LA REINA DEL METAL at Amare in The Hague

Yes, La Reina del Metal is Flamenco but not as we know it. The steps and moves, including the obligatory palmas and occasional pitos, are all there but there are no multi-layered crimson frilly dresses, no teeth-clenched roses and no castanets – although chains beaten rhythmically on the floor were a pretty good substitute.