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Meet Clarita Filgueiras, a celebrated flamenco artist based in Miami with a career spanning decades of performance, teaching, and direction. A 2012 Florida Folk Heritage Award recipient for flamenco dance, Clarita has shaped Florida’s flamenco scene as founder and artistic director of the Flamenco Puro Dance Company since 1997. Her dynamic bata de cola performances are legendary, reflecting rigorous training with Milagros Mengíbar in Seville and a command of rhythm, expression, and tradition.