7 Cuban Dancers Defect from National Ballet During Mexico Tour Andrea Rodriguez - The Canadian Press
go to original April 4, 2013

Cuban ballet in a spin after dancers defect (SuperAmazingnews)

Seven young members of the National Ballet of Cuba defected last month while on a performing tour in Mexico, an island dance official  this week.

A ballet company official, who lacked authorization to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the defections but did not offer details, saying only that "there were seven who did not return."

The defections were received with sadness in Cuban ballet circles.

"It pains us," said Ramona de Saa, director of Havana's National Ballet School, where six of the dancers were trained before joining the company.

Saa added that she considered one of the ballerinas, whom she did not name, to be like a daughter.

Cuban exile blog "Cafe Fuerte" reported that six of the seven subsequently travelled to Miami.

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