Which Cuban born ballet dancer, joined the Royal Ballet in 1998 and was appointed its Principal Guest Artist in 2003?
"Carlos Acosta Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban ballet dancer. He has danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet between 1998 and 2015. In 2003, he was promoted to Principal Guest Artist, a rank which reduced his commitment, enabling him to concentrate on a growing schedule of international guest appearances and tours. He celebrated his farewell after 17 years at The Royal Ballet, dancing his last performance in November 2015 in ""Carmen"", which"
"in December 2013 and performed in ballet galas in London, Cork, Denver and Vienna as well as teaching in England and the USA. The Poet in ""Les Sylphides"", included in The Australian Ballet's triple bill ""Firebird and Other Legends"". Yosvani Ramos Yosvani Ramos (born Yosvani Sabdiel Ramos Fontes on 23 June 1979) is a Cuban ballet dancer. He danced with the English National Ballet for nine years, five as a principal dancer, before joining The Australian Ballet as a principal artist in January 2008, where he remained until April 2013. He joined Cincinnati Ballet as a principal dancer in August"
"Yosvani Ramos Yosvani Ramos (born Yosvani Sabdiel Ramos Fontes on 23 June 1979) is a Cuban ballet dancer. He danced with the English National Ballet for nine years, five as a principal dancer, before joining The Australian Ballet as a principal artist in January 2008, where he remained until April 2013. He joined Cincinnati Ballet as a principal dancer in August 2014 where he remained until the end of that season - May 2015. He is currently contracted to Colorado Ballet in Denver as a principal dancer, having commenced in August 2015. Ramos was born to Juan Ramos Barba and"
"1995 and was promoted the following year (August 1996) to the rank of principal dancer. Ángel Corella has performed as a guest artist with such companies as The Royal Ballet in London, the La Scala Ballet in Milan, the New York City Ballet, the Australian Ballet, the Ballet of Tokyo, the Asami Maki Ballet, Ballet Contemporaneo de Caracas, the National Ballet of Chile and the Kirov Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. In recent years Corella has danced for an array of world leaders including Queen Elizabeth II of England, Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess Letizia of"
"de la Habana, Cuba. In 1997 Maximiliano Guerra chose her as his partner to dance with him in Uruguay, Spain, Italy and at the World Ballet Festival of Japan. She was then invited to tour with the ballet company of Teatro Colón in Europe and the US as a guest ballerina. In September 1997 she joined the graduate course at The Royal Ballet School and at the end of the year danced the leading female role in Kenneth MacMillan’s Soirée Musicale at Dame Ninette de Valois’ 100th Birthday Gala as well as the title role in Raymonda Act III and"
"After a year in the Corps de Ballet, he was promoted to soloist and a year later to principal dancer immediately after his first performance of ""Swan Lake"". Morales danced with the Ballet de Santiago until 2003, when he moved to Paris to work as a freelance guest artist, dancing in Paris, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. He went on to join the English National Ballet in 2004, was Principal Guest Artist with Vienna Staatsoper in 2006 and then joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2008. https://www.brb.org.uk/profile/cesar-morales César Morales (dancer) César Morales Anderson (born 17 November 1978) is a Chilean"
"of Ballet Academies. Havana, Cuba Grand Prix 1995 International Encounter of Ballet Academies. Havana Cuba Gold Medal and Prize for Young Revelation in 1994 Competition at Mercosur in Brazil Rolando Sarabia Rolando Sarabia Oquendo (born 18 August 1982) is a Cuban ballet dancer. He is an acclaimed Principal Dancer for The Washington Ballet under artistic director Julie Kent. He has danced with many companies including the Cuban National Ballet, the Houston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre as a guest artist in 2011. Erika Kinetz of ""The New York Times"" called him the ""Cuban Nijinsky"" and compared him"
"to ballet since the prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso did in 1958. National Ballet of Cuba ""(Ballet Nacional de Cuba)"", is managed by Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso. The company was founded in 1948, with Alicia Alonso as the main founder and first figure. In 1950 the ""National School of Ballet Alicia Alonso"" was founded, annexed to the professional company. In 2003 The Cuban National Ballet for the first time toured the United States with new dancers in the troupe and was known as a very successful tour impressing audiences with an exuberant version of Don Quixote in New"
"Miyako Yoshida Miyako Yoshida (吉田都, born 28 Oct 1965) is a Japanese ballet dancer. She was a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet as well as a principal dancer with K-ballet, Japan. Born and trained in Tokyo, Yoshida won the Prix de Lausanne in 1983 and joined Royal Ballet School in England. In 1984, she joined then Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, the present Birmingham Royal Ballet and was promoted to principal in 1988. In following year, she was awarded the ""Global Award and the Arts Encouragement Prize for Artists of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan""."
"participated in the 1st Festival of Ballet of Beijing with Swan Lake. In 2003, Alicia Alonso made Valdés the company's prima ballerina, the highest position for a dancer in Cuba. From then on, she took the leading roles in all the company's major galas. In February 2003, Ms Valdés was a guest for the Closing Gala of the Dessau Ballet-Festival in Germany. She was invited to dance in the Real Place of San Lorenzo of The Escorial for second time in 2003 and 2005 during her tour of Spain. In September 2003, Ms Valdes participated as a guest in the"
"with Miami City Ballet as Principal and Soloist, respectively. Through the Ballet Nacional and its network of schools, Alicia and Fernando Alonso have created a uniquely Cuban style of dance. Besides the improvement of the traditional repertoire, it fosters a strong choreographic movement with works that rank among the most significant achievements of contemporary choreography. Including some of the very first dancers that attended the school, such as Ernesto Alvarez, Sadaise Arencibia, Elier Bourzac, and Joel Carreno. Though elderly and nearly blind, Alicia Alonso is still at the helm of the Ballet Nacional, although there have been repeated requests for"
"Principal dancer in 2001. Whilst contracted to Houston Ballet, in 2003 Makhateli made a guest appearance with the Royal Ballet in the ballet Manon by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. He joined the Royal Ballet later the same year as a First Soloist, being promoted to Principal in 2007. In February 2008 he was a recipient of a ""Brilliance of the 21st Century"" award with a fellow dancers at the Gala des Etoiles du XXIe Siecle – in New York, Lincoln Center. Before joining The Royal Ballet in 2003 he was invited as a Guest Artist to dance the roles of Des"
"Yat-Sen Chang Yat-Sen Chang Oliva (born 1971 in Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban former principal dancer with English National Ballet. Yat-Sen Chang is a Chinese Cuban born in Matanzas, Cuba. Yat-Sen Chang studied dance at the Cuban National Ballet School, beginning his studies at the age of nine. In 1989 he graduated as a dancer and teacher and joined the Cuban National Ballet under Alicia Alonso. In 1992 he was invited to the International Dance Festival of La Baule and joined Jeune Ballet de France, in the same year and performed in many different countries around the world. He joined"
"the opportunity to study at The Royal Ballet School in London, where he graduated with honors. Golding also won the Youth America Grand Prix in New York in 2002. Golding joined ABT's Studio Company in September 2003 and the main company as an apprentice in April 2004. He joined the Royal Ballet as a Principal Dancer in February 2014 but left the company in 2017. Since then, Golding has been a guest artist with the Hong Kong Ballet playing Conrad in ""Le Corsaire"". Matthew Golding (dancer) Matthew Golding (born 1985) is a Canadian ballet dancer and was a principal dancer"
"Ángel Corella Ángel Corella López (born November 8, 1975) is a former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (the only Spaniard to have achieved such a position in history) and guest artist with The Royal Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, La Scala and the Australian Ballet among many others. Considered one of the leading dancers of his generation, he has received numerous awards including the Prix Benois de la Danse and the national award of Spain. He is also credited with ushering in a new era for male ballet in America, thanks to his appearance in the"
"divorced, he took control of the ballet in the city of Camagüey. In 2000, he was awarded Cuba's National Dance Prize for lifetime achievement. On 27 July 2013, Cuba's state television announced his death at the age of 98. No cause was specified. Fernando Alonso (dancer) Fernando Alonso (17 December 1914 – 27 July 2013) was a Cuban ballet dancer and co-founder of the Cuban National Ballet. Born Fernando Juan Evangelista Eugenio de Jesús Alonso Rayneri in Havana, Cuba in 1914, Alonso began his career in 1935. In 1937, he traveled with his brother and wife Alicia to the United"
"Houston Ballet in 2012 as a soloist. During his first season,he endured a shoulder injury while dancing the prince in The Nutcracker. He required surgery and was absent off stage for nine months. He was promoted to First Soloist in March 2015. He joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in July 2016. In June 2017 he danced with English National Ballet as a Lead Principal Dancer. He is also an ambassador for So Danca. http://balletnews.co.uk/houston-ballet-announces-promotions-and-additions-to-the-company-for-the-2012-2013-season/ [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Aaron Robison Aaron Robison is a British ballet dancer and currently a Lead Principal dancer with English National Ballet. He was previously"
"in 2012. While at the ENB, he was noted for his partnership with Daria Klimentova, which has been associated with Fonteyn and Nureyev. He joined the Royal Ballet as a principal in February 2014. His first performance with the Royal Ballet was as Prince Florimund in ""The Sleeping Beauty"". In 2011, Muntagirov featured in the BBC4 documentary ""Agony and Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet"", which followed his performance of ""Swan Lake"" with Daria Klimentova. Vadim Muntagirov Vadim Muntagirov (born 1990) is a Russian ballet dancer. As of May 2014 he is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet"
"Rolando Sarabia Rolando Sarabia Oquendo (born 18 August 1982) is a Cuban ballet dancer. He is an acclaimed Principal Dancer for The Washington Ballet under artistic director Julie Kent. He has danced with many companies including the Cuban National Ballet, the Houston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre as a guest artist in 2011. Erika Kinetz of ""The New York Times"" called him the ""Cuban Nijinsky"" and compared him to the young Mikhail Baryshnikov. Sarabia was born in Havana, Cuba, on 18 August 1982. His father was a ballet dancer with the Cuban National Ballet. Rolando grew up,"
"Aaron Robison Aaron Robison is a British ballet dancer and currently a Lead Principal dancer with English National Ballet. He was previously a principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet. He was born in Coventry, UK but was brought up in Barcelona, Spain. He trained with La Compania juvenil de ballet de Catalunya, at the Conservatorio de Barcelona and at the Royal Ballet School. He joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to First Artist in 2008. In 2010 he joined the Corella Ballet Castilla y Leon as soloist and in 2011 was promoted to principal. He joined"
"In 2006, Kumakawa won the ""fifth Asahi Scenic Art Prize"" for his artistic and original interpretation and presentation of the classical pieces ""Don Quixote"" and ""The Nutcracker"" Tetsuya Kumakawa Tetsuya ""Teddy"" Kumakawa (born 5 March 1972) is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Tetsuya Kumakawa was born on 5 March 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He began studying Ballet at 10 years old; aged 15, he moved to the UK and trained at the Royal Ballet School, before joining The Royal Ballet in 1989 and becoming the youngest soloist in their history. He"
"Juliet (Prokofiev)), Lise, Giselle (Giselle), Swanilda (Coppélia), Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Kitri (Don Quixote), Cinderella, Ondine, Chloë, Titania, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Le Corsaire pas de deux, Homage to The Queen and leading roles in Prince of the Pagodas, Symphonic Variations, Elite Syncopations, Snow Queen, Galanteries, Fin du jour, Symphony in C, Birthday Offering, The Firebird, Scènes de ballet, ""Les Rendezvous"" and Rhapsody. 2006 National Dance Awards - Best female dancer Miyako Yoshida Miyako Yoshida (吉田都, born 28 Oct 1965) is a Japanese ballet dancer. She was a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet as well as a"
"the corps de ballet, left after a performance at a festival in Villahermosa, Mexico, on October 30, 2005. The most recognized figure from Cuban National Ballet to have defected in the past few years is, without question, Rolando Sarabia. Hailed by ""The New York Times"" as the 'Cuban Nijinsky' Rolando defected in 2005, a year after his brother Daniel Sarabia, also a former dancer with Cuban National Ballet, entered the United States via Mexico. Rolando, danced as a principal with Houston Ballet and while Daniel danced with Boston Ballet, under the direction of Mikko Nissinen, later the Sarabias danced together"
"to principal dancer in 2009. In both Houston and Toronto, she established a close personal and professional relationship with Zdenek Konvalina. Following Konvalina, in 2011, she joined the English National Ballet as a principal dancer. She has danced principal roles in several classical ballets including ""The Sleeping Beauty"", ""Swan Lake"" and ""Giselle"" and in works by George Balanchine such as ""Apollo (ballet)"" and ""Jewels"". She received the Rolex Dancers First Award in 2009 for dancing the title role in Davide Bombana's ""Carmen"". Bridgett Zehr Bridgett Zehr (born c. 1985) is an American ballet dancer. After terms with the Houston Ballet"
"Xiomara Reyes Xiomara Reyes is a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Born in Cuba, Reyes trained at the Cuban National Ballet School. After graduation, she danced as a soloist with ""La Joven Guardia"", an offshoot of Cuba's National Ballet. After two years, she was invited to perform with the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium and danced with that company for seven years, rising to the rank of first soloist. She has danced in Europe, Asia, and the United States, and has performed as a guest in France with the Jeune Ballet de France, in Italy with Balleto"
"Fernando Alonso (dancer) Fernando Alonso (17 December 1914 – 27 July 2013) was a Cuban ballet dancer and co-founder of the Cuban National Ballet. Born Fernando Juan Evangelista Eugenio de Jesús Alonso Rayneri in Havana, Cuba in 1914, Alonso began his career in 1935. In 1937, he traveled with his brother and wife Alicia to the United States. In 1940, he and Alicia joined the American Ballet Theatre, where they remained until 1948. They returned to Havana and were part of a group called the ""Ballet Alicia Alonso"". It later became the National Ballet. In 1975, after he and Alicia"
"opportunities occurred at the Béjart Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro alla Scala, and Teatro di San Carlo. In September 2012, Araújo joined the English National Ballet, where she is the Associate Artistic Director. Among Araújo's many Cuban honors are the Distinción Por la Cultura Nacional, Medalla Alejo Carpentier, Orden Félix Varela, Premio Anual del Gran Teatro de La Habana, Medalla Fernando Ortiz, Premio Nacional de Danza, Doctora ""Honoris Causa"" en Arte, and Member emeritus National Union of Writers and Artists of"
"Isaac Hernández Isaac Hernández (born 30 April 1990) is a Mexican ballet dancer, a lead principal with English National Ballet. Isaac Hernández was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, one of 11 children of Hector Hernández, a former dancer, as well as brother of Esteban Hernandez, soloist of the San Francisco Ballet. He trained at Philadelphia's The Rock School for Dance Education. Hernández joined English National Ballet (ENB) in 2015, as a lead principal, having previously been with San Francisco Ballet and a principal with Dutch National Ballet. In 2015, he was called ""the hottest ballet boy to hit London since Carlos"
"Fernando Montaño Fernando Rodriguez Montaño (born 6 March 1985) is a Colombian ballet dancer, and soloist with the Royal Ballet, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. On November 19, 2015 he made his debut in a principal role when he performed 'the lover' in The Two Pigeons. He is the first Colombian to dance with the company having joined them in 2006. Fernando has performed in many different countries including Mexico, Russia, Japan, China, Jamaica, Spain, Italy and US, works regularly with the British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, and produces and choreographs his own shows"
"performance of the prince in ""The Nutcracker"". Other notable performances include his Romeo in John Neumeier's ""Romeo and Juliet"" and his role as Hank in Twyla Tharps ""Come Fly Away"". Gregory Dean Gregory Dean (born 1984) is an English ballet dancer. After terms with the Ballet Vorpommern and the Scottish Ballet, he joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2008 where he has been promoted to principal dancer. Born in London, Dean trained in ballet at the Tring Park School. In 2004, he danced with the Ballet Vorpommern before joining the Scottish Ballet in 2005, performing several leading roles including Balanchine's"
"Acosta"". Isaac Hernández Isaac Hernández (born 30 April 1990) is a Mexican ballet dancer, a lead principal with English National Ballet. Isaac Hernández was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, one of 11 children of Hector Hernández, a former dancer, as well as brother of Esteban Hernandez, soloist of the San Francisco Ballet. He trained at Philadelphia's The Rock School for Dance Education. Hernández joined English National Ballet (ENB) in 2015, as a lead principal, having previously been with San Francisco Ballet and a principal with Dutch National Ballet. In 2015, he was called ""the hottest ballet boy to hit London since"
"2004, the Japanese portrait photographer Eichiro Sakata, included Lunkina in his photo gallery called ""Piercing the Sky"" as an outstanding contemporary personality. In 2013 Lunkina became the main attraction and the “objet d'art” of a European art exhibit, created by the artist Anna Gaskell. Lunkina joined the National Ballet of Canada as a principal guest artist in August 2013 and as a permanent principal dancer the following year. In 2014 she was invited as a guest dancer in South Korea, and in April 2015 she performed in Taiwan. Lunkina is the artistic director of the Canada All Star Ballet Gala."
"and in 2009 became Administrative Director of the company. While Administrative Director, O’Hare oversaw the Royal Ballet’s first tour to Cuba in 2009 and supported the company’s first performances in the O2. It was announced he would succeed Monica Mason as Director of the company in 2011, a post he took over in July 2012. He served on the Board of Governors of the Royal Ballet School 2000–2009. On his appointment as director O’Hare announced his intention ‘to bring together the most talented artists of the 21st century to collaborate on the same stage – world-class dancers, choreographers, designers and"