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And what do you seek?

To reach a state. If I manage to, I feel good. I like to lose myself at the right time. I aim to reach a state of complete freedom and be able to do what I feel like.

And do you always manage to reach that state?

Now that I'm dancing a lot, I nearly always reach that state one way or another. Sometimes I end up really empty. Other times, I surprise myself. But I always manage to because I enjoy myself a lot.

	Rocío Molina in 'El Eterno Retorno'

Are you open to influences?

Yes. You study other disciplines as a pupil. They're movements you can feed on. They're ways of body expression. I'm open to other influences, as long as it's good and it's done well.

Do you look at yourself in any mirrors?

I've never been one to get obsessed with anyone. But of course, I like a lot of people and that influences you. For example, right now the one I love is Israel Galván. As soon as I see him he influences me in a lot of things. But I also see a Carmen Amaya video and I die. I'm always going to enjoy whatever's good.

What's more complicated for you: dancing or creating?

The truth is that dancing isn't very hard for me. It isn't hard for me at all to enjoy it. Creating is harder for me. It might also be because I'm too demanding and not just any old thing will do. I've got to say exactly what I want to and the way I'm seeking it.

What goals or dreams are you striving for?

The truth is that so far I haven't striven for any. For the time being things have been coming to me by themselves. As long as I keep on dancing and enjoying myself, there aren't going to be any problems. As soon as I'm not enjoying myself, I might fall into a crisis. I haven't sought anything ever nor have I had to make much of an effort. Well, there's the premiere of my previous show, ‘Entre paredes’; that was a goal of mine and nobody helped me there.

Has your baile changed much over the past few years?

It changes a lot without me realizing it. This is a day-to-day thing. I already defined my way a few years ago, but from then on you evolve. It's like in everything. Things change over time.

Was ‘Entre paredes’ your confirmation, or do you think it still hasn't arrived?

It was my first premiere. I think that show was really useful to me. It wasn't like in this latest one where I've had all the support and then some. ‘Entre paredes’ helped me to realize a lot of things and be able to evaluate them at that time.

And where does ‘El eterno retorno’ go?

	"My head's on the go non-stop; it doesn't let me live"

It's something completely different. In this show I now have a team and backing I didn't use to have. And the truth is it's quite complicated to explain this show. We're talking about a myth by Nietzsche. Imagine the denseness of the subject in itself. What happens is that on stage it's really pleasant. It's as if everything you're doing at that moment is going to be repeated in the future. You therefore have to choose what you want to do very carefully. And I think that's what's happening in flamenco itself. Everything's going back to the past.

What projects are you working on?

For the time being we have to go with this show. We'll be at the next Festival de Jerez 2006. I hope to do something for Seville's next Bienal de Flamenco. I've already got the ideas in my head. But things take time to be thought over calmly and let them settle. My head's on the go non-stop; it doesn't let me live (she laughs).

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