When Ariel Serrano was just 11 – growing up in Santiago de Cuba and not much interested in the classical ballet training the Cuban government had selected him for the year before – he saw a ballet ...

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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 ...

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Community connections are being made through dance in UB’s Alumni Arena. It’s the gathering place for 20-30 people who regularly take part in a Cuban dance called rueda de casino. Similar to square ...

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 ...

Recently, the White House took historic first steps to end travel restrictions to Cuba. But until an epic Capitol Hill battle, which will likely end in blood, tears, and airline tickets, lifts the ...

SCBS is one of the few schools in the US specializing in the Cuban training method, which is renowned for its athleticism, passion, and grace. Developed in the 1940s by Cuban dancer Fernando Alonso, ...

TO AN END, ONE LOCAL DANCE STUDIO IS KEEPING THE CULTURE ALIVE IN NEW ORLEANS AND THROUGH THE MOVEMENTS OF CUBAN CASINO PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE LEARNING NOT JUST THOSE STEPS, BUT THE ...

Saela Rivera-Martinez was just 4 years old when a family friend, her “ballet godmother,” showed her excerpts from some of the world’s most famous ballets. It wasn’t “Giselle,” “Swan Lake” or even “The ...

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