Dancers

Demi-soliste

Photo: John Hall

Yadil Suarez Llerena

Havana, Cuba
“Thinking is the worst mistake you can make as a dancer. Do not think, just feel”
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Training

2000-2007 Escuela nacional de arte, La Havane

Career

2007-2011 National Ballet of Cuba (Alicia Alonso, artistic director), first soloist



2011 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal

Repertory

At the National Ballet of Cuba, Yadil Suarez Llerena danced several pas de deux in classical ballets such as La Esmeralda, Le Corsaire, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Paquita, and Don Quixote. He also danced in various works of the repertoire, including Giselle, Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty, and in contemporary works such as Samsara by Victor Ullate, Time Out of Memories by Brian McDonald, and Theme and Variations by George Balanchine.

Awards

2004, 2006 Médaille d’or catégorie pas de deux, 8e et 9e Concours international de ballet, La Havane, Cuba



2006 Bourse d’études pour l’école de l’American Ballet Theater et The Rock School for Dance

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