MADRID – Spain's flamenco world is stomping its heels with joy now that UNESCO has declared the quintessential Spanish genre of music and dance an art form the world should treasure. Performers of the ...

Dancers from Spain’s Ballet Teatro Español de Rafael Aguilar perform flamenco during a rehearsal at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2006. Chiang Ying-Ying/Associated Press During the ...

Created in the southern Andalusia region of Spain, flamenco is rooted in the complex multi-cultural and ethnic society of southern Spain from the 16th and 17th centuries. Dancers in Spain recently ...

First there was the late, great Cuban jazz pianist, Bebo Valdés, who collaborated with Spanish flamenco legend Diego El Cigala on their exceptional album Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears) in 2004. Their ...

Hold onto your hearts, dance lovers. Flamenco is known to steal them. That most emotional art form of dance and music is back for the annual fiery taste of Spain. You can enjoy a brief invigorating ...

Albuquerque is home to the biggest flamenco gathering in the world outside Spain. One family has a lot to do with New Mexico embracing the art form. Flamenco is a music and dance form strongly ...

Kristina Martinez waves a red shawl back and forth as she dances around the stage. Her hands cut through the air, whipping the cloth from side to side, as if she's trying to agitate a large beast. "It ...

Driving up Interstate 55 on my way to visit Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater last month, my GPS flashed a notification: Tornado warning. Like an on/off switch, torrential storms battered my car ...

MADRIDMADRID — Spain’s flamenco world is stomping its heels with joy now that UNESCO has declared the quintessential Spanish genre of music and dance an art form the world should treasure. Performers ...

The popularity of flamenco has exploded in the last four decades. You can find its distinctive percussive footwork from Tokyo to Israel to Toronto, throughout Latin America, and in Miami, New York, ...