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José Escarpín (Murcia)

Bailaor (Dancer)

The dancer from Murcia, winner of the "WORLD RECORD GUINNESS 2010 of heel tapping and winner of the "MELÓN DE ORO" festival of "LO FERRO", the only dancer in the world with this award.

Biography

José Miguel Fernández, known artistically as José Escarpín, was born in Murcia and from his mother’s womb he could feel the kicks strongly. From a very young age he began his interest in the art of flamenco.  His easy and quick learning to dance flamenco took him to different flamenco schools, such as Amor de Dios, in Madrid, when he was only 7 years old. Among his teachers, the great master Juan Ramirez, Carlos Velazquez, Alfonso Losa, Jose Maya, Nino Reyes, Antonio Canales, Tony “El Pelao”, La Tati among others. He has been part of various national and international television programs receiving awards and has taken his dance career to different parts of the world: Miami, Los Angeles, Arizona, Mexico, Texas, New York, Italy, etc.. He has presented his shows in different theaters and auditoriums around the world as the theater “Manuel Artime” (Miami), Cesar Chavez (San Luis De Arizona) Benidorm Palace, Riojaforum, Palacio De La Prensa, among others. He has participated in the films “Mexico Flamenco” and the Netflix documentary “The Creation of Malinche“. He currently works in the best tablaos with his own shows of his own creation and staging.

 

Awards

Winner of the “WORLD RECORD GUINNESS” 2010 of “taconeo”.
Winner of the “MELÓN DE ORO” festival of “LO FERRO” the only dancer in the world with this award.

 

Anecdotes

José tells us that when he was 15 years old, he was asked to dance at a 15th birthday party of a wealthy girl in Florida. During the party, José danced on a gold stage, accompanied by gold thread curtains, with the setting of the movie “The Great Gatbsy”.

Another anecdote that José tells us, was when he was 11 years old, he was dancing with his company and Tony “El Pelao” came up to him and told him that he had never seen anyone dance like he does.

 

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El Show

“Estupendo show, flamenco de verdad, sin dramas ni estilos impostados, en este show los que bailan, son flamencos de verdad. El mejor bailaor masculino que he visto en años. Las chicas impresionantes. Fue tan bueno que repetí.”

— VeroM5, TripAdvisor

Could the New York Times be Wrong?

“Cardamomo is dark, tight, and as the clouds formed inside, and the dancing and wailing began, the rooms became filled with energy. Each of the dancers interpreted the music, as they saw fit, and you felt that you were watching the creation of a dance, every time…

— Dave R, TripAdvisor

It was everything I always imagined and even more

I used to always imagine flamenco as this passionate dance that took place in darkened stages. During a recent trip to Spain I finally got the chance to visit a Tablao Flamenco. I was happy to see that it was everything I always imagined and even more.

— Marina Kuperman, travelingmom.com
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