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Toba Singer and the book cover of Fernando Alonso, The Father Of Cuban Ballet.© Toba Singer and University Press of Florida.

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Toba Singer, writer, on Fernando Alonso – The Father Of Cuban Ballet

March 25, 2013

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Alonso trained the first generation of Cuban dancers, among who there were many standouts, but the most well-known in Cuba were the “Four Jewels” of Cuban ballet: Josefina Méndez, Mirta Pla, Aurora Bosch, and Loipa Araújo (now Associate Artistic Director of English National Ballet)

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Toba Singer, writer, on Fernando Alonso – The Father Of Cuban Ballet

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