Blanca del Rey was born in Córdoba (Andalucia, Spain).
Being six years old and a clear vocation in flamenco
dancing, starts winning various prizes and starts with
great success at the Gran Teatro de Cordoba. Her dance
is based on flamenco guitar and singing, with a huge
capability to transform music into movement.
Soon she enters into Madrid stages, achieving great
success at Corral de la Moreria, the leading Spanish
tablao where all top flamenco artists forged their careers.
Her marriage with Manuel del Rey and the incipient maternity
forced her to a temporary retirement.
As soon as her children grew up, she begins eventual
performances at Corral de la Moreria, as well as a tour
in main Japanese theaters. Her participation at the
Spanish TV programme "La Danza" is the starting
point of her return to stage.
Together with Ciro, a well-known Spanish choreographer,
appears her most outstanding performances, "las alegrías",
"la caña" and her personal "guajira". But,
what really emerges as a never-seen-before masterpiece
is the unique "Soleá del Mantón".
During two years, she takes part in a national radio
programme (Radio Exterior de España) as the main flamenco
researcher, as well as participates in various documentaries
about her life and work, recording her choreografies
in TV programmes worldwide.
She founded Ballet Flamenco Blanca del Rey, a company
devoted to developing performances based on a continuous
choreograpphy creation and evolution about diverse theatrically-oriented
flamenco rhythms.
At this moment, she obtains numerous grants and excellent
reviews, hence, becoming one of our best Spanish flamenco
representatives thoughout the world.
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