ANA BELÉN ÁLVAREZ MORENO, paya flamenco dancer, was born in El Padul (Granada) in 1979 and began training at the Mariquilla school (Granada). She later continued her training with Cristobal Reyes, Juan Andrés Maya, Javier Varón, Manolete, Belén Maya, Rafaela Carrasco and finally with the maestro Mario Maya. She has also acquired training in Classical and Contemporary Dance, as well as Dramatic Art and music theory.
She has worked in the Mariquilla ballet and in that of Juan Andrés Maya, being first dancer in "Mis Raíces", a show by Juan Andrés Maya for the Granada Music and Dance Festivals (1996). She has worked in the Dance Corps of «El Amor Brujo» and »Flamenco Soy» both shows presented at the 45th edition of the Granada Music and Dance Festivals.
She has worked as a solo dancer on tour with Curro Albayzín, and in various shows of the Danza o Zambra del Sacromonte in Granada. In 2003, she presented her own show at La Chumbera and in 2004 she was part of Mario Maya's company working at the Villamarta theater within the Jerez de La Frontera Flamenco Festival.
