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Escuela Nacional de Ballet

CA3
General sightseeing
CA Ranking: 3
Open: Closed Sat-Sun, visits arranged through CENEARTE
Paseo de Martí (Prado) 207 entre Trocadero y Colón

    • This is the biggest ballet school in the world and the most prestigious one in Cuba, with approximately 3,000 students. The school goes back to 1931 with the creation of the Escuela Nacional de Ballet de la Sociedad de Arte Musical, where Cuba’s most prestigious ballet dancer, Alicia Alonso, trained as a ballerina. The present 20th-century mansion has been home to the national ballet school since 2000 after extensive restoration and adaptations to fit the needs of the school. Outstanding are the two monumental staircases that lead to the beautifully decorated upper floors.

    
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