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Prodanza Ballet Academy
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. BackgroundThe 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:
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. ProjectsThe Prodanza Center sponsors the following four programs: Laura Alonso Ballet companyFounded 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. Los Pinos Nuevos schoolEstablished 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 companyCreated on September 17, 2008, the company's repertoire includes the fusion of rhythms, folk dances, contemporary dance and hip hop dance. Presented on national and international stages. Blue Water Ballet Dance CompanyCreated in 1991, its repertoire is synchronized swimming technique in choreography inspired by fusion, folk, popular and contemporary. Presented in national and international stages. International eventsEach summer, the Center sponsors Cuballet, a summer school for professional dancers and ballet students aged 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
DirectoryClassic : Nutcracker Coppelia La Bayadere Neoclassical : Dracula Choreography: Classic: Diana and Actaeon (pas de deux) See alsoReferencesExternal links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballet in Cuba. Information related to Prodanza Ballet Academy |
