The excitement of flamenco dance is the result of years of arduous training. Difficult to master, and requiring the talents as well of specially trained guitarists and singers, it is not for the amateur or the faint of heart. Before the popularity of motion pictures featuring flamenco dance few people outside of Spain knew flamenco. Yet it has gradually caught on. Flamenco dance troupes are now seen every year in some major US cities , and flamenco techniques are even taught occasionally in university dance courses. However a generation ago flamenco dance was a rare import. This DVD brings together performances from some of the great artists that thrilled audiences in the mid 1960’s. With Pepita and Goyo Reyes, Pepa Reyes and Cruz Luna, Adonis Puertas (guitar), Isabel (singer) and The Alba/Reyes Spanish Dance Company with Maria Alba, Ramon de los Reyes, Carmen Suarez, Pastora de Ronda, Roberto Cartegena, Pedro Cortes (guitarist), Chinin de Triana (singer).