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Despite
Lee Xin's reserved look, I can see her happiness
and radiance. In previous articles, reporters
have always described her as the dentist who
gave up a million-dollar salary for Flamenco.
When I first saw her, I regarded her as a symbol
of courage and happiness. She says that: "Before
30, Lee Xin was a good dentist, a good daughter,
and a good mother. After 30, Lee Xin's inner
soul, dark and restless nature has finally
found its way to the light."
Lee
Xin not only specialises in Flamenco dance performances
and teachings, she also expresses herself through
paintings. Her paintings reveal her inner feelings
about a woman's passion and dreams. Through her
paintings, she attempts to re-examine men and
their sexual passions through the eyes of a woman
who has been released from traditional ties.
Lee
Xin is a feminist and she thinks that housework
and chores don't necessarily have to be done
by men. She says that if technology can advance
to an extent where men are able to have babies,
she will definitely want her man to have a couple.
She always felt that women don't need to accommodate
men's opinions, until she met Lin Gun, a man
who has a passion for Flamenco dancing. Lee Xin
says that because she felt so much in love with
Lin Gun, but at the same time was very jealous
of his eye contact with other women, at the age
of 35 she decided to get involved in Flamenco
as well. And ever since her initial involvement,
she has had an inseparable relationship with
Flamenco. As a result, her life is dazzling and
full of color.
Flamenco
is a culture, and also a way of life. For the
people of Southern Spain, Flamenco is a spice
of life and a means of expression. It expresses
the pain one gets from love, blood one sheds
from being injured, the feeling of anger, and
other strong emotions. These are all characteristics
of Flamenco, and through the body movements of
the dancers, these emotions are easily aroused.
This
June, Lee Xin's troupe will hold a public performance
and will display the lust of the ancient times
to 21st-century Taipei. For those who are interested
in Lee Xin or interested in Flamenco, you can
find out more about Flamenco from this website:
http://www.flamenco.com.tw
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