by poets, among them Fernando Quiñones, author of the poem Soneto and lirics for Camen Amaya.
		Carmen Amaya, that is her name, is not a different woman in each one of her dances, as it usually happens to other big figures of the dance.
		Carmen Amaya 's appearance, her extraordinary success, gave its effects in a moment when the Spanish dance seemed to grow drowsy in a maniera that aesthetically didn't go beyond the good taste.
	www.carmen-amaya.com /english/biografia.htm (1701 words)

	Amaya
		=Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII= Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII ("Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century") is a Romantic historic novel by Fernando Navarro-Villoslada.
		Amaya is a Christian noblewoman, daughter of a Basque woman and Ranimiro, the ruthless Visigoth general.
		=Carmen Amaya= Carmen Amaya was a Spanish Gypsy female flamenco dancer.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amaya.html (389 words)

	profile
		Carmen Amaya, was an icon for her era and her own style of dancing, becoming to us the best female dancer in the history of flamenco.
		In Spain the name of Carmen Amaya has not been given the relevance it deserves and still hasn’t, that is why we want to carry her name so it will not be forgotten.
		During her time, Carmen Amaya, made the guidelines for today’s flamenco dancing, introducing the use of the feet for the dancing of a female flamenco dancer when women, to that point, were to dance mainly using the arms.
	www.carmen-amaya.com /english/perfil.htm (484 words)

	Flamenco-world.com - Carmen Amaya
		It has been said that she was the anti-academy, the anti-school and it is true that Carmen Amaya encouraged strength and speed; that she broke away from the earlier quietness of the dancers, and however she followed literally the structure of the dances as they had been previously.
		Carmen Amaya marked the difference with that dancing of hers which seemed to have been convinced more as a spiritual and aesthetic necessity than just professional exercise.
		Carmen had the most absolute domain of the "son" music, exchanging the "plant" with the one with "strike and heel".
	www.flamenco-world.com /artists/amaya/baile.htm (740 words)

	Carmen Amaya
		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.
		Carmen Amaya's career began at the age of four and throughout her childhood, she performed alongside her father in the taverns and music halls of Barcelona.
		With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's, Amaya traveled the world and achieved her greatest fame in the Americas, mesmerizing audiences from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, to Mexico and the United States.
	www.omayraamaya.com /carmen_home.html (388 words)

	Meditation on Carmen Amaya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Carmen Amaya, this diminutive person at 150 cm (the height of my shoulders) and 40 kg is one of the giants in flamenco history.
		You do not need to be interested in flamenco Carmen Amaya is at such an elevated level that she has a message to any person with the ability and willingness to open their minds.
		But in spite of this I can very easily hear that Carmen Amaya was a very great singer with fire in her voice and a formidable sense of rhythm.
	www.meditations.dk /carmen-amaya (258 words)

	Flamenco - World.com / Carmen Amaya: Life and Legend.
		Sabicas had advised Carmen’s father that they should go to Madrid, that there would be more ability to understand her dance and more of a flamenco atmosphere in which she could earn more money, and she would stand out much more.
		Carmen is seated to the left of Sabicas, and at her side, El Chino.
		And I said, "Now, Carmen Amaya, a catalán gypsy, is going to dance a little." And she went to the stage.
	www.flamenco-world.com /artists/amaya/amaya1.htm (1627 words)

	Forum 2004 - CARMEN AMAYA: Granizo sobre los cristales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Carmen Amaya is considered by the biggest masters as the best flamenco dancer up to now, despite of the fact that for the most of the people is just a name.
		Carmen Amaya's life is full of colorful peculiarities, such as the contrast between her humble origins and her subsequent success (including sharing a theatre with Frank Sinatra to dancing in front of the president of the United States).
		Carmen would have died young if she had not got rid of the toxins that were poisoning her by dancing.
	www.barcelona2004.org /eng/eventos/espectaculos/ficha.cfm?idEvento=4111 (545 words)

	Dancer History Archives by StreetSwing.com - Carmen Amaya - Main Page
		Carmen was a contemporary Spanish and Flamenco dancer.
		The Amaya Theater was built in her honor in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
		Amaya danced in "La Historia de Los Tarantos" which was to be her last film appearance before her death in 1963.
	www.streetswing.com /histmai2/d2amaya1.htm (126 words)

	Especial Carmen Amaya. Homenaje en el 40 aniversario de su muerte y el 90 de su nacimiento.
		I met Carmen Amaya during the filming of the movie Los Tarantos, in February of 1963 [Sara Lezana played the part of the girlfriend].
		Carmen was a petite woman, lean and high-strung, with a great big personality.
		Carmen’s dancing is timeless, her style cannot be imitated.
	www.deflamenco.com /articulos/carmenamaya/saralezanai.jsp (644 words)

	Carmen Amaya
		If you have seen Carmen Amaya in Los Tarantos (shortly before she died) and wonder about what you had missed not seeing her in her younger years, this video is for you.
		Carmen Amaya was 16 years of age and the magic of her powerful and entrancing dancing is here.
		For those who know Carmen Amaya, words are insufficient to describe this greatest of Flamenco bailaoras: electrifying, mesmerizing, a volcano.
	members.aol.com /catalinas/camaya.htm (223 words)

	Amaya's Gypsy Fire: A Video Review By Shira
		In 17 minutes of vintage fl and white film from the 1930's and 1940's, Carmen Amaya demonstrates the stunning technique and compelling stage presence that led to her fame.
		Amaya offers a glimpse into the history of this dance form that I found to be informative and enjoyably presented.
		Amaya's research into the history of flamenco and its relationship to the Moorish cultural influence in Spain offers an interesting look into how belly dancing, the Roma, and flamenco are all historically related.
	www.shira.net /videorevws/amaya-gypsy.htm (1081 words)

	Carmen Amaya Lyrics Albums Review
		The CD is actually titled "Carmen Amaya: Amaya's and Sabicas".
		It has 7 historical Carmen Amaya numbers accompanied by Juan Maya Marote etc. (no Sabicas), then 4 with Amaya+Sabicas from Decca DL 9925 (Garrotin, Cuando pa Chile me voy, Columbianas, Sevillanas; the first 2 are somewhat poorly mastered) then 4 historical non-flamenco Sabicas tunes which are part of P 1011 on the Planet label.
		Carmen Amaya Carmen Amaya Lyrics are property of their owners & provided for educational purposes only.
	www.mp3-lyrics.com /albums_review-Carmen+Amaya.asp (140 words)

	Interview with Jocelyn Ajami about "Queen of the Gypsies" the story of Carmen Amaya, 12/02
		Instead, she followed Omayra Amaya for three years to produce "Gypsy Heart." Though Ajami was born in Venezuela and had heard about flamenco all her life, she says she didn’t really know the dance’s origins or much about the culture surrounding it.
		Born in Barcelona in 1913, Carmen began dancing flamenco as a child.
		Having access to the Amaya family proved crucial to the project’s success, and she interviewed a number of people who danced or played music with Carmen Amaya.
	www.newenglandfilm.com /news/archives/02december/ajami.htm (1509 words)

	Review of :Gypsy Fire" for the Gilded Serpent
		Carmen Amaya is shown in movie posters and news photos from the 1930's.
		Amaya provides rich description of this dancer's early background as a performer alongside her father in the cabaret's in Barcelona and chronicles her worldwide performances through the 40's and 50's.
		Carmen dances and fixes the audience with her signature gaze and uses attack and force which is
	www.gildedserpent.com /Articles2/mashuqamayarev.htm (769 words)

	Omayra
		Omayra Amaya's legacy is one of a deep and proud gypsy flamenco tradition.
		The daughter of Olga and Curro Amaya and grandniece of arguably the greatest Flamenco dancer who ever lived, Carmen Amaya, Omayra accepts the responsibility of her heritage with the same passion and uncontrolled vagrancy of Gypsy spirit as those of her lineage.
		Omayra Amaya co-founded and was a co-director of The National Conservatory of Flamenco Arts in Albuquerque, NM.
	www.omayraamaya.com /omayra_home.html (543 words)

	Cultural Stage of Art
		The ferocious talent and extraordinary life of flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya burn up the screen in director Jocelyn Ajami's documentary about a woman who changed the rules of her art forever.
		If you have seen Carmen Amaya in Los Tarantos (shortly before she died) and wondered about what you had missed not seeing her in her younger years.
		Carmen Amaya was 16 years of age and the magic of her powerful and entrancing dancing is here, not to mention listening again to the haunting ballad of María de la O. A wonderful movie to see again and again.
	www.culturalstageofart.org /readarticle.php?article_id=4 (656 words)

	Flamenco Arts Festival -- Calendar of Events
		Amaya died at the age of 50, but left a flamenco legacy of innovation that forever affected the dance form.
		On the 40th anniversary of her death, Carmen Amaya’s legacy is as alive and vibrant today as it was during her lifetime.
		Amaya was born in 1913 in Barcelona to a poor gypsy family of dancers and musicians.
	www.flamencoarts.org /2003/calendar.html (1093 words)

	Irvine Barclay Theatre
		Juana Amaya is a true gypsy from the family los negros de Ronda, and the niece of Diego del Gastor and Luis Joselero, from Morón de la Frontera.
		“Carmen” opened at the Teatro de la Maestrana as part of the Bienal de Arte Flamenco and later toured throughout Spain.
		Juana Amaya is known for her strength and theatrical delivery when she is dancing.
	www.thebarclay.org /flamenco2002/bio_juana.asp (325 words)

	Artistas Flamencos - Carmen Amaya
		La personalidad de Carmen Amaya, artista que gozó en vida de la admiración general y entusiasta de todos sus compañeros de arte, ha sido glosada por diversos críticos, flamencólogos y escritores, así como exaltada por los poetas, entre ellos Fernando Quiñones, autor del poema Soneto y letras en vivo para Camen Amaya.
		En los bailes de Carmen Amaya se ha querido ver con exageración un carácter morboso, truculentamente patético, con correspondencia a una moda mundial que desorbita los sentimientos clásicos.
		La aparición de Carmen Amaya, su éxito extraordinario, surtió su efecto en un momento cuando la danza española parecía adormecerse en un manierismo que estéticamente no iba más allá del buen gusto.
	www.tristeyazul.com /artflam/camaya01.htm (1661 words)

	Dance Magazine: Queen of the Gypsies: a Portrait of Carmen Amaya - Dance magazine recommends: documentaries—the ...
		CARMEN AMAYA, the legendary hurricane of a drawer in the flamenco tradition, is the subject of this superb documentary.
		In one of the many touching moments, Amaya confesses that she felt badly that her singing didn't live up to her father's expectations.
		But Amaya was so exhausted from her take-no-prisoners style that she would sometimes throw up after her performances.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_2_78/ai_112905923 (407 words)

	carmen amaya \| Doing my Homework
		Carmen Began dancing at the age of four, she danced through her native streets of Barcelona on her way to fetch water from the towns well.
		Carmen seeks advice from everybody she possibly knew and builds a strong foundation which took her along ways.
		However Carmen was never an angel in school and got expelled at the age of seven due to her obsessive dancing nature.
	www.doingmyhomework.com /show_essay/38794.html (150 words)

	Carmen Amaya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She was invited by Frankin Delano Roosevelt in the forties to dance in the White House in 1944.
		Amaya is buried in the Cementiri del Sud-Oest on Barcelona's Montjuïc.
		This page was last modified 19:10, 26 October 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carmen_Amaya (91 words)

	Carmen Amaya - Die Kunst des Flamenco von Mario Bois
		Carmen Amaya - Die Kunst des Flamenco ist die erste Biographie dieser großartigen Tänzerin von unvergänglichem Ruhm.
		Carmen Amaya hat dem Flamenco mit ihrer künstlerischen Leistung zu einem wesentlich erweiterten Publikum verholfen, das betrifft zunächst die immense Zahl der Zuschauer, die sie zu begeistern vermochte.
		Carmen Amaya Amaya (1913-1963) wurde als Tochter eines Gitarristen und einer Tänzerin in Barcelona geboren, im Zigeunerviertel El Somorrostro.
	www.anda.de /kiosk/buecher/MarioBois_CarmenAmaya.php (474 words)

	Amaya - Flamenco Dancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Omayra was in her mother's womb when her parents, Olga and Curro Amaya, were performing around the world with the company of one of the most famous Flamenco dancers, Carmen Amaya.
		Since the majority of Amaya gypsies were involved with the dance, Omayra was constantly exposed to singers, dancers and guitarist of Flamenco.
		She had a first class education in Flamenco dance form because her parents had been professional and her aunt, Carmen Amaya, has had great influence in her technique and style.
	www.imagination-unlimited.net /studio36/gypsyheart/amaya.htm (499 words)

	Flamenco, Los Tarantos (DVD PAL), Carmen Amaya
		Carmen es la revolución flamenca y le mando mis cariñosos saludos al cielo, que es donde seguro que está.
		Comentario: Mirando a "Los Tarantos" tengo un sentimiento de profundo respeto y admiracion para Carmen Amaya.
		Carmen tenia tanta belleza, tanto carino, era una muy buena persona.
	www.flamenco-world.com /tienda/shop.php?vshopferca=33cb18a4b01eed47a32572e807e3b2cd&op_shop=best&id_cat=&op_shop=show&id_prod=3281&id_cat= (505 words)

	Foros Zambra :: Flamenco :: looking for videos or film footage of Carmen Amaya and Lola Flores
		In Maria Amaya's video titled Gypsy Fire, there is footage of 4 of Carmen Amaya's incredible performances.
		Carmen dances a fiery Alegria solo, but with her company, and is not even mentioned on the video jacket !!!!.
		I also can refer you to the book "Carmen Amaya o la danza del fuego", by Mario Bois (spanish and german edition) and where I have a prominent part in describing Carmen's dance and style.
	www.zambra.com /foros/read.php?7,7 (1234 words)

	SF Flamenco Shop
		QUEEN OF THE GYPSIES, a Portrait of Carmen Amaya (1913-1963) is a feature length documentary, produced and directed by filmmaker, Jocelyn Ajami.
		This biography is the first American film portrait of Gypsy dancer, Carmen Amaya, who brought the fury and grit of Flamenco "puro" to the international stage.
		This is the most comprehensive portrait of Carmen Amaya, to date.
	www.sfflamenco.com /resources/shop.html (199 words)

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