María Benítezanim6, an American dancer and choreographer who, as the founder of a popular Spanish dance troupe, played a major role in making New Mexico a hotbed for flamenco, died on Tuesday at her home in Santa Fe. She was 82. Her death was confir

Paul Taylor loved his dancers, but Carolyn Adams must have been in another league. In his autobiography, Taylor recalled his reaction to her audition for his company: She was “a sure bet, a gold mine.” Adams went to that audition with no intention o