Pilar Bernabé, the Government delegate in the Valencian Community, skipped the emergency coordination meeting in Valencia on Saturday at noon and instead spent the morning rehearsing and performing a fully choreographed dance routine on stage at the Socialist rally in Fuenlabrada, according to officials who watched her count the steps aloud while the first red alert was being drafted.
Witnesses said Bernabé arrived at the rally venue three hours early, assembled a line of party volunteers and ran the routine eleven times, insisting on a final run-through as the 12:00 coordination meeting opened without her. The three provincial subdelegates attended in person; Bernabé was on stage, arms raised, as the Generalitat prepared the first Es-Alert to the coast.
By mid-afternoon she had posted three photographs from the event, the last captioned «El amor vencerá», while the emergency desk in Valencia was still waiting for her to join by video link. She did not. Organizers said she remained backstage rehearsing a bow until the music stopped.
Bernabé finally appeared at the 20:00 coordination meeting in full stage costume, still wearing the sequined jacket from the routine, and asked whether the storm had been «rescheduled». She then led the room in a brief warm-up stretch before taking her seat. Aides confirmed she has now requested that all future emergency briefings be moved to a theatre with a proper sound system.