José Luis de Udaeta París (27 May 1919 in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Spain – 14 September 2009 in

Sant Feliu de Guixols Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet * David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer * Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet * James Sant ...

) was a Spanish dancer,

castanet Castanets, also known as ''clackers'' or ''palillos'', are a percussion instrument ( idiophonic), used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish, Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese, Filipino, Brazilian, and Swiss music. In ancient ...

player and

choreographer Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A chor ...

. His first performances in classical and modern ballet were made under a pseudonym, being the root for his development as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and castanet virtuoso and author for more than 50 years.

Awards

* 1987

Deutscher Tanzpreis The Deutscher Tanzpreis (German Dance Prize) is a prestigious prize for artistic dance in Germany. It has been awarded annually since 1983. The ''Deutscher Berufsverband für Tanzpädagogik'' awarded the prize until 2012. From 2013 to 2017, it wa ...

*1989 ''Medalla de Bellas Artes'' *1995 ''Premi Nacional de Dansa de Catalunya'' *2000 ''Medalla de oro del mérit de les arts'' , Barcelona *2001 '' la Creu de Saint Jordi''

Notable published works

* ''La castañuela española. Orígenes y evolución'' (1989).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Udaeta, Jose Spanish male ballet dancers Castanets players 1919 births 2009 deaths Male dancers from Catalonia People from Barcelona Spanish choreographers