The Center Prodanza of Cuba is a Cuban school of classical ballet, dance, and

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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 of 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 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

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* Xiomara Reyes, prima ballerina of

* Arionel Vargas, solo Royal Winnipeg Ballet of Canada *

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, 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,

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, La Bayadere,

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, La Sylphide, The Three Musketeers, Dracula, and Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges Yarini. The company also programs

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concerts with classical and original works by contemporary choreographers.

Los Pinos Nuevos school

Established on September 11, 1980, the school teaches folk dancing, folkloric Cuban salsa, modern dance, ballet, Jazz dance, and Hip Hop. Its students have performed nationally and internationally.

I play company

Created on September 17, 2008, the company's repertoire includes the fusion of rhythms, folk dances,

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and hip hop dance. Presented on national and international stages.

Blue Water Ballet Dance company

Created in 1991, its repertoire is synchronized swimming technique in choreography inspired by fusion, folk, popular and contemporary. Presented in national and international stages.

International events

Each summer, the Center sponsors Cuballet, a summer school for professional dancers and ballet students age 10 and over from all countries. It offers programs for dancers and dance teachers. The Laura Alonso Ballet Company has performed in Jamaica, Guadalupe, Brazil and Mexico. It currently holds two annual events in January in Brazil

Areas of cultural cooperation

*Company artistic presentations Laura Alonso: complete ballets and concert functions. *Cuballet realization of the international event. *Professional and technical advice to the academies. *Professional training of dancers and waiters in Cuba or abroad. *Vocational training of dancers in Cuba or abroad. *Scholarships for artistic talents in the field of ballet for professional courses in Cuba.

References

External links

Prodenza Ballet Academy
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