| | | Viengsay Valdés was born, in Havana . Graduated from National School of
Arts with a degree in Dance and Choreography with Gold Diplome. While she
was a student she won numerous prizes and distinctions,including Gold Medal
in the Vignale Dance Festival , Italy and Grand Prize in National
Competition of Dance by the Union of Artists and Writers of Cuba
(UNEAC). She joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba as a Principal Dancer and
has performed leading rols with the Company throughout Europe, Asia, Latin
America and North America.
Her wide repertory includes leading roles in grand romantic-classical
ballets and the contemporary works by Cuban and foreign choreographers.She
is best known for interpretation of the female roles in the ballets
Giselle, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, Coppelia,
and others.
She is a representative of the Cuban ballet school led by Alicia Alonso,
which combine virtuous dance technique and sincerity of artistic
expression .
Ms. Valdés was invited to dance in numerous World Stars Ballet Galas as
well and Festivals in Budapest, Paris, Cannes, Beijing, Tokyo, Prague,
Lisbon Istambul and Copenhagen, among others. She is distinguished
ballerina for her technical confidence and her strong sense of
theatricality. |
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