This small, versatile group, all of them born in Seville, are clearly authentic flamenco performers.

There are two women dancers — José León and Ana Blanco, and a man, Adolfo Vega. But when they’re not out in front, the dancers double as vocalists or “palmeros” — hand-clappers. This is an art in its own right.

José León in particular is a very talented singer as well as dancer, a presence both groomed and fiery, with her glossy hair and chiselled cheek-bones.

Singer Juan Reina opens the show with an unaccompanied vocal. Its harsh tones then melt into the sound of the two guitars, and the dancing begins with a Siguiriya, a flamenco form whose rhythms apparently originated in the perpetual hammering in a blacksmith’s workshop.

In the series of dances and songs that follows, particular highlights are the fluid performances of Ana Blanco, in which she manipulates a yellow fan until it seems to have a life of its own, fluttering around her hand like a trained bird.

Later the two guitars drive her faster and faster into a terpsichorean frenzy of movement.

José León, the younger of the two women by some years, launches into a long series of songs, punctuated by episodes of dancing. She is a striking and glamorous figure, and with many gestures is telling us a rather dramatic story.

It’s enjoyable watching her, but it would add something to know what this is about.

Adolfo Vega is also a fine dancer, and, throughout, he is the thread that holds the show together. He dances with a haughty elegance, self-absorbed, private, oblivious of the musicians and singers behind him.

These musicians are also excellent, and form an important element of the show, creating the atmosphere, and setting the rhythm of the dance. Rightly, they have their moments in the spotlight; first in a duet, and, in the second part of the evening, a long solo from El Ingles.

It’s only in the latter part of the last century that the flamenco guitar became popular as a solo instrument, and here El Ingles slips the music, for the first time, into a major key, bringing a sense of relaxation to the audience while he himself gives vent to some virtuoso playing.

Throughout the show there is a lot of improvisation, as if the cast are having their own private party. Finally comes Fiesta por Buleria, with the whole group bringing the evening to an exciting climax.