![]() She proved a great success: for weeks on end every seat in the theatre was filled with people wanting to see Carmen dance solo, only accompanied by ten guitarists. After spending a short time in small tablaos and nightclubs, the businessman Juan Carcellé hired her for his next show and formally presented her at the Coliseum in Madrid. This was enough to convince father and daughter to set off for the Spanish capital. The guitarist Sabicas, who at the time was one of the few artists on the Spanish art scene who understood flamenco, convinced her father to leave Barcelona: Her arrival in Madrid, however, came all the more quickly. Thus, the prestigious dancer Vicente Escudero wanted to incorporate her into his dance company and present her in the USA however, this proved impossible because she was not old enough, and so her debut on American soil was postponed for a few years. ‘Your girl has something that needs to be taken very seriously but here it will lead to nothing.’Īt this point in her life, Carmen’s fame and reputation in flamenco dancing crossed borders, and everyone, whether critics, professionals or aficionados longed to discover her merits. They would give one performance daily, then continued by night at other nearby cafés cantantes, as they had always done, until daybreak. Thousands of visitors flocked to the international pavilions, which included Pabellón Andaluz, where guitarist Miguel Borrull ran a tablao and hired the Amaya family with La Capitana as the main attraction. ![]() In 1929 the World’s Fair was held in Barcelona. The four-year-old girl would sing and dance to the sound of her father’s guitar, and once the performance was over he would pass his hat around the audience. ![]() Accompanied by her father, a guitarist nicknamed ‘El Chino’, they would wander through the districts of El Paralelo and Las Ramblas every night until dawn. Carmen’s talent for singing and dancing come to light at an early age, a point which marked the end of her childhood. It was in this peripheral location, specifically in Barracks 475, that the great Roma dancer Carmen Amaya Amaya came into the world as the daughter of José Amaya and Micaela Amaya Moreno. It was a suburb seldom frequented by the people of Barcelona, who considered it dangerous territory – a form of atavistic prejudice that inevitably extends itself to all Roma settlements. The undersigned/student also certifies that they are covered by a medical insurance plan and when asked will present the needed information for approval to attend and participate at Amaya Dance.At the beginning of the twentieth century, El Somorrostro was a beach on the outskirts of Barcelona, full of humble and dilapidated barracks which were inhabited mostly by Roma. The undersigned/student, personal representatives heirs, executors and successors hereby waive any claim of accidental and or negligent tort damages or injury against Amaya Dance, its owners, invitees and instructors at 2726 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063 to include adjacent parking areas and driveways. I hereby represent and certify that I am in good physical condition, and have no diseases, injuries or other physical or mental conditions that would impair my ability to participate. Participation in these activities is voluntary and entirely of my own free will. I personally, totally and completely assume all risks involved or in any way related to my participation in these classes or private instructions, whether known or unknown to me at the present time. Furthermore, I acknowledge that there may be risks not known to me and or not reasonably foreseeable at this time. In consideration of being allowed to attend the Studio the undersigned/student acknowledges that learning various dances are physical activities and that participation may result in serious injury including death, and or other damage, due not only to the undersigned/students actions, inaction or negligence, but also to that of others associated with and or present at these or other classes. Signing this waiver also means that the undersigned/student releases Amaya Dance and its owners and instructors from any liability in case of injury or death from or related, directly or indirectly, to dance instruction at the Amaya Dance Studio on Fondren Road in Houston, Texas. By signing this waiver of claims and liability the student, parent or guardian acknowledges that they have read this agreement and will abide by all rules of INSTRUCTORS AND AMAYA DANCE. ![]() All students must sign this waiver of claims and liability. ![]()
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