Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Acosta

Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-born British ballet dancer. He has danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He has been a permanent member of The Royal Ballet since 1998, and in 2003 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 has been called "the greatest male dancer of his generation“

Acosta was born in Havana, Cuba, on 2 June 1973, the eleventh and last child in an impoverished Havana family whose home was in one of the rougher quarters. His father was a truck driver, and his mother often suffered from health problems. Acosta grew up with no toys, sometimes went shoeless, and did not even have a birthday cake until he turned 23. The streets of his neighborhood provided plenty of entertainment, however, and he spent his time playing soccer, break-dancing, and raiding nearby mango groves with his friends. He was an over-energetic child, and Pedros Acosta, his father, felt that his youngest son would soon land in serious trouble. Dance training at one of the state-funded schools, his father decided, would teach the boy discipline and provide him with a free lunch every day. He studied ballet at the Cuban National Ballet School with many influential teachers including Ramona de Sáa. In June 1991 he received his diploma with maximum qualifications and a gold medal.

Carlos Acosta - Diana and Acteon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VypGB0o7CpU

Carlos Acosta Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet Covent Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd555dm6xjI

Rojo & Acosta rehearsing, dancing and talking of R&J 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33hKLkFwMC0

Rojo & Acosta rehearsing, dancing and talking of R&J 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THwMG1G7gtQ

Rojo & Acosta rehearsing, dancing and talking of R&J 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooOHfmBAL8M

photos

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Natalia Osipova, Carlos Acosta and Peter Wright in rehearsals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQO4Asq5YRE

Agony and Ecstasy A Year with English National Ballet. Episode.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuBfr6SHLt4

Agony and Ecstasy A Year with English National Ballet. Episode.2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j0I5IdgFug

Agony and Ecstasy A Year with English National Ballet. Episode.3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bleMNNCkFI4

Royal Ballet Daily Class (complete video) Royal Ballet LIVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVMjnHFg-w

Inside the Bolshoi Ballet's daily class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C723_FQedo4

Mikhail Baryshnikov in Conversation with Ian Brown