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For decades, Cuba has produced some of the world’s top ballet dancers. Greats like Alicia Alonso – founder of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba – to American Ballet Theatre principal Xiomara Reyes, San Francisco Ballet principal, Lorena Feijóo, and English National Ballet principal, Alejandro Virelles who all trace their beginnings to the island.

Miami’s dance scene has long been the benefactor of its tight links with the island country and the esteem Cubans have for classical dance.

Cuban dancer, teacher and choreographer, Pedro Pablo Peña, arrived in Miami from Cuba in 1983 and, at once, got busy contributing his expertise to the city’s dance scene.

Pooling the talents of local and exiled dance artists, he founded Creation Ballet the same year.

In 1996, he founded the International Ballet Festival of Miami (IBFM) attracting to South Florida danc