Antonio Canales (flamenco) the “Torero” show. 1999 Medal of Andalusia for his contribution to the dissemination of the culture of the state abroad. 2000 Max Awards “Best Dance Performer” 2003 Max Awards “Best Dance Artist” Antonio Canales (flamenco) Antonio Gomez de los Reyes known as Antonio Canales is a male flamenco dancer and choreographer born in Seville. He was born in Seville in 1961. He began his studies at the Spanish National Ballet. In 1981, signed by Víctor Ullate, he became a solo dancer at the Spanish National Ballet in Madrid. In 1985, he moved to Paris where he joined the company of
Flamenco century. One theory, proposed by Andalusian historian and nationalist Blas Infante in his 1933 book "Orígenes de lo Flamenco y Secreto del Cante Jondo" suggested that the word "flamenco" comes in fact from the Hispano-Arabic term "fellah mengu", meaning "expelled peasant". This term referred to the many Andalusians of the Islamic faith, the Moriscos who remained, and in order to avoid religious persecution, joined with the Roma newcomers. Another theory is that the Spanish word "flamenco" could have been a derivative of the Spanish word "flama", meaning "fire" or "flame". The word "flamenco" may have come to be used for