The bottom of Elena Osuna’s skirt flares with each step, her feet pound and her hands twist as she rehearses in a sweltering studio. A student of flamenco dancing for about six years, she’s preparing ...

In an iconic scene from the 1960 John Wayne classic The Alamo, a young woman entertains a cantina full of men with a table-top Flamenco dance. It’s a robust performance and she owns every step of it.

Given that the 2024 Met Gala is being thrown in honor of the exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”—which aims to bring historical garments, many too delicate to be worn again, back to ...