Spanish dancing without soul would seem a contradiction in terms.

And of course, Spanish dancing can be boldly assertive.

The emotional flurries occasionally recalled the tempests of Spanish dancing.

One would think that nothing could quell the fire of Spanish dancing.

There is a lexicon of Spanish dancing sublimated into the choreography.

At other times the movements created moods, as when disordered passions were suggested by fierce sequences of Spanish dancing.

The 40's and 50's saw the rise of several choreographers known for their ability to combine Spanish dancing with ballet.

"Of course, the problem with Spanish dancing is that there is no academy for it, such as exists in classical ballet," she says.

Because of that, Spanish dancing has often been vulgarized, and the art has fallen into banalities.

Mime is on the floor, like Spanish dancing perhaps, and very often in slow motion.