Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba Awarded in U.S. Competition

March 16, 2021

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) celebrates the conquest of several awards in the Ballet Beyond Borders competition, held in the United States.

Young dancers from Cuba, South Africa, Canada, Brazil, China, United States, Nigeria, Italy and Great Britain, among other countries, were the winners of the contest based in the American city of Los Angeles, but held this year online, due to the situation generated by Covid-19.

The international jury of the event awarded gold medals to professionals Massiel Yedra and Leandro Molina (contemporary/Modern category), performers of the work Remembranza, by choreographer Lizt Alfonso.

While a group of members of the LADC Youth Ballet won the gold medal for their performance in Agobio, a piece created by Diana Fernández and Risel Mayor.

The LADC Children's Ballet (students ages 10 to 12) also obtained a gold medal for the interpretation of La Llave del Amor, choreography by Angela Badell and Sandra Sardiñas.

Other professionals from the Cuban collective: Yadira Yasell and Luis Mario Miranda, won a silver medal with their performance in Remembranza, by Lizt Alfonso, while Helen Rodríguez and Aldair García achieved bronze with the pas de deux Seduction, by the same choreographer and founder of LADC.

Students ages 13 to 15 from the Children's Ballet of the entity obtained another bronze with the choreography Flowers, by Laura Abreu.

All the pieces participated for the first time in an international competition, except Agobio, winner in 2019 of a Diamond Award in Panama, in the Danza Activa Internacional competition.

The Ballet Beyond Borders competition encompasses styles from classical dance to hip hop.

For almost three decades, Alfonso has cultivated in Cuba the so-called 'fusion style', bringing together elements of flamenco, ballet, contemporary dance, folklore and various popular dances.

Numerous awards distinguish the work of LADC, which in 2021 will celebrate 30 years of its founding, in this capital, based on the essence of the best of the dance tradition in the Caribbean island.