Belen Maya

Belen's show was about being a lesbian. Although the review in the paper didn't mention it at all. They didn't mention any sort of gender issue. They said she was brave, but what do they think she was being brave about, I would ask them? For dancing closely with another woman (Olga Pericet, who kicked more butt than Belen), coming out on stage drenched in water, for drenching an expensive bata de cola (which is probably why it didn't fit her properly), using a bata de cola as if it were a burden, then (while dancing with Olga) as if it were a clitoris, pretending her fan was an erect penis and making muscle arms over it, or for wearing a white dress with the back laced up with actual ropes as if she were tied to the man who sang to her? How are they avoiding the subject when it's so obvious?! Are they not mentioning it because they don't think the issues are controversial or because they didn't get it?

This year a lot of the shows have been very subjective & experimental...and now I'm officially tired of them. There is too much acting in my flamenco. Now I just want some beautiful dancing with pretty costumes executed superbly.

Here are photos from the paper:

Belen on the left and Olga on the right - the pink costume is the one that gets drenched at the end.

The whole back of the dress below was laced up with thick ropes. For every show so far the reviews have mentioned the costumes, except this one - WTF?!