Prodanza Ballet Academy
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The Center Prodanza of Cuba (Spanish: Centro Prodanza de Cuba) is a Cuban school of classical ballet, dance, and synchronized swimming with many different traditions and genres. The center has produced several prominent ballet dancers and has a ballet company that has toured South America and the Caribbean region.
Center Prodanza was established on December 30, 1994, by the Department of Specialized Teaching, Cuban National Ballet, under the direction of Laura Alonso. The center is located in Havana.
Background
The Prodanza Center (Centro Prodanza) has approximately 464 students from ages four to 15 who are receiving technical training in ballet, acting, makeup, and fitness. The Center strives to provide a consistent training methodology to prepare dances for the teaching methodology and technique of the Cuban School of ballet. Alumni of this program include:
José Manuel Carreño, principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre
Xiomara Reyes, prima ballerina of American Ballet Theatre
Arionel Vargas, solo Royal Winnipeg Ballet of Canada
Yat-Sen Chang, first dancer of the English National Ballet
Prodanza is a tradition of conducting important annual events like the summer Cuballet, the academic year for teachers, martial arts courses and their relationship to dance, dance workshops, and academic year-round professional training courses, counting these with the participation of dancers from various countries.
Projects
The Prodanza Center sponsors the following four programs:
Laura Alonso Ballet company
Founded in 1995, the company performs over 100 times per year in three theaters in Cuba. Its repertoire includes The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Don Quixote, The Corsair, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, La Fille Mal Gardee, La Sylphide, The Three Musketeers, Dracula, and Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges Yarini. The company also programs Pas de deux concerts with classical and original works by contemporary choreographers.
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