Joaquin Cortes
- First Name: Joaquin
- Last Name: Cortes
- Body Build: Athletic
- Occupation: Dancer
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Brown
- Skin Color: Light
- Nationality: Spanish
- Height: 185 cm
Joaquin Cortes was born on February 22, 1969 in Cordoba. It is one of the most famous dancers of Spain. He is a gypsy (romani).
In short:
- He danced along Shakira in her "Objection" video and alongside Jennifer Lopez in a concert in 2002.
- He was the guest of honor of the 71 the edition of the Academy Awards.
- Elle MacPherson called him "pure sex".
Career:
Few people had heard flamenco before they made a show out of each stage appearance. The spanish dancer revolutionized dance with his sensual movements and passion.
At age 12 he studied dance in Madrid and at 15 years was working as a soloist with the Spanish National Ballet. Here he was offered the great opportunity to dance on the world's most famous scenes from the Kremlin Palace of Congress and to the Metropolitan Opera. After he left here in 1992 and founded his own company called "Joaquin Cortes Ballet Flamenco".
He managed to fill all the rooms in cities such as Japan, Venezuela, United States, France and Italy mounted its first show, "Cibayi. In 2000, shortly after the premiere, or "soul" held in Barcelona, started shooting for "Gitano" in Granada.
The show "Pasion Gitana" truly made him famous, traveling in over 30 countries and over one million spectators gathering. He triggered a whole industry: film, advertising, fashion, perfume and short relationships and integrity with Naomi Campbell, Mira Sorvino and Luciana Morada, a former girlfriend of Mick Jagger.
Cortes's style, a blend of flamenco, ballet and jazz soon became a kind of trademark, which contributed to the success of famous names: Giorgio Armani, Valentino and Dolce Gabana were offered to create costumes for their shows. They signed an exclusive contract with Armani for 10 years.
Quotes:
- "Nobody dances like me in Spain. I put a lot of passion in what I do and I think I have something to say on stage. "
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