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Belén Maya. Rara avis

She could appear in the ‘lineage’ section for being the daughter of Mario Maya and Carmen Mora. Also in that of the ‘new Sevillian school’ for having drawn on that classic source. She fits in the tablaos section, since she made her début at Zambra, Café de Chinitas and Corral de la Pacheca. Moreover, she has leapt from the dance corps of ballets such as the Andalusian Dance Company, Mario Maya Company and Carmen Cortés Company, to her solo career. Belén Maya is capable of dancing classic cantiñas dressed in a bata de cola to Mayte Martín's cante and dancing with one shoe missing to the sound of non-flamenco music in ‘Fuera de los límites’ (‘Beyond the Limits’). The artistic capacity of this bailaora born in New York is impressive, as can be appreciated in the film ‘Flamenco’ by Carlos Saura. Rara avis.

Belén Maya (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

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