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Alicia Alonso and the Cuban National Ballet company are currently on a Spanish tour

Alicia Alonso became the first important figure of Spanish American culture and performing arts to leave a legacy at the Cervantes Institutes "Caja de las Letras" in Madrid, Spain. Read More

Danza Cuba returns to Canada with Lizt Alfonso

For most of us, Cuban dance is showgirls in feathered headdresses cha-cha-ing at the Tropicana or the sweaty couplings in the underground salsa clubs of Havanas Miramar district. Lizt Alfonso Danza Cuba, the biggest dance troupe to come out of the country, explodes all those preconceptions. Read More

Historic Havana Theater Grants Gold Diplomas in its 170th Anniversary

National Ballet (BNC) director Alicia Alonso received the first of 15 Gold Diplomas granted by the historic theater Gran Teatro de La Habana on the occasion of its 170th anniversary. Read More

Liszt Alfonsos Danza Cuba heats up Canadian stages

Though Liszt Alfonsos Danza Cuba is one of the Caribbean islands most respected dance and music troupes, the artistic director got some odd reactions from people when she embarked on her current cross-Canada tour. Read More

Lorna Burdsall US-born Cuban dancer, choreographer and professor Wins 2008 Cuban National Dance Prize

Born in Preston, Connecticut, Burdsall has been linked for more than 50 years to the creation, development and promotion of dance in Cuba, Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

The Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso and the Cuban National Ballet in Egypt

The prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, general director of the Cuban National Ballet, assured in front of the Egyptian Pyramids of Ghiza that she aims to live for 200 more years in order to give expression to all of the projects and dreams that she has still to do. Read More

The Prestigious Cuban Company of Lizt Alfonso, Currently on a Tour in Canada.

The prestigious company of Lizt Alfonso, currently on a tour in Canada, made its first presentations in Brampton, Montreal and Ottawa Read More

Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso and Cuban National Ballet in Egypt

Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, director of Cuba's National Ballet, said in Egypt that she wants to live another 200 years to make all the dreams and projects she still has in mind come true. Read More

The third prize at the 10th International Ballet Student Competition in the Great Theater of Havana to dancer Julio Blanes

Mantua ballet dancer Julio Blanes won the third prize at the 10th International Ballet Student Competition held from March 15 to the 30 in the Great Theater of Havana, with the participation of several European and Latam contestants. Read More

Carlos and their unreal movements

There is, without fail, a collective intake of breath when Carlos Acosta leaps on stage. Audiences can't quite believe their eyes as the Cuban ballet dancer spins three or four, or is it five times, before six or seven split jumps followed by an impeccable landing in a perfect lunge. Read More

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