Antonio Cansino

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Antonio Cansino (April 21, 1865 Paradas, Sevilla – July 20, 1954) was a flamenco dancer and guitarist credited with creating modern-day Spanish dance by combining classical Spanish dance and Romani flamenco. He was popularly known for dancing the bolero. He was the father of Eduardo Cansino and the grandfather of Rita Hayworth, who were both famous dancers and actors, and the great-great-grandfather of footballer Gonzalo García. He is the patriarch of The Dancing Cansinos. He performed for the King of Spain and instructed Rita Hayworth in her first dance lesson.

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