Pure art in the tablao

Soledad de José Sarró is one of the flamenco dancers who are part of the cast of artists of El Palacio Andaluz. Artistically baptised as ‘Soleá de José’, a name that honours one of the flamenco styles with which she feels most identified, the soleá.

Born in Bormujos (Seville), his love affair with flamenco began at the age of four. His mother enrolled him in an academy to learn sevillanas and since then his life has been linked to this art. She has a degree in Spanish Dance from the Conservatory of Seville. She is currently preparing for the Higher Grade at the Conservatorio Superior de Danza Ángel Pericet in Malaga, training which she combines with her studies for the Higher Grade in Early Childhood Education.

Despite her youth, Soleá de José has participated in different shows and has toured stages in Madrid, Barcelona and several Andalusian cities. When she was only 13 years old she went to Germany, where she spent more than a year dancing in different German tablaos and venues. Since 2017 she has been linked to El Palacio Andaluz, where she performs various flamenco palos, solo with palillos and classical Spanish pieces.

She is said to be an elegant dancer with presence in the tablao. She also seems to think so and, moreover, she vindicates the role of the castanets in flamenco because it is an instrument that she says “can be used to great advantage and enrich this art form”.

She admires Belén López, Águeda Saavedra, Pastora Galván and Matilde Coral, whom she considers a reference in flamenco dance. A lover and defender of traditional flamenco, this bailaora would love to devote herself to teaching once she leaves the tablaos.

Soleá de José has to be seen on stage. With and without sticks. It is pure art.