Despite Cuba’s ongoing crises, classical ballet remains a celebrated part of the country’s culture, nearly as popular on the ...

Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures despite blackouts and shortages, as students and professionals contend with scarce ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Six dancers who defected last month from the National Ballet of Cuba, one of the country's proudest and most prestigious institutions, auditioned at a Miami ballet group on Thursday.

Cuban ballerinas are maintaining their poise, even with the daily disruption of Cuba's energy crisis (AP/ Ariel Fernández, ...

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 ...

Havana, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Performances of Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and Carmen by the ProDanza Center will honor the Alonso family, founders of Cuban ballet, at Havana's ...

While on tour in Spain in November 2013, dancers from the Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC) sent a letter to the company’s long-time director, Alicia Alonso, complaining of poor working conditions and ...

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 ...

Cunard will host the ballet company Acosta Danza for a six-week residency next summer. (Photo Credit: Cunard) Cunard’s Queen Victoria ship will be hosting the critically acclaimed Cuban ballet company ...

Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso, who developed a new Latin-influenced style and taught well into her 90s despite being practically blind for most of her dancing career, died on Thursday. She was 98.

Havana, April 11 (Prensa Latina) The 30th International Meeting of Ballet Teaching Academies is being held in Cuba from today until April 20, with more than 300 participants from 30 schools and 12 ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - England's Royal Ballet will make its first visit to Cuba in July with performances that include a homage to Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso, ballet executives said on Wednesday.