THE SPANISH DANC
IS TH SPANISH SANCE EX STINCT?escuela boleroa
Bailes regionales,bale de teatro.
Yje rich varity of the forms and different perspective of the apanish cult Spanish culture and art.
THE SPANISH DANC
IS TH SPANISH SANCE EX STINCT?escuela bolero
INESITA IN PANADEROS DE LA FLAMENA
RECENT WEEKS I RECEIVED AN EMAIL NESSAGE FROM AYOUNG SPANAIRD DECLARING HE HAS BEEN A A HUGE FAN OF MINE SINCE HIS YOUTH. THIS IS BASED ON MY FILMWORK OF THE PAST. IT APPARENTLY IS FOCUED ON MY PERFORMANCE IN THE NOW FAMOUS MOVIE HERER COME THE GIRLS STARRING BOB HOPE AND A UNBER OF OTHER STARS THIS FILM HAS BEEN SEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IS NOW ON THE YOUTUBE AS A ICON OF rthat era. This man, Jorge Moreno del valle is a Hollywood historian and has exhits pertaining to films of that period (the 1950’s
Iwas asked to provide phots of myself from the movie and I finally was able to send an envelope of photos of myself in the costume of my performance. This gentleman lives in corodoba spain and the photos are now in his possession ready to be placed in an exhit which is attendied by visistors to the archive and share in this history.
It is an interesting story and in some ways relates to the ongoing work on the documentary still in proprogress.
A photo of INESITA in a performance of Fandango de Huelva
IN THE RECENT POST FEATURING THE VIDEO OF PETER HAJIOFF AND HIS WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO MY WORK, HE INCLUDED AVERY EARLY PHOTO GRAFT OF MINE MADE WHEN I WAS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE,
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN BY A PROMENNIENT PHOTAGHER BY THE NAME MORRICE GOLDBERG WHO HAD MADE IMAGES OF FMAOUS FILM STARS SUCH AS BETTE DAVIS AND OTHERS OF THAT ERA,
pETER PURCHASED THIS PHOTA FROMTHE DISPLAY OF PICTURES OF MINE i AUTOGRAPHED IT TO HIM AND HE FRAMED IT, i WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER AND HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY MEMORY.
this gentleman attended a performanc e of mine in 2917recorded his admiration for my work in the attached video, this man came as a guest with my friend and producer Claudia Wells anan was greatly inpressed by the performance, Haover he does not speak of the elements of the dance per se bu marvels at the fact that I amd dancing at this freat age !! I was very pleased by his reaction and amd his remarks about my being an inspiration.The genlemans name is PeterHIS NAME IS PETER HAJIOFF.
THANK YOU PETER!!
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FORGRING AHEAD
On June 3rd my friend and fellow artist the actress, Claudia ?Wells visited and made plans to finalize the faleed documentary of my work and life. This project has been in process for three years and remains an important part of my story.
The aim is to present a summation of what camebefore and then to finalize the presentation. We hope this will come to comedian.
An informal photo of Inesita and Claidia Wells taken during the final session on July 4th, 2822
UPdate
We hS THE final ah shoot on July 4th 2022 it was successful and we are pleased with the work!!
In thinking about thehe dance as a profession and the dedication it requires to fulfill the dream, I ind that the public in general regards thei wotk as a hobby or whim that one engages for a time and then leaves it aside to pursue a more traditional life path,’ Some are of the opinion that a dance typically has ten good years and that it seems sensible to put thei aside for a more reliable life. experiece
in the case of the Spanish dance flamenco in particular the pursuit of excellence in thei field is .astonding dinfly diffucult and demands sacrifice. i this seems and exageration an I have had many discuddions with others in this discipline and it is true that it sonetimes can take most of sones youth to achieve the excellence one strives for.Above all it is the exaltation of the moment of joy and all that the dance stands for. Exaltation!WITH DANCE GESTURE ON EXPRESSES WHAT CANNOT CONVET WITH WORDS1
one dancer friend of mine declared it takes fifteen lifetimes to learn all of it, so much for the consensusSome say now that the Spanish dance is extinct, What a pity if this is true, The rich vocabuary and atrong trDITION OFFEREF A LARGE SCOPE TO ANYONE WILLING TO STUDY SERIOSLY.
Picyured is an image from several years back with Stamen, Benjamin and Guillermo Gonzalez the cantaor saccompaning Inesita during an Allegrias THe intricaces o the flamenco rhymes alone is an enormous challenge.
AFTER A VERY LONG LIFE IN THE ARTS, NAMELY THE DANCE OF Spain and particularly THE FFLAMENCO FORM. WHICH IS SO VERY SPECIAL AND POPULAR, I THINK DEEPLY ABOUT MY CONTRIBUTION TO THIS expression with the DEVOTION to WHICH I SPENT A e lifetime
LIFEHY DO I DO IT? I HAVE ACTULLY BEEN ASKED SUCH AN IDD QUESTION!
I Think THAT THE BEST ANSWSER IS THE FEELING OF MATERY ONE DERIVIVES FROM THE SENSE OF ACCOMPLIHMENT ABD BEING IN FULL CONFROL OF A DIFFICULT SET OF SKILLS WHICH ARE INVOLVED.. and possession of the ones power being in command. This rarely uberstood by the public.
Dance is a composition in time and space, The dances creates a floor and air design a d this experience is exa exalting like no other,
HE PUZZEL THAT COME TO MIND is WHEN TO LEAVE THIS EFFORT AND step aside
IF I CONTINUE TO E ABLE ENOUGH TO PUT ASIDE THE OBVIOUS ARGUMENNTS THAT NONE DANCES INTO EXTREMEOLD AGEFPRGE AGEAD. THE IS THE DELEMA ONE FACES.
IN MY PERSONAL CASE IT HAS A PROFOUNE satisfaction WHICH I CAN ONLY PUT INTO MY MIND AND CONTINUE.TO PSSESS CONTROL OVER BODY AND BRAIN.
Inesita in a casual photo dated May 10th 2022
The performance on March 10th, 2022 wa successful and we are booked again for March 18h 2023!
I represented an enormous challenge to make the necessary revisions in cast and music but worth the amount of work and devotion it required.
We look forward to this with enthusiasm and renewed determination to make it even better. My hope is that I will find the strength and resolve to realize it all again!! It
Flamenco Inesita 