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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A beloved holiday tradition will be performed for one night only at the Sarasota Opera House. The Sarasota Cuban Ballet presents the Nutcracker on Friday, December 5th. It’s ...

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.

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 ...

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