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
Music of Andalusia "a body of song of comparable intensity, profanity and eroticism [existed] in Arabic from the second half of the 9th century onwards." "Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", edited Andalusia is a modern autonomous community of Spain that is best known for flamenco, a form of music and dance that is mostly performed by Andalusian people. Improvised flamenco songs of ancient Andalusian origin are called "cante jondo", and are characterized by a reduced tonal ambiance, a strict rhythm, baroque ornamentation and repetition of notes. "Cante jondo" is sung by a single singer ("cantaor"). There are two forms of flamenco songs: