The Most Famous
DANCERS from Cuba
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cuban Dancers of all time. This list of famous Cuban Dancers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Alicia Alonso (1920 - 2019)
With an HPI of 60.56, Alicia Alonso is the most famous Cuban Dancer. Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages on wikipedia.
Alicia Alonso (born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez del Hoyo; 21 December 1920 – 17 October 2019) was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is best known for her portrayals of Giselle and the ballet version of Carmen. From the age of nineteen, Alonso was afflicted with an eye condition and became partially blind. Her partners always had to be in the exact place she expected them to be, and she used lights in different parts of the stage to guide herself.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as dancers born between 1920 and 1920. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased dancers include Alicia Alonso.
