Alicia Alonso

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Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic director
ballet dancer
choreographer
human
awardReceived Heroine of Labour of the Republic of Cuba
Lenin Peace Prize
National Order of the Legion of Honour
Order of José Martí
Order of the Aztec Eagle
UNESCO Pablo Picasso Medal
causeOfDeath natural causes
continuedToDanceDespite serious vision problems
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
dateOfBirth 1920-12-21
dateOfDeath 2019-10-17
ethnicGroup Cuban
eyeCondition partial blindness
familyName Alonso
founded Ballet Alicia Alonso
Ballet Nacional de Cuba
fullName Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez del Hoyo
genre romantic ballet
givenName Alicia
influenced Carlos Acosta
Viengsay Valdés
knownFor founding the Cuban National Ballet
interpretations of Carmen
interpretations of Giselle
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf American Ballet Theatre
movementSpecialization classical ballet
nationality Cuban
notableFor developing the Cuban school of ballet
notableWork Carmen (ballet staging)
Giselle (interpretation and staging)
occupation artistic director
ballet teacher
choreographer
prima ballerina
performedRole Carmen in Carmen
Giselle in Giselle
performedWith American Ballet Theatre
placeOfBirth Havana
placeOfDeath Havana
positionHeld artistic director of the Cuban National Ballet
director of the Cuban National Ballet
residence Havana
sexOrGender female
spouse Fernando Alonso


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