Previous posts for December 23rd are here: Chet Baker (2019), Mathilde Wesendonck (2020), and Ross Lee Finney (2021)
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José Greco (23 December 1918 – 31 December 2000) was an Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer known for popularizing Spanish dance on the stage and screen in America mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. - Wikipedia
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John Martin, dance critic of The New York Times, said of Mr. Greco in 1951: ''His footwork is particularly brilliant, and he moves with notable elegance. – NYT obit, 4 January 2001
To dance the flamenco appeals
To sundry exotic ideals,
And Greco was noted
For footwork devoted
To making a racket with heels.
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