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Cuba and Spain win Alonso choreography prizes

The works "El crimen fue en Granada" by Cuban choreographer and dancer Irene Rodriguez and "Hasta donde?" by Spanish-Israeli Sharon Fridman jointly won top honors in the 8th Alicia Alonso Iberoamerican Choreography Competition, known as CIC-2012 Read More

Norman Foster to Design Ballet School in Cuba

The British architect Norman Foster has been selected to design a new arts complex on the outskirts of Havana for the Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta. Read More

Cuban dance company shows some radical moves in new ballet production

Ballet Revolucion is turning Cuban dancing on its head. A bunch of hot Cubans strutting their stuff on stage to Beyoncé, Prince and Usher sounds a top night out but it’s hardly revolutionary. Read More

Danza Contemporanea to perform at the Olympics Games

The world premier of the show will be at Newcastle, the official venue of the boxing competitions. It is not a coincidence: Galili´s proposal comes from the great Cuban tradition in this specific sport. Read More

Michael Jackson in Havana?

A young man shows his dancing skills on Obispo Street in Old Havana Read More

Sarasota dancer strikes gold in Cuba

The Cuban National Ballet School has a reputation for turning out extraordinary dancers coveted by the top ballet companies around the world. Read More

Brisbane braces for Cuban invasion

<p style="text-align: justify;">Updated Fri Sep 3, 2010 11:06am AEST. 'Unique energy and bravura': Don Quixote is said to be the Cubans' signature ballet. Just one year after Brisbane audiences turned out for the opulent Paris Opera Ballet, the Queensland capital is hosting another world-class classical dance troupe. Read More

American Ballet Theatre visiting Cuba in November

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP. HAVANA – The American Ballet Theatre, the troupe that gave Cuba's prima ballerina her start seven decades ago, will stage two November performances at Havana's Karl Marx Theater — its first shows on the island in a half century. Read More

Yoruba Andabo Group successfully performed in Brazil

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuban dance company Yoruba Andabo performed with a full theater and with total acceptance in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, informed the organizers of the tour. Read More

What Works: Great Lakes Youth Ballet

<p style="text-align: justify;">NORTH ROYALTON -- After years of ballet training in her homeland with the National Ballet of Cuba, ballerina Ana Lobe danced to cheers around the world. Read More

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