Founder of the Cuban National Ballet

Published: Oct. 21, 2022, 9 a.m.

We go back to 1959 when Cuba\u2019s most famous ballet dancer Alicia Alonso turned her back on a successful career on the world stage and returned home to form Cuba\u2019s National Ballet Company.

She spoke to Mike Lanchin in 2015.

(Photo: Alicia Alonso. Credit: Alicia Alonso)