a couple of weeks ago my sister (Blue Moon) returned from the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbringing me some brochures on a temporary exhibition of a collection of pre-Columbian art that belonged to Tortola Valencia. In the same brochure are pictures of beautiful women who remember the pictures of Matta Hari, scantily clad for the season with a very exotic and exaggerated poses and artistic.
I wanted to investigate a little more, so I am very interested exotic dancers of the past, things of romanticism and found the profile of a woman very interesting even for the time: multifaceted artist (dancer, painter, model, actress the young filmmaker ,...), quasi-anthropologist, philanthropist, a champion of women's rights (among other things, called my attention to its claim to abolish the compulsory use of the corset on women, in full Edwardian-era modernist doors and the years 20), lover of political personalities and English intellect, strong character, a Buddhist and vegetarian (in those years was not as common as today) and good, too drogaadicta to opiates, ... Things of that time. May have been undermined his image but now I will focus a little in his appearance as a dancer. For more info you have the link to Wikipedia by clicking here . It seems to be quite serious article, though brief. And here more info and pictures on the web
Egyptian Museum was a person who not only traveled, and learned he was attracted to oriental dance, African, Hindus, "Inca" (American) but also was a person who studied the theory of them, approaching an anthropology of dance, documents in libraries and other files.
created I do not know if it is correct to say-create various forms as the "Dance of incense" or "snake dance." He was apparently inspired by other famous dancers such as Isadora Duncan, American.
inspired poets such as Pio Baroja and Valle-Inclan, who have devoted some verses:
Tortola hands Your hands are like two white doves
your radiant beauty in the sky
because the power of your eyes free
stopped them in their flight. Paths of Glory
are your two arms
and your hands are magical and beautiful
,
of these two bands of subtle ties
two snaps of stars.
Terrible, sacred and pious: with nails stuck in my neck
die, believing that two roses with thorns
fierce and jealous
pointed my death with the seal of the deaths
glorious.
Pio Baroja, 1914
He was in a rhythmic way to progress
sweet cat, agile and tough, with some animal
and cat ...
The barefoot dancer. Her skirt was
the skirt of roses at her breasts
had two coats ...
studded case and things ...
The barefoot dancer.
came down thousand delights of the breasts to the pearl
sunken navel and beginning
obscene purposes strawberry sugar and honey fig.
On one side of the chair were
gestatoria my clowns and my dumb ...
And it was all Selene and Anactoria
The barefoot dancer
Rubén Darío, 1912
Sculpture inspired by her, 1919, J. Viladomat. 
At the premiere of the film "Passion," starring her. 
Honestly, I'm in love with his essence, his image and his legacy. As you say "more, want to be like her." Also I think is a great source of inspiration in many ways!
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