Belén Maya

Belén Maya (born 1966) is a Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer and educator.

Belén Maya
Born1966
New York City, United States
NationalitySpain
Dancesflamenco

The daughter of Mario and Carmen Mora, both dancers, she was born in New York City while her parents were on tour performing. Maya began dancing while still young and studied classical, Hindu and contemporary dance in Italy, Germany and England. She also studied at the Amor de Dios school in Madrid with teachers including Paco Fernández, Goyo Montero, Carmen Cortés, Paco Romero and Rosa Naranjo. She joined the Spanish National Ballet, later joining her father's company. She then formed her own company, going on tour in Japan; she next joined the Andalusian Dance Company. In 1997, she formed a company with singer Mayte Martín which performed at major festivals in 2002 and 2003.[1][2]

She continued to perform, also studying with Juan Carlos Lérida and David Montero. In 2014, her show Los Invitados received the Critic's Award at the Festival de Jerez.[1] In 2015, she was chosen as best dancer at the Premios Flamenco Hoy by the Crítica Nacional de Flamenco.[2]

Maya recently stopped performing and now lectures on contemporary flamenco and gender issues, particularly in the United States.[3]

References
  1. "Belén Maya". This is Andalusia. Public Entity for Tourism and Sport Management in Andalusia.
  2. "Belén Maya" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.
  3. "Cansada de bailar, Belén Maya explora áreas del flamenco desde Estados Unidos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). May 16, 2018.
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