STORY: "It’s an honor for it to be in Havana itself because, as we brought over 100 different countries into this, what is I guess a competition, but most importantly, is a space of communication," ...

Myth has it that a Cuban who doesn’t dance is a rare creature. You could live a lifetime without seeing one, like the endangered Florida panther. “We come from a dancing island,” explains Fernando ...

Like a horse and carriage, Cuba and dance go together. You can’t seem to have the one without the other. The most prominent international symbol of Cuba’s dance prowess is the collection of fabulous ...

HAVANA (AP) — As a young dancer compared with ballet legends Vaslav Nijinsky and Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rolando Sarabia made headlines around the world when he abandoned Cuba in 2005 for a career in the ...

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 ...

For decades, Cuba has produced some of the world’s top ballet dancers. Greats like Alicia Alonso – founder of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba – to American Ballet Theatre principal Xiomara Reyes, San ...

MIAMI (AP) — Some planned their exodus months in advance. One said she decided to flee at the last minute. The seven dancers with the Cuban National Ballet who defected after a performance in Puerto ...

The Riverina's vibrant dance community will come alive on Sunday 8 February 2026 with two trailblazing ensembles, ALLY and ...

Upon arriving in Cuba recently for the 3rd International Scientific Convention of Cienfuegos, SUNY Cortland junior Madison Houghton and classmates experienced something akin to Bollywood or the set of ...

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 ...

A beloved holiday tradition will be performed for one night only at the Sarasota Opera House. The Sarasota Cuban Ballet ...