Created in 1961, the "Cante de las Minas" festival is considered to be the world's most important annual flamenco festival ...

Benítez moved to Spain to become a professional dancer. She returned to build a flamenco audience around Northern New Mexico.

People came from everywhere to see her shows,” an admirer said — including, on at least one occasion, the ballet superstar ...

A Japanese dancer has been booed after becoming the first foreigner to win at Spain’s most prestigious flamenco festival. When the Cante de las Minas festival jury chose Junko Hagiwara as best ...

A way of life': The Japanese dancer conquering Spain's ... Japan's Junko Hagiwara, also known as La Yunko, poses for pictures at the Instituto Andaluz de Flamenco in Seville.

4—Castanets will click on September weekends at several Santa Fe restaurants, a testament to flamenco's popularity in Northern New Mexico. It's easy to assume the distinctive Spanish dance style ...

In Spain, she dedicated herself to flamenco, learning to dance with the best teachers, became fluent in Spanish and married an Andalusian man from the coastal town of Tarifa.

Japan's Junko Hagiwara has caused a stir in Spain's traditional flamenco world by unexpectedly winning the prize for best dancer at the country's leading flamenco festival -- the first foreigner ...