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There’s nothing wrong with a Japanese flamenco dancer

5 September 2024

9:50 PM

5 September 2024

9:50 PM

Japanese dancer Junko Hagiwara has become the first non-Spaniard to win one of Spain’s most prestigious flamenco competitions. Yet when Hagiwara went on stage to collect her prize, in La Union in the southeastern region of Murcia, not everyone welcomed her victory. As well as applause, there were whistles and boos from the audience. The

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