In Cuban Ballet, author Octavio Roca utilizes words and lush photographs to tell the story of Alicia Alonso, Cuba’s most prominent prima ballerina and choreographer (and also one of the most powerful ...

When she was just 3 years old, Carolina Rodríguez was captivated by the ballerinas in a Cuban television show called “Eternal Dance.” She set her sights high, entering the government-run Cuban ...

In Cuba, where audiences sing along to ballet scores and ballet dancers are beloved celebrities, Valdés is something of a hometown hero. And she knows her mission: “I have the legacy of Alicia Alonso ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A teacher with the National Ballet School of Cuba credited with launching the careers of some of the island’s most famous dancers is giving classes in Florida. Ramona de Saa is ...

Six more dancers from the National Ballet of Cuba defected during a performance abroad. Lester Tomé, a former Cuban dance critic, tells NPR's... Why Cuban Ballet Dancers Risk Defecting SCOTT SIMON, ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Ballet Hispán i co, the largest Latino cultural organization in the United States, started in New York City. As Ballet Hispánico rehearsed for Club Havana, a Cuban dance ...

The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami was founded in 2006 by Pedro Pablo Pena, Director of the International Ballet Festival of Miami, recognized as one of the most important festivals of its kind in ...

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Three leading Cuban ballet dancers are in Florida after defecting via the Peace Bridge from Canada, where they performed with the National Ballet of Cuba in Hamilton, Ont., over the weekend. Taras ...