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Marlies Jansen -> Introducing myself (Aug. 19 2013 11:23:39)
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Dear aficionaos,
My name is Marlies Jansen and I work as a journalist and editor for the Dutch flamenco magazine Mundo Flamenco (www.mundoflamenco.nl). I recently learned about the existence of this forum from my colleague at the magazine, Annemarie van Drecht.
In the past I joined a Dutch flamenco forum on-line (this must have been around 2006), but that came to a sudden halt when the site was hacked by a group of Turkish political radicals, oddly enough.
My involvement with flamenco started when I was 20 year old, with a dance class in my hometown, Leiden. I am still dancing, but with no ambition of performing whatsoever. I may reluctantly join in the annual end-of-year presentation of my dance class, but that hardly makes me a flamenco dancer.
Around 1995 I joined the crew of the Dutch flamenco magazine, which was then called 'Aficionao'. Since then I have been getting more involved in flamenco journalism. I have built up quite a respectable library of books on flamenco and - maybe even more informative - have had the honour to interview quite a list of excellent flamenco artists, such as Enrique Morente, Eva Yerbabuena and Vicente Amigo. This I add not to brag, but to try and define my ability to make any sensible contribution to this forum.
I look forward to exchanging knowledge with you, my co-aficionaos from around the world. I am not a musician nor a musicologist and - as I have explained - only a moderate dancer. But over the years I have acquired some knowledge about flamenco, which I am quite happy to share with you. I have formed some strong opinions, which I would love to debate with you. And I have still very much to learn, which I hope to do from you. Thanks for having me.
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