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From the dance corps to the head of the bill

	Ángel Muñoz (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

Close attention must be paid to the dance corps of the already consolidated companies, since they take in many of the future top figures. Ángel Muñoz, for several seasons María Pagés' lead bailaor, now puts on solo shows such as ‘Robándole al alma’ (‘Stealing from the Soul’). Already coming out of the same company to go solo is a very young bailaora, Málaga-born Rocío Molina, who made a very successful début at Flamenco Festival USA 2004. A great many good bailaores have come out of the Andalusian Dance Company dance corps. Standing out is Úrsula López, currently the lead dancer of the Spanish National Ballet, a regular guest of Andrés Marín and on the way to going solo. A similar career is that of her colleague Elena Algado, who she shares the splitting of Carmen Amaya with in the show ‘La leyenda’ (‘The Legend’).

Antonio Canales' company has been a prolific breeding ground, especially for male bailaores. Juan de Juan is the main find, though also excelling are Pol Vaquero, David Paniagua and Ana Salazar, both in the facet of baile and cante. Cristina Hoyos has waved her magic wand over El Junco, making him the star of her private company's shows as well as those of the Andalusia Flamenco Ballet which she now directs. Javier Latorre's company, with shows of a local Spanish motif like ‘Rinconete y Cortadillo’ and ‘Triana’, has or has had in his group of bailaores artists with outlooks of the likes of Fuensanta la Moneta, Daniel Navarro, Rosario Toledo, Adela Campallo, Daniel Doña... Some of these bailaores of the future have even joined forces to go solo after training in companies, tablaos and leading schools, as is the case of Marco Flores and Manuel Liñán, who are now presenting the co-production ‘Dos en compañía’ (‘Two's Company’).

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