What makes a good flamenco dancer?
It’s about talent and artistry. If you asked that to a classical dancer they’d tell you about physique, but in flamenco you can be taller or shorter or fatter or thinner, younger or older. When you are an older dancer it is a positive thing not a negative thing – we respect older dancers because they bring us the traditions. Who are the artists who will shape flamenco in the future? Jos Barrios, who is in my company, he is very good. And also Rocio Molina, who used to be in my company and is performing in the Flamenco Festival London. She will be one of the big names of the future. We have so many good dancers but those two are creators as well as interpreters. I can see the evolution of flamenco becoming very interesting, I’m very positive about the future.
