Recently my Instagram feed has been flooded with black and white images of flamenco artists wearing, holding, or somehow representing a peineta, the characteristic flamenco comb. Hasta La Peineta is Montoya’s latest project and the title is a declaration of his attitude. Literally translating as ‘up to the comb’, the phrase reflects that Montoya has ‘had it up to here’.

Visiting Seville on her honeymoon 20 years ago, dancer Francesca Grima (or ‘Chica’ as she is better known) is still there, living the life of a professional flamenco artist. As Chica prepares to return to Australia for her performance in Flamenco Fire - Veinte Años in Brisbane, she tells us what it means to do flamenco full-time.