TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singer,Toba
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Fernando Alonso: the father of Cuban ballet 
AV  - GV1785.A634 S56 2013eb
U1  - 792.802/8092B 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Gainesville
PB  - University Press of Florida
KW  - Alonso, Fernando,
KW  - Ballet dancers
KW  - Cuba
KW  - Biography
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Antes (before) -- 1. Always ask why -- 2. Pro-arte musical, Yavorsky, and New York -- 3. Alicia, Fernando, and Laura: giant steps across a changing landscape -- 4. Musicals, Mordkin, Balanchine, and the birth of ballet theatre -- 5. Repertoire, camaraderie, and an �etoile -- 6. Challenges and pilgrimages -- 7. Autumn in New York, and a dawning in Havana -- 8. Ballet Theatre, a university of dance, and more . . . -- 9. Ballet Alicia Alonso -- 10. El maestro de maestros, the father of Cuban ballet -- 11. Crafting a curriculum, sculpting a style -- 12. Legends and lessons: Laura and Loipa -- 13. A revolutionary proposal -- 14. Batista's blackmail bid -- 15. The Soviet Union invites the Alonsos -- Part II: Despuis (after) -- 16. Cuban revolution triumphs and invests in ballet! -- 17. Constructing ballet schools, extending the revolution -- 18. International recognition abroad, at home, on film, and in print -- 19. Camag�uey: the center of gravity shifts -- 20. Reverence -- Part III: Recuerdos (recollections) -- Introduction -- Aurora Bosch -- Carlos Acosta -- Azari Plisetsky -- Ramona de S�aa -- L�azaro Carre�no and Yoel Carre�no -- Tania Vergara -- Menia Mart�inez -- Ren�e de C�ardenas -- John White -- Lorena Feij�oo and Lupe Calzadilla -- Jorge Esquivel -- Lorena Feij�oo and Nelson Madrigal -- Donald Saddler -- Grettel Morej�on; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10655705
ER  -